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Inside the Northeast Atlantic and Caribbean Hub: Happenings and Highlights – February 2026

Check out the Northeast Atlantic and Caribbean Hub’s February edition of our Happenings and Highlights newsletter!  We hope you find this newsletter a helpful resource for tools, insights, and opportunities to strengthen mental health practices.   In this issue: Complete a…

NIATx Change Leader Academy

NIATx began in 2003 with the question: Could the strategies used to improve processes in manufacturing and other industries be used to improve services in substance use disorder treatment settings?

Systems Change for Organizational Wellness: A Three-Part Series

Description: Organizational wellness goes beyond standalone initiatives and is built through intentional, layered change across the systems, relationships, and cultures we work within every day. This three-part series, led by Dr. Ashley E. Stewart, introduces a framework for sustainable, organization-wide…

Advancing Access to Mental Health Services through Single Session Interventions

NOTE: This series is open to all states and territories.  What if therapy worked in one visit? Most evidence-based mental health treatments include 8–20 sessions, yet the average number of visits people receive is one. This mismatch has sparked interest…

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About the Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

The Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub is housed at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions.

We serve HHS Regions 1 and 2, which include Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

We look forward to supporting Regions 1 and 2 in implementing effective programs and practices. Over the next few months, we’ll showcase our work and resources.

Staff

Ann Murphy, PhD headshot photo

Ann Murphy, PhD

Director, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Kenneth J. Gill headshot photo

Kenneth J. Gill, PhD

Co-Director, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Joni Dolce headshot photo

Joni Dolce, PhD, CRC

Implementation Coach, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Christina Kang-Yi, PhD, Phil, MSW headshot photo

Christina Kang-Yi, PhD, MPhil, MSW

Associate Professor, Rutgers University School of Health Professions

Sean Karyczak, PhD, CRC headshot photo

Sean Karyczak, PhD, CRC

Evaluator, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Kaitlin Mitchell, MSW, LCSW headshot photo

Kaitlin Mitchell, PhD, LCSW

Implementation Coach and Workgroup Coordinator, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia headshot photo

Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia, EdD, RDN

Internal Consultant, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Brittany Stone headshot photo

Brittany Stone, MS, LAC, CRC, NCC

Implementation Coach, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Heidi Trotta, MA, EdM headshot photo

Heidi Trotta, MA, EdM

Communications and Instructional Designer, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

Jill Valiant, MS, CPRP headshot photo

Jill Valiant, PhD, CPRP

Program Manager, Northeast Atlantic & Caribbean Hub

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