2025 Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming Award Winner
United By Wellness (UBW) is a virtual wellness center, sponsored by the Mental Health Association New Jersey (MHANJ) where peers offer skills and tools for recovery to people living with mental health and/or substance use disorder(s). This is accomplished by providing no-cost support, education and advocacy in virtual support groups across a diverse community. Since 2021, UBW boasts over 3,000 members and 10,000 virtual groups provides. Members currently have access to 60+ groups a week, including nights and weekends. UBW offers mutual support, socialization, individual and systems advocacy in a virtual peer community. All center leadership and operational services are designed and administered by trained, "united", peer specialists. UBW expands MHANJ’s peer services beyond physical barriers to reach a broader, more diverse/isolated audience while creating new partnerships and collaborations that strengthen the peer movement and MHANJ’s recognition across our state.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM US EST