State joins interstate compact that allows social workers licensed in one participating state to practice in another

Licensed social workers may soon be able to practice in many other states

Supporters say it could alleviate the shortage of health care workers, notably in behavioral health

That’s the hope of lawmakers who are pushing for NJ to join an interstate licensing agreement

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

Schools rich in services and those struggling to meet student needs will both participate in program

NJ may enlist more mental health resources for those working with children

Other municipalities, including Newark, have employed social workers in that role

Interview with Meredith Blount, executive director of National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey

Advocates say bringing in social workers is just a start

The Fresh Start program, currently in six New Jersey libraries, aims to connect the formerly incarcerated with tools to keep them out from behind bars.

Long Branch has the only library system in the state to have a full-time social worker on staff. Now, libraries including Newark and Hoboken are ...

Another NJ Transit tangle. Another call to replace the train tunnels, open since the doomed Titanic set sail. The future of retail has arrived in ...

Department of Children and Families Commissioner Allison Blake says she is proud of department staff for the work they've done to improve the quality of ...

A big storm moves through the Garden State. We’ve seen flooding, roads closed, and some power outages, and a lot more rain could be in ...

The bill banning conversion therapy is limited to licensed professional, and would not apply to religious institutions. But Assemblyman Timothy Eustace says the ban will ...

Assemblyman Timothy Eustace has introduced legislation banning the use of conversion therapy by mental health professionals, saying mental health organizations disavowed the practice 40 years ...