'Dangerous' cut to mental health services at N.J. schools is restored in budget proposal

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A statewide program in New Jersey recognized as a lifeline for tens of thousands of students for offering in-school mental health counseling and crisis intervention appears to have been saved.

But advocates for mental health services say this is precisely the time not to abandon something that can be an invaluable resource for young people struggling during aSuzanne Sarner, the director of the program at Sussex County Technical School, a high school of nearly 800 students, said this school year began with students grappling with anxieties and depression because of the pandemic and Covid-19. Some of them saw family members die from the disease.

Sarner added that many students have parents who are squeaking by financially, and feared that without the school-based program, the children will lose out on sufficient mental health counseling, as well as programs that deal with suicide prevention and sexual assault awareness. While she remains hopeful that the program can continue uninterrupted, she said, the stress and desperation felt by families who count on the services has weighed heavily on her high school program's five-person staff.

 

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