May 13, 2024
The New Jersey Department of Education recently issued an advisory to remind stakeholders of our shared commitment to foster the mental and emotional health of students and to share recommendations to promote their safety and well-being.
March 05, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education recently opened applications for the School-Based Mental Health and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration grant competitions to help bolster the pipeline of mental health professionals serving in schools.
December 11, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently created an action guide to serve as a starting point for school and district leaders who want to promote mental health.
November 28, 2023
The U.S. Department of Education, National Association of State Boards of Education, National Conference of State Legislatures, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, National Association of Counties and U.S. Conference of Mayors recently released a joint statement to advance their commitment to bolster mental health supports for students.
October 06, 2023
On Oct. 5, the New Jersey School Boards Association testified before New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Task Force, which recently held two public hearings to provide families, students and other stakeholders an opportunity to share experiences regarding the implementation of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act in New Jersey schools.
September 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Administration for Children and Families, recently announced $206 million in grant awards toward youth mental health.
September 21, 2023
The trainings aim to increase knowledge of evidence-based practices related to school mental health and provide educators with opportunities to interact and collaborate with their peers who are working on implementation of comprehensive school mental health systems.
September 19, 2023
Eligible applicants must be a New Jersey-based agency such as a private, nonprofit health or social service agency with a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt status; local health department; public school; or education agency.
September 11, 2023
The NJDOE selected LEAs through a competitive grant process that targeted communities with higher levels of poverty that also had insufficient staffing according to the National Association of School Psychologists, the American School Counselors Association and the School Social Work Association of America.
August 16, 2023
The NJDOE is partnering with the Rutgers University Center for Comprehensive School Mental Health on the Enhancing School Mental Health Services Project, which will provide three years of intensive training to staff in 50 selected schools.