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Educators say the mental health decline is leading to an educational crisis, and that both will take years and a lot of hard work to ...
Emergency department visits related to mental health increased 24% for children ages 5 to 11, and 31% for children ages 12 to 17.
As parents decide their kid's fall learning plans, many are balancing safety concerns with their children's mental health. Each option poses challenges, so to minimize ...
The day-to-day impact of COVID-19 is spawning another health crisis many are afraid to talk about: mental health.
Health professionals are considering a different approach to treating addiction, and it starts with a patient's mental health.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a pair of programs designed to equip those in the state’s education system with the skills and tools they ...
Pending legislation would require public schools to screen students for depression.
With time rapidly running out on the lame-duck session of the state Legislature, a hodgepodge of bills came before the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Monday.
Lawmakers empaneled the roundtable discussion to gather information on how best to address the physical, social and psychological well-being of youths across the state, who ...
A Teaneck workshop Friday examined the effects of social media on Generation Z – people 9 to 24 years old, who don’t know a time ...
Top New Jersey Democrats are giving the Senate Republican's Obamacare replacement low marks. One calls it downright nasty. Rip currents have taken lives down the ...
New data shows suicide is the third leading cause of death for New Jersey youth ages 10 to 24.
They're from different parties but on the same side. State leaders calling for civility after partisan hate speech led to violence. Legalizing marijuana. As lawmakers ...
Research suggests teenage girls are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression as boys.
Chris Gethard is a West Orange native who stars in Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, which is running at The Lynn Redgrave Theater in Manhattan.
Bridgegate defendant Bridget Kelly says Gov. Christie gave his consent to the lane closings before they happened. That electrifying testimony in the Bridgegate trial. Off ...
New Jersey requires postpartum depression screenings at hospitals and postnatal check-ups and the state Department of Health offers resources for women who are suffering.
Ahead of Tuesday's key primary for Christie, that old bridge gate scandal hits the headlines. In pre-trial arguments, former Christie staffers score a victory in ...
As the NJ Hopeline moves into its second year, the state’s suicide prevention hotline operated by Rutgers counts its success one call at a time.