News from the New York Node: Dr. Peggy Swarbrick Receives NJAMHAA Trailblazer in Wellness Award!

On behalf of the CTN New York Node and our academic partners, including Dr. Denise Hien at Rutgers University, big congratulations to Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick on her New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) Trailblazer in Wellness Award!

Dr. Swarbrick is the Associate Director of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and a Research Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology.

The Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and the larger Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology community celebrate Dr. Peggy Swarbrick, deserving recipient of the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) Trailblazer in Wellness Award!

This honor is part of the organization’s Diamond Courage & Compassion Awards, recognizing leaders who have made outstanding contributions to behavioral health systems over their remarkable three-quarters of a century history.

Dr. Swarbrick will be recognized in April at the NJAMHAA75 Spring Conference. We applaud her unwavering dedication, indelible impact, and continuous efforts to advance wellness and recovery-focused care!

Posted on April 10, 2026.