NJ Department of Human Services

A new report by New Jersey’s top watchdog finds state agencies are improperly using state-issued credit cards, spending taxpayer money without following regulations designed to make sure the purchases are transparent and appropriate.

This year's New Jersey Teen Media Contest celebrates family and the importance of parents and their role in a child's life.

Efforts are underway to spread the word about a state program that offers nutritional assistance to those in need.

A new push to prevent opioid overdose death in New Jersey.

New Jersey's homeless population is growing. Here's what's being done to address the problem.

The Senate will schedule a vote to prevent Gov. Chris Christie from shifting oversight of addiction and mental-health services to the Department of Health.

Six laws kick in at the start of 2017, as well as the beginning of tax cuts approved in the bargain that increased the gas tax by almost 23 cents a gallon.

In a continuing effort to provide emotional comfort to survivors of Hurricane Sandy, the Department of Human Services’ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services has provided $54,498 in funding to the University of Medicine and Dentistry to perform crisis counseling.

A longtime doctor and nurse practitioner at a New Jersey-run residential center for the developmentally disabled are under investigation for allegedly conducting research on residents without agency permission.