By Cynthia Chazen The Codey Fund for Mental Health was created in 2012, by former NJ Governor Richard Codey and his wife Mary Jo, “to ensure that compassionate, quality mental healthcare is accessible to everyone and that the stigma associated with mental illness is overcome through public awareness and education.” Since its founding, The Morris […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey public schools will be required to include instruction on mental health under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy has signed. Murphy, a Democrat, signed the bipartisan measure on Friday. The measure passed the Democrat-led Assembly and Senate earlier this year without any no votes. In a statement, Murphy said ensuring that […]
Some New Jersey high school students will soon be able to sleep in on school days with the best possible defense: It would be illegal to start school any earlier. Gov. Phil Muphy on Friday signed a law that requires the state to experiment with starting high school after 8:30 a.m. in five yet-to-be-determined schools. The change […]
Three headline-making deaths in recent days are raising new concerns about the risks for suicide. Two teens who survived the Parkland school shooting took their own lives, followed by the apparent suicide of a father whose child was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. Their deaths come just months after the CDC reported suicide rates in the U.S. have risen nearly […]
Suicide is a difficult topic, but it’s too important to ignore. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Despite a common belief that only teens and adults die by suicide, younger children can also be at risk. Depression and suicide often coincide. Yet not everyone who is […]