Renee C. Burawski, LCSW
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
NJ Department of Human Services |
Renee C. Burawski, LCSW is the Assistant Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and serves as the Single State Agency (SSA) for substance use and the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) as designated by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. DMHAS is responsible for the coordination, administration, management and supervision of the community public mental health system, and is also responsible for planning and monitoring funding for programs serving adults, and their family members, with substance use disorders, mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Prior to joining DMHAS, Ms. Burawski worked in the area of disaster behavioral health and developed and oversaw several disaster response and recovery programs. She has also worked as a County Mental Health Administrator, an outpatient director, a partial care case manager and in an Intensive Family Support Services program. She graduated with her BSW from Seton Hall University and her MSW from Rutgers University.
