Advocates welcome money for a missing link in the mental-health emergency system, though they want permanent funding source

Bipartisan support to keep violent, explicit, toxic material from minors while civil liberties groups warn about potentially greater risks

988 crisis line will operate without emergency room alternatives while social media research center awaits lawmakers' action

Cutting funding would cause struggling youth to 'lose the very services that keep them safe, stable and ready to learn,' a principal writes

NJ’s current system has detractors, but critics of Sherrill’s plan call it untested

Millions of dollars in state budget proposal to teach online safety and combat stress from bullying and social media

In an NJ Spotlight News interview, governor says federal aid can help with some of her agenda, but first that structural deficit needs to go

Governor emphasizes youth wellness, while bills would fund crisis line, establish treatment centers, add social media warnings

Two Assembly bills put onus on content-sharing platforms to detect true age and warn about potential harm, while a third would support research

Parents and experts say lack of adequately coordinated services is a systemic weakness

Educators, health care providers and mental health advocates are working on strategies to help

Research shows rates of childhood depression and anxiety symptoms doubled during the pandemic

They will be part of the health curriculum for students in grades 8-12

Interview: Dr. Frank Ghinassi of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care

'Extreme, inappropriate and harmful content' is being spread to adolescents

Campers take part in activities aimed at healing pain, understanding grief

Assemblyman Herb Conaway discusses effort to curb 'addictive features' and impact on children

Administrations, teachers and parents must push for support services to bring academics and mental health under the same umbrella

Opponents of the bills say funding should go to faith-based services

The toll of the pandemic on children is rising.