2018 Annual Report on Giving

ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN GIFTS continued $100 AND ABOVE cont. Mr. & Mrs. James Grossman Mr. Michael R. Helm Ms. Edna Henry Ms. Noreen Hilton Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Steven Katz Ms. Cathy Moeller Ms. L. Angelica Molinary Mr. & Mrs. Carmen Morina Dr. Patrick O’Beirne Mr. Stephen O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Neill Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Onopchenko Ms. Celia Orlowski Drs. Brian & Diane Timms Ms. Nicole Tunis Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Middle Township Ms. Beverly Woldow $50 AND ABOVE Mr. Stephen Eichinger Ms. Jennifer Ericsson Mrs. Audrey Fischer Mr. Ryan Gray Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hagelgans Ms. Sharon DiLorenzo Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Donzuso

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Agostini Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Allison Anonymous Amazon Smile Foundation Ms. Kathleen Arleth

Mr. Harry Hornikel Ms. Donna Hudson Ms. Jennifer Hullings Ms. Emma Jordal

Mr. Kyle Keller, Esq. Ms. Suzanne Knorr

ATLANTICARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT GIFT

Mr. Loyal Ownes Ms. June Paprocki

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kramer Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lee, III Mrs. Patricia Lees Ms. Lyn Lipari Ms. Linda Lucherine Dr. Marissa Magid & Dr. Luigi Baretto

Ms. Catherine Persello Ms. Jennifer Petruzzi Ms. Jan Pine Dr. Mariann Pokalo Ms. Lisa Pollino Quality Concepts, Inc. Ms. Beth Ray & Ms. Colleen Culmone

Ms. Anne Kelly Ms. Elaine Kelly Ms. Colleen Kenney Ms. Helene Keys & Ms. Janice Backus

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Baldwin Ms. Mary Lourdes Barone Mrs. Anna Mae Bensel Mr. Stephen Bisbing Ms. Nicole Blum Mr. & Mrs. Michael Charlton Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cooke Ms. Maureen Cox & Ms. Deirdre Green Dr. Avelino Cruz Mr. & Mrs. Frank Culmone Ms. Carol Deebold Dr. Ahmad Dibadj & Mr. Forough Dibadj Ms. Laura Dickel

Ms. Marisa Kile Ms. Kathy Koval

Mr. & Mrs. Drew Malfi Mr. Mark Manganelli & Mrs. Suzanne Manganelli Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mayer Ms. Mary Jo Mazzone Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCarthy

Mr. & Mrs. John-Paul Rinylo Mr. & Mrs. Mauricio Saavedra Ms. Marilyn Sacco Sentry One Security Mr. Jay Stanton Ms. Annemarie Steelman Ms. Dee Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Yale Steingard

Ms. Margi Landgraf Ms. Suzanne Lang Mr. Lee Anthony Lazo Mr. & Mrs. Vincent De Lisi Mr. Frederick Little Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lusardi Mr. Kelsey McFadden Mr. & Mrs. Charles McGinty Ms. Dana McLaughlin Mrs. Carolyn Messina Ms. Marilyn Mullin Mr. & Mrs. John Murphy Mr. Roger Mussa Ms. Loretta Perlstein Mr. David Pratt Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ricciuti Ms. Helene Rinylo Mr. & Mrs. Steven Saglia Mr. Thomas Salinas Mr. Robert Saulin Mr. & Mrs. Bart Schairer Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schlatter

tools, technology and resources they need to be even more effective. “It’s an ongoing struggle. But we don’t give up,” psychiatrist Dr. Mohammad Ashfaq said. “We are increasing time spent with patients. We are investing in facilities and technology. We are building a true multi-disciplinary approach, recruiting specialists from all areas of expertise to address the complex medical, psychological and social services this population needs most. It’s expanding very fast,” he said. That expansion includes integration of behavioral health into primary care services; screening for depression and suicide; adding recovery specialists to our emergency rooms; and the opening of a new Outpatient Detox Center in Hammonton. Throughout the process, education is key to remove the many barriers to care. Mental health continues to carry a stigma that can discourage patients from reaching out. Those without insurance sometimes think they cannot get help. “With the right resources, we’ll have fewer people suffering, running away or not coming for lack of insurance or any other reason. That’s the goal,” Dr. Ashfaq said.

AtlantiCare has built the region’s most comprehensive behavioral and mental health services – but the need for increased and more specialized care continues to grow. Thanks in part to the generous donations frommembers of the Behavioral Health team, AtlantiCare has embarked on key initiatives to expand services, with a specific focus on opioid abuse and suicide. At the front lines of mental illness in the community, these AtlantiCare providers bring hope to those in despair, with cutting-edge medical and behavioral treatment and evidence-based counseling and education to help victims discover newways to manage their illness. “So many issues arise frommental health problems,” psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Snead Poellnitz said. “Homelessness, abuse, unemployment and under-employment. Families are affected, sometimes with physical trauma if the patient becomes violent. At a minimum, families face psychological trauma, especially for children,” she said. Mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s one component of a complex galaxy of needs. The most successful interventions

Ms. Diane McGovern Mr. Edward McGowan

Mrs. Danya Middlesworth Ms. Rebecca Miller-Murphy

Members of the ARMC Mainland Auxiliary Betty Evangelist, Linda Stanton, Charmaine Della Neve, Past President, Johanne Coleman, and Clare Schroer stop to pose for a photo while reminiscing at the July 27 event celebrating the Foundation’s 40 year history.

“MOST OF US ARE BLESSED IN SO MANY WAYS. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, ONE DAY AT A TIME. WHY NOT SPREAD THE LIGHT AND HELP THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING? THEY DESERVE THE MOST AND HAVE THE LEAST.”

Ms. Julia Sluzenski Mrs. Miriam Stein Ms. Laurie Steinhauser Ms. Emilia Strawder

To these forward-thinking medical professionals, supporting the Foundation just makes sense. Dr. Snead Poellnitz said the impact can be felt far and wide. “This is our community. We all need to be more invested, because ultimately it affects all of us, on many levels – crime, vandalism, unemployment, homelessness. This is a way to give back,” she said. Dr. Ashfaq cites spreading light as a frequent metaphor. “Most of us are blessed in so many ways. We can make a difference, one day at a time. Why not spread the light and help those who are suffering? They deserve the most and have the least,” he said.

integrate resources for the whole patient and community – medical, psychological and social. Mental illness can mask legitimate medical problems. It can also lead to addiction. At its worst, it can even drive victims to suicide. Besides the individual patient, families and other loved ones feel the impact, too. They need coping support. Throughout southern New Jersey, mental health professionals are working hard to break the cycle. And thanks to financial support from these and other Atlanticare Foundation donors, they are getting the

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Sykes Mr. & Mrs. James Sykes Ms. Sarah Sykes Mrs. Patricia Toscano Mr. Harry Walk Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wojciechowicz Ms. Lori Yakita YourCause, LLC Trustee for Arthur J Gallagher Foundation

Thank you to all the AtlantiCare Behavioral Health Department 40th Anniversary Campaign Supporters: Dr. David Huang Dr. Brian Isaacson Dr. Inua Momodu Dr. Stephanie Snead Poellnitz Dr. Gayathri Sastry Danelle Bergeron, APN (not pictured) Dr. Bonnie Ann Fenyar Dr. Ruprekha Bhuyan Dr. Marilouise Venditti

Dr. Mohammad Ashfaq Dr. Maria Teresa Daclan Julie Drew

Despite every effort to prevent errors in the publication, sometimes they do occur. If your name has been omitted or misprinted, please notify us and accept our sincere apology.

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