(NJ Spotlight News)The proposed policy comes after the district was recently sued in May by the family of a teen who died by suicide
(NJ Spotlight News)The proposed policy comes after the district was recently sued in May by the family of a teen who died by suicide

Family's attorney claims it failed in its duty to properly protect Adriana from attacks and cyberbullying
NJ Spotlight NewsMore training for nurses to help at-risk children

Interview: Stephanie Marcello of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)Legislation would require principals, librarians, other school staffers to get training
(Priscilla du Preez via Unsplash)Learning to identify warning signs and respond quickly stressed by students, advocates and mental health providers

Social media use is seen as a major contributory factor

Shortage of school nurses and counselors cited as among obstacles to care

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 ...

Dick Codey and the mothers of teens who killed themselves advocate for ways to reduce the suicide rate among the state's youth.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate among children ages 10 to 14 more than doubled between 2007 and 2014.

The investigation into the Port Authority's biggest client may reach into the leadership of the Port Authority itself. Now the Senate Oversight Committee is demanding ...

The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide -- a non-profit launched in 2005 -- aims to raise awareness on teen suicide and how to ...