Bobby Brier

1 week ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Students across the state who struggle with anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation could have more difficulty accessing services after the Trump administration canceled nearly $1 billion in nationwide school-based mental health funding last week. The New Jersey Department of Education was in its third year of implementing a five-year, $15 million effort to expand access to mental health professionals in schools throughout the state.

1 week ago | nj.com | Bobby Brier

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by NJ Spotlight News and shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). LGBTQ+ young people in need of mental health support would face dire, potentially life-threatening circumstances if President Trump’s plan to cut funding for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is approved by Congress, advocates say.

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bobby Brier

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by NJ Spotlight News and shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). Community-based violence intervention programs across New Jersey have laid off employees and, in some cases, ended services altogether after the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly canceled hundreds of ongoing grants last week.

2 weeks ago | njspotlightnews.org | Bobby Brier

Community-based violence intervention programs across New Jersey have laid off employees and in some cases ended services altogether after the U.S. Department of Justice abruptly canceled hundreds of ongoing grants last week. Cure4Camden’s street outreach team is in the process of shutting down.

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Bobby Brier

Editor’s note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and NJ Spotlight News. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). For a young person in a mental health crisis, schools, hospitals, advocacy groups, statewide organizations and community-based nonprofits in New Jersey offer a range of options. But the problem for families can often be in finding and connecting with these services. Take Shilpa Kulkarni of Livingston, who knows this all too well.