(AP Photo/Eric Gay)State officials say NJ4S is ‘extremely effective.’ Not everyone agrees
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)State officials say NJ4S is ‘extremely effective.’ Not everyone agrees
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Two decades later, foster care system a national model following dramatic restructuring

Interview: Christine Norbut Beyer, Commissioner, NJ Department of Children and Families
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)The program, originally set to start this spring, will begin in January
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Official emphasizes listening to constituents, lawmakers, children and families
(Kaytalin McCarry; NJ Department of Children and Families)A tribute in honor of Women’s History Month by Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families
(NJ Spotlight News)State starts building out hub-and-spoke model for post-COVID-19 students alongside school-centric services

DCF Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer discusses Child Trauma Response Initiative

Interview with DCF Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer

New Jersey’s Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families testified that caseworkers and supervisors often face overwhelming stress when investigating cases of abuse and ...

New Jersey’s overall youth suicide rate is about half the national average, but it shows a disturbing trend. While rates for older youths aged 19 ...

Gov. Phil Murphy has often championed his Cabinet as the most diverse in state history. Monday, three of his nominees were approved unanimously by the ...

Governor-elect Phil Murphy taps Christine Norbut Beyer to head Department of Children and Families and Carole Johnson to head the Department of Human Services.

Governor-elect Phil Murphy Wednesday appointed Carole Johnson as the next commissioner of the Department of Human Services and Christine Norbut Beyerto as commissioner of the ...