Key questions for Valerie Mielke, deputy commissioner in the Department of Human Services

Plan would move more state money in order to get more federal funds. Lawmakers must sign off

When COVID-19 emergency ended, feds reinstituted stricter eligibility requirements

Delaware-based Nemours cites failure of talks with two managed-care groups

Kevin Walsh: ‘We sounded the alarm last year and we’re sounding it again today’

Consistent low marks mean state should maintain better oversight, new report recommends

Peer counseling programs offer range of treatments, services

Some advocates wonder when Cover All Kids will live up to its name

After a year of shutdowns, day programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can reopen.

Johnson says more New Jerseyans are in need of SNAP or other food assistance than those already enrolled.

Gov. Phil Murphy has declared November 10th through 16th NJ SNAP Awareness Week.

Youth suicide rates were a primary topic of discussion at the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies’ seventh annual suicide prevention conference in Neptune Township.

State officials say New Jersey Medicaid recipients will no longer have to wait for approval from the program before beginning medication-assisted treatment. Instead, they can start ...

New Jersey ranks 45th in the country in maternal deaths. According to United Health Foundation, about 38 women die for every 100,000 live births. The ...

Newark Public Library is the latest to participate in a program to help those who are blind or visually impaired tap into the wealth of ...

In an effort to get evacuees the assistance they need, the state has been holding information sessions in areas highly populated by Puerto Ricans.

Supportive Housing Association Executive Director Gail Levinson says New Jersey needs more affordable housing options, particularly for the developmentally disabled.

Unemployment is at a nine-year low -- 4.3 million New Jersey residents are working. And Christie's dedicating millions to train even more. Rival lawmakers have ...

Senate President Steve Sweeney says the state Department of Human Services' decision to let two housing assistance pilot programs expire has led to some people's ...