Disaster Mental Health Advocate Feat. Jaime Angelini, Delivering Kindess, Support, and Love to Atlantic County Communities

Jaime Angelini is the Statewide Director of Disaster Services and Special Projects at the Mental Health Association in NJ (MHANJ). For two decades she has worked as a mental health advocate and mental health educator. Jaime has extensive knowledge in disaster mental health and community response. Jaime has experience in successfully building capacity for peer-led programs at MHANJ and has assisted the organization’s growth in implementing new peer roles, as well as providing training, leadership, and mentorship for NJ peers.

After Superstorm Sandy, Jaime provided oversight to MHANJ’s mental health disaster response. As she spoke of Sandy, I remembered the devastation that it brought my family, with the loss of our home, materialistic possessions, and a great deal of mental anguish and fatigue. As I said to Jamie, "I only wish my mom knew that your organization existed, she suffered extreme mental distress and felt overwhelmed and unsure about her future or a vision to move forward."

Jaime is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, QPR-Suicide Prevention Instructor, FEMA Trainer, Parent Educator, Anger Management Facilitator and Certified Disaster Response Crisis Counselor. She currently oversees the statewide New Jersey Hope and Healing (NJHH) program. NJHH provides crisis counseling to those impacted by COVID-19, and the organization had new challenges to dealt with among the instability of the deadly virus. Though with extreme optimism Jamie exudes that her team was able to support the many who needed and continue to need emotional counseling. Jaime also went on to say that re-entering the workforce is now an issue that needs to be addressed, as we all move forward to resuming our lives, but not the "normal" lives we may have lived prior to the pandemic.

Thank you Jaime for being on the episode! You can contact Jaime via email at [email protected], and you can find more information about the Mental Health Association in New Jersey online at www.mhanj.org.

To find a course or contact an Instructor for Mental Health First Aid in your area, visit MentalHealthFirstAid.org or email [email protected].

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