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Joseph Young, Executive Director of DRNJ was asked to speak at the event sponsored by The Family Support Center of NJ and its affiliates celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act on Monday, July 26 pm at the New Jersey Statehouse Annex in Trenton.

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The Arc's New Booklet "Get Out The Vote 2010"

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 is Election Day and it is important that every citizen, including those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their family members and caregivers, Get Out The Vote! For detailed information about voting and about the legislative seats to be decided in this year's election, please take a look at the Arc's informational booklet, Get Out The Vote 2010.

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Executive Director Provided Testimony Before the Assembly Human Services Committee

Joseph Young, Executive Director of DRNJ provided testimony before the Assembly Human Services Committee to express concerns about the change in the definition of “traumatic brain injury” in the proposed amendment to N.J.A.C. 10:141-1.2.

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DRNJ Files Complaint Regarding Involuntary Administration of Medication

DRNJ, in collaboration with Kirland & Ellis, has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in New Jersey against the Departments of Human Services and Health and Senior Services regarding the involuntary administration of medication to psychiatric patients in New Jersey's public and private hospitals. The lawsuit challenges the currrent implementation of procedures put in place in the state-operated psychiatric hospitals in response to the litigation in Rennie v Klein (1978-1983) and the lack of any formal procedures or oversight in the other hospitals.

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Mental Health Advocates Bring Suit on Behalf of New Jersey Patients Who Were Forcibly Medicated

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2010 — Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ) yesterday brought suit against the New Jersey Department of Human Services and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services on behalf of thousands of New Jersey psychiatric patients. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Trenton, alleges that these agencies allow patients to be forcibly medicated in complete disregard of their rights to consent to treatment and without meaningful review of their need for medication.

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DRNJ Provided Assistance to Many of Individuals in Fiscal Year 2009.

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