Bobby Brier

New Jersey

Multimedia Reporter at NJ Spotlight News

Multimedia Reporter at NJ PBS

Articles

NJ city considers homeless ordinance, jolts advocates

2 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Summit is now the latest New Jersey local government to consider a ban on camping or sleeping in public places. Last week, Councilmember Jamel R. Boyer, a Republican, introduced an ordinance at Summit’s council meeting to prohibit people from camping, sleeping or storing belongings on the city’s streets or sidewalks. Anyone convicted of violating the ordinance would be fined up to $2,000 and face up to 90 days in jail.
Programa de vivienda en riesgo de cierre si se mantiene el recorte presupuestario de Murphy

3 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Mientras muchos anticipan recortes en el próximo presupuesto estatal de Nueva Jersey, varias organizaciones sin fines de lucro que brindan servicios a algunos de los residentes más vulnerables del estado esperan ver sus fondos reducidos o recortados por completo.
Programa de vivienda en riesgo de cierre si se mantiene el recorte presupuestario de Murphy

3 weeks ago | reportehispano.com | Bobby Brier

Bobby Brier, NJ Spotlight NewsMuchos de los que participan en el programa de vivienda tendrían que ingresar a «algún tipo de vida institucional», dice el director ejecutivo de Camden CoalitionMientras muchos anticipan recortes en el próximo presupuesto estatal de Nueva Jersey, varias organizaciones sin fines de lucro que brindan servicios a algunos de los residentes más vulnerables del estado esperan ver sus fondos reducidos o recortados por completo.
NJ lawmakers focus on helping curb eating disorders

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

People who coach middle school, high school and collegiate sports across the state may soon be required to complete a training program addressing eating disorders among student athletes, under a bill scheduled to be heard in an Assembly committee on Thursday. The bill is one of several up for a vote in the Assembly Community Development and Women’s Affairs Committee this week that take a closer look at eating disorders, all of which are considered psychiatric disorders.
NJ caregivers get more mental health support since pandemic

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

In March 2020, as the pandemic spread across New Jersey, doctors, nurses and staff in hospitals and nursing homes scrambled to care for a growing number of patients infected with COVID-19, while also trying to address their own physical and mental health needs. Now, five years later, many hospitals have enhanced their mental health supports for caregivers as a result of the pandemic, according to health care experts.
More families ‘being destroyed’ by problem gambling

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Gambling has become such a pervasive problem, especially for young people, that more solutions are needed now, advocates and mental health professionals warned Thursday. “There are just so many families who have a kid who is struggling and there are people whose close friends are lost. They’re being destroyed by this addiction,” said Mark Gottlieb, executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston.
Targeting predatory practices in addiction treatment industry

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

New Jersey’s substance use treatment industry is under renewed focus after state lawmakers advanced a pair of bills that aim to better regulate the industry by increasing oversight on patient referrals and banning deceptive marketing practices. The legislation comes in response to a 2024 State Commission of Investigation report that found unchecked fraud, unethical conduct and deception from businesses at every level of the recovery process.
Murphy's budget proposes more spending, some higher taxes

1 month ago | njspotlightnews.org | John Reitmeyer |Bobby Brier

In his last year in office, Gov. Phil Murphy is seeking to enact a new state budget that increases spending in several key areas, including K-12 public schools, mass transit, direct property-tax relief benefits and public-worker pension funds.
NJ lawmakers push expanded esports gambling

2 months ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Adults who play competitive video games may soon be able to legally bet on themselves or their own team as New Jersey looks to expand sports wagering into what lawmakers see as a growing business. “As we’re talking about opportunities to embrace an emerging industry, this is certainly one avenue for us to capitalize on [by] having the ability for the state to set that path forward to allow for wagering to occur,” said Assemblyman William F. Moen Jr. (D-Camden).
Temporary license for out-of-state health workers in NJ?

2 months ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Health care professionals from out of state could be allowed to practice in New Jersey for up to one year, pending a final decision on their application for a license. This includes psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers, physicians, home health aides and alcohol and drug counselors, who are already licensed or certified to practice in another state, according to the legislation.