mental health

A public health poll of hundreds of Garden State adults shows the reach of a number of pressing issues that face every New Jersey community.

With demand outpacing the availability of mental health services, the state is reviewing its supply of pediatric psychiatric beds.

In just three months, more than 500 faculty and staff statewide have been trained to identify and learn how to attempt to alleviate the various signs and symptoms of a mental health crisis.

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said at a time in their lives when teenagers want to put their best foot forward for college applications, a 7:30 calculus class does them no favors.

When as high as 85% to 90% of suicide attempts using guns, usually already in the home, are unfortunately successful, safe storage is crucial.

Thousands of New Jersey military veterans have received OTH discharges, many because of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, or "Don't Ask Don't Tell."

Using a federal grant, the state will pick six places for a ‘Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion’ program for people with addiction or mental health issues.

A new pilot program aims to defuse potentially explosive behavioral health crisis that can escalate into violence.

Over the course of just one month in Ocean County alone, mental health professionals accompany law enforcement on an average of 200 calls.

You can't help someone with a mental illness if you can't recognize an issue in the first place.