A new downloadable advisory from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Mental and Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
Publication ID: PEP19-02-00-002 Publication Date: 9/2019
A Framework for Educational Equity and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health has charged the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene an ad hoc committee to assist in the development of Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) for Healthy People 2030. Download the free prepub PDF.
The NJ Department of Human Services’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and SNAP-Education Program help families buy nutritious foods and learn about healthy eating and active living.
The Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders is hosting its first public workshop on October 15-16, 2019. This first workshop will provide an overview of 5 key policy challenges to improve care for people with mental health and substance use disorders. The workshop will explore issues related to:
This program enables students to make a difference with their peers in a simple, fun, and impactful way by encouraging them to take small but powerful actions to promote connectedness and inclusion, and to identify and help others who are showing signs of social isolation.
Learn how emotional regulation is related to mental illness, tools you can use to support children master emotional understanding and control, and how to pay for programs that support social emotional learning.
Homelessness has a grave impact on children. Statistics show children who experience homelessness are more likely to be placed in special education programs, repeat a grade, and become depressed, anxious, or suicidal. Nearly half of these children drop out of school at least once.
The Housing Authority of Bergen County in partnership with Montvale Commons, LP is pleased to announce that beginning August 12, 2019 through August 16, 2019 preliminary applications will be available online for disabled households for ten 1?bedroom Section 8 Project?based units at Montvale Commons.
Please read the September edition of the Stigma Free Zone New of New Jersey, a grassroots mental health newsletter.
The procurement of addiction rehabilitation services for ASAM Levels of Care III.I, III.7 and III.7D for the Department of Health Services, Office of Alcohol and Drug Dependency, One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, N.J.
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) has developed a series of anonymous surveys to help us better understand the relationship between support coordinators, providers, individuals and families, and find ways to improve services.
We are committed to provide a safe, supportive sober environment for our ladies to nurture their recovery, cultivate their potential, flourish in their community while enjoying the journey! This is not treatment: this is not a halfway house. The Manager oversees the household, enforces regulations and is here to encourage you in your recovery.
This guidance includes examples of approaches for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) related treatment services in schools, and describes some of the Medicaid state plan benefits and other Medicaid authorities that states may use to cover mental health and SUD related treatment services.
Kohl’s is introducing sensory-friendly and adaptive clothing for kids, becoming the latest retailer to offer up apparel designed to meet the needs of people with various disabilities.
Bergen County is conducting a survey to better understand the most pressing health-related issues facing the community.
The latest news about senior and/or affordable apartments in Bergen County.
Age-Friendly Englewood is a community-wide project that is working to ensure that residents of Englewood can age-in-place in their homes and in the community with dignity and independence.
The Revised Family Crisis Handbook: A Mental Health, Stabilization, and Wellness Toolkit is now available online, at no cost. This is an extremely valuable resource for individuals with disabilities who have a dual diagnosis, their families, and professional caregivers.
No enrollment, no ID required.
The Family Matters Website was created for families by the Family Support Coordinators located at the four Regional Early Intervention Collaboratives (REIC) in New Jersey.
