Tag: mental health
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South Brunswick High School will hold mental health fair virtually on April 24: link provided
South Brunswick High School will hold its annual mental health fair virtually from 10 a.m. to noon on April 24. The fair’s theme is Stop the Stigma, Stamp out the Stress. There will be three live presenters. One is a local therapist who will talk about anxiety and how to cope with anxiety and the…
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Mental health association offers telehealth option
In the interest of public safety and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County’s outpatient program, Navigate Wellness Counseling, has transitioned all in-person counseling sessions to telehealth. Using a secure real-time audio/video communications platform, clinicians can remotely perform mental health evaluations, assessments, consultations, treatment planning and therapy, according to…
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Nonprofit will assist people having mental health issues
The importance of focusing on our mental health needs at this time cannot be underestimated. We are all facing unexpected changes in our work and home situations which can easily lead to, or exacerbate, stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Social distancing can create social isolation if we do not take the right…
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Howell Alliance remains ready to assist residents during crisis
HOWELL – The coordinator of the Howell Township Municipal Alliance wants people to know there is mental health and substance abuse support available to them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since June 2019, the alliance has trained more than 70 community members and municipal professionals in mental health first aid. The alliance will resume offering mental…
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Residents need to address mental health issues during crisis
With new concepts such as social distancing, quarantine and shelter in place a reality in New Jersey in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, some people may be at risk for anxiety, depression and extreme levels of stress as the number of positive COVID-19 cases and potential associated deaths rise. “This is a normal response…
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Metuchen schools receive public support on mental health initiative
METUCHEN – With public support, school officials will now be able to address the needs of the district’s most struggling students on the middle and elementary school levels through a therapeutic program and additional resources. Voters came out to the polls on Nov. 5 to either support or not support a separate budget proposal, or…
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Middlesex County, Hackensack Meridian Health changing the narrative on behavioral health care services
EDISON – Endless possibilities await as Middlesex County and Hackensack Meridian Health announced their partnership to advance care at the George J. Otlowski Senior Center for Mental Health in Perth Amboy. “I think what we will see at end of day is a continuum of care serving the needs of folks in Middlesex County, which…
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Metuchen school board will ask for public support Nov. 5 in their stand on mental health stigma
METUCHEN – Experts have not put their finger on one specific stressor causing the recent rise in student depression nationwide; however, whatever it may be, school officials in Metuchen are making moves in their efforts to address mental health programing and emotional support for all their students. Come Nov. 5, the Metuchen Board of Education,…
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Mental illness support group set for Oct. 3 in North Brunswick
SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey) will hold its next Central Jersey Support Group from 7-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the NAMI NJ office, 1562 Route 130, North Brunswick. Open to those with mental illness and their loved ones. For more information, visit www.naminj.org.
