Mount Holly, NJ | April 11, 2024 — Oaks Integrated Care, a leading behavioral healthcare organization committed to delivering high-quality care to 19 counties in New Jersey, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christianna Lynch as the new Chief of Quality and Healthcare Integration. With an extensive background in quality assurance and a passion for improving patient outcomes, Lynch brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the Oaks team. In her new role, Lynch will oversee all aspects of quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives across the organization. She will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to enhance patient safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote a culture of continuous improvement. "We are thrilled to welcome Chrissy [...]

Anne Greenwood and Michelle Carlamere Promoted to Leadership Positions Mount Holly, NJ | November 1, 2022- Oaks Integrated Care is proud to announce the promotion of Directors Michelle Carlamere to Vice President and Anne Greenwood to Assistant Vice President following the retirement of longtime employee Beth Dunlap. As dedicated team members with a combined sixty years of experience, Carlamere and Greenwood will oversee mental health programs for children and families at the Charles Yates Center for Children and Families in Lumberton, New Jersey. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Carlamere has worked for Oaks for over twenty-five years as a Therapist, Coordinator, Supervisor and most recently as director of outpatient counseling services. Carlamere actively participates in various mental health [...]

Innovative Program Expands Mental Health & Addiction Services in Camden County Mount Holly, NJ, September 16, 2020- Oaks Integrated Care is proud to announce the opening of their Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in Cherry Hill, NJ this week. The innovative program provides a single point of contact for individuals with behavioral health and substance abuse challenges to obtain treatment as well as address social, environmental and physical health needs. The nonprofit organization received a two-year $4 million grant to develop and implement the CCBHC in Camden County from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) in April as part of $200 million in annual federal funding and an additional $250 million in emergency COVID-19 funding. With [...]

Mount Holly, NJ- The opioid epidemic has devastated thousands of families across our nation, state and local communities. To help combat this crisis, the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services awarded Oaks Integrated Care the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) in Burlington County. The program, projected to start in October, is part of a state-wide effort to engage and support survivors reversed from an opioid overdose, explore recovery pathways and link them to treatment programs. Derry Holland, Oaks Integrated Care CEO, shares, “Expanding our mission and continuum of care through addiction programs gives individuals and families increased access to critical services. We all know someone impacted by substance abuse- a family member, friend, neighbor, colleague- the disease has no [...]