(AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)A psychologist shares simple no-cost steps -- a walk, a cup of coffee -- to gain peace of mind in a seemingly uncontrolled media environment
(AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)A psychologist shares simple no-cost steps -- a walk, a cup of coffee -- to gain peace of mind in a seemingly uncontrolled media environment

New Jerseyans' demand for mental wellness and crisis services hasn't returned to pre-pandemic levels -- it's surpassed them
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)New Jersey has used state funds to support a nonprofit that buys the medical debt of low-income people

Dr. Gary Small, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist in New Jersey, whose LA home has been in peril, talks about the wildfires and dealing with their ...
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Experts target social media for fomenting underlying anxiety
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)Events at home and abroad have made the last 12 months stressful for many
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Mental health professionals highlight cumulative impact — and ways to cope
(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)More mental health supports urged for students, parents, school staffers
(Bobby Brier/NJ Spotlight News)Educators, health care providers and mental health advocates are working on strategies to help
(Ulrike Mai from Pixabay)Lawmakers push for court-ordered counseling
(Lowlova under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Openverse)Research shows rates of childhood depression and anxiety symptoms doubled during the pandemic
(charlesdeluvio via Unsplash)Nonprofit care centers are tapping state funding to hire more clinicians
(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)State decides to extend its partnership with telehealth service
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marnie hazeltonAngelica Allen-McMillan's retirement comes as state schools face major challenges

To New Jersey’s Medicaid program, certain professionals are not ‘credentialed billable providers’
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)Construction has highest suicide rate among occupations, but too many workers think getting help may make them look weak
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)One NJ health care system commits to train all its primary-care nurses by 2025
(fish96 via Pixabay)Legislation would allow firefighters and family members to receive confidential psychiatric services
(NJ Spotlight News)Nearly all colleges, universities to offer on-demand telehealth services