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PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS
JUNE 10, 2025
Every election year, NCAAR develops a survey for candidates running for the New Jersey legislature, providing them with an opportunity to share their positions on critical issues related to substance use and mental health. With seats up for election in both the New Jersey Assembly and the Governor’s office this year, we invite your input to help shape our candidate survey. Your insights will help ensure we address the most pressing concerns for voters and those impacted by these important issues.
Early voting will be available. Please visit the New Jersey
Voter Information Portal for voter resources.
Upcoming Event
We are hosting a Tricky Tray Fundraiser on Friday, May 30th, 2025 at The Grange Hall in Columbus, New Jersey, and you are invited!
Admission is $30.00 and includes one sheet of Tier One tickets, dinner, dessert, and light refreshments. All funds raised will go towards our initiatives to promote recovery and wellness services for individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use disorder, mental health, and domestic violence.
Tickets and details are available here. You can also visit our Facebook event page for information and updates. If you have questions, please contact Fundraising Committee Chair, Michelle White at mwhite@ncaar.org or Co-Chair Melissa Knott at mknott@ncaar.org.
PURPOSE
The National Center for Advocacy and Recovery, Inc. (NCAAR) promotes recovery and wellness through advocacy, education, and progressive policy initiatives that identify substance use as a public health concern, reduce stigma and its related harms, and fosters macro and micro-level systems change.
Our three-pronged approach includes:
ADVOCACY | PUBLIC AFFAIRS | CARE COORDINATION
NCAAR’s grassroots advocacy program provides education and awareness by harnessing the voices of recovery. Advocates share their message with the public and legislators to improve services and policies that make the landscape of behavioral health more recovery-oriented. Issues in the state that bear the stamp of NCAAR advocacy include: Medication Assisted Treatment, recovery support services, harm reduction, criminal justice reform, and insurance parity for behavioral health.
The Substance Abuse Initiative and Behavioral Health Initiative (SAI/BHI) and Family Violence Option (FVO) advocate for quality service and care for recipients of public assistance experiencing issues related to addiction, mental health, and domestic violence.