(Unsplash+ in collaboration with Hrant Khachatryan)One of nation's most ethnically diverse colleges caters services to students facing language barriers, cultural stigma
(Unsplash+ in collaboration with Hrant Khachatryan)One of nation's most ethnically diverse colleges caters services to students facing language barriers, cultural stigma

El Barrio Wellness employs six mental health clinicians serving approximately 40 clients each week

Providers ‘are being reimbursed at levels that do not cover the actual costs of care’
(charlesdeluvio via Unsplash)State joins interstate compact that allows social workers licensed in one participating state to practice in another

Key questions for Valerie Mielke, deputy commissioner in the Department of Human Services
(AP Photo/Jeff Amy)Department of Health and Human Services says it is pulling back $11B in public health funding, $350M from NJ
(StockCake)Licensed social workers may soon be able to practice in many other states
(NJ Spotlight News)State officials announce free access to teletherapy for students
(Photo Courtesy of Neha Darji)Behavioral health professional Neha Darji saw a shortfall in services and founded an agency to address it
(Courtesy Attitudes in Reverse)Volunteers with Attitudes in Reverse provide mental wellness education for students in kindergarten all the way through college
(AP Photo/ Pool, Keith Meyers/The New York Times)About 250 residents could benefit from NJ legislation, analysts estimate
(Dave Martin/Atlantic Health System)NJ hospital sets up unit to deliver immediate psychiatric evaluation and care
(Bobby Brier/NJ Spotlight News)Federal funds allow NJ nonprofit’s behavioral health services to expand
(charlesdeluvio via Unsplash)Assembly panel OKs measure authorizing NJ joining multistate licensing agreement for counselors
(Bobby Brier/NJ Spotlight News)Providers tapping AI as a therapy tool for those with mental health issues

To New Jersey’s Medicaid program, certain professionals are not ‘credentialed billable providers’

Community-based mental health care is proven to work and is cost-effective
(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Governor outlines plan in presentation to National Governors Association
(Courtesy of Dr. María Rodríguez)Rodríguez, founder of the Care Counseling Center, knows the challenges

Resident physicians make as little as $14.84 an hour, regularly work 80-hour weeks and struggle to get by