The Stigma-Free Zone News of New Jersey
(201) 767-8122
Cynthia Chazen, Ambassador for the Demarest NJ Stigma Free Zone writes and edits the Stigma Free Zone News of NJ newsletter and Facebook page. She is on Twitter at @cynchazen, where she tweets on global mental health under the moniker" The Mental Health Editor".
The Stigma Free Zone News of NJ is a monthly emailed newsletter about the Stigma Free Zones in NJ. The SFZ is a grassroots task force of citizens pledging to advocate for and educate about mental illness and addiction. The SFZ News covers the efforts of these municipal groups, school districts, faith communities, rotaries and businesses. Also covering philanthropy, healthcare, law and policy as it relates to local mental health and related issues (addiction, isolation, homelessness, insurance, pharma, veterans, new mothers, children and young adults).
Call 201-767-8122 and leave a name and email for a free subscription, or like The SFZ News of NJ page on Facebook for updates. The newsletter is available online HRG Community News Website: http://www.hrgcommunitynews.com/events-keep-up-with-stigma-free.
Any group can become a Stigma Free Zone. A free downloadable toolkit with how-to resources is available online at the NJ Division of Mental Health Website: http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/index.aspx?NID=1242. Anyone wishing to establish a new municipal SFZ can call Program Coordinator, Michele Hart Loughlin at 201-634-2745.
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Last Updated: 02/14/23
Bergen County Stigma-Free Initiative
This initiative is a county-wide program which aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. We are dedicated to raising awareness of the disease of mental illness and create a culture wherein residents who have the disease feel supported by their community and neighbors and feel free to seek treatment for the disease without fear of stigma.