How to get your child up and out the door with the least amount of conflict

Ocean Partnership for Children has created a facebook page Apoyo Para Padres, APP, for parents in Ocean County to have a private page where they can make connections with other parents, share information and resources, and have a supportive community

Routines and incentive systems to help kids succeed

In cooperation with local community organizations, JCP&L will host the events throughout Monmouth, Morris and Ocean Counties.

Techniques for helping kids regulate their emotions and avoid explosive behavior

States are starting to integrate mental health into their curriculum -- whether it's English or biology class.

Let Grow is reaching out to elementary schools across the country to assign kids the Let Grow project as homework. Participating kids decide to do something on their own that they haven't done before — whether it's walking the dog around the block, or making dinner, or walking a few aisles over in the supermarket to get some eggs. 

For young people and those invested in their happiness and success, the data around suicide rates tell an alarming story. 

Please read the following update to learn more. NJPA will continue to provide updates and a link to the final law when it is available. These amendments went into effect immediately.

The four-year project aims to help combat chronic diseases and help kids get more out of their education.

54% of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen's screen time. But parents face their own challenges of device-related distraction.

As part of the New Jersey Strategy for Youth Suicide Prevention Plan, NJ DCF is asking our families, system partners, stakeholders, and service providers to complete it to help New Jersey assess our progress in this work.

Clinics, support groups, hospitals are adopting policies designed to promote equitable and inclusive care

Coastal VIM is a free, non-emergency family clinic for residents in parts of Southern Ocean County who have limited income and no medical insurance.

Toms River & Central Jersey Shore Macaroni Kid are partnering with Monmouth & Ocean County Council for Young Children and the Ocean County YMCA to provide local families in need with back to school supplies.

Juveniles who complete diversion programs for their crimes are less likely to continue their criminal activity as adults, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University.

Rutgers early education researchers call on states to adopt policies for preschool children

If you’re the parent of a child with a significant health issue, this time of year means more than just shopping for a colorful new backpack.

This article is part of the “What’s Working” series, which highlights promising practices for helping to close the graduation gap in communities and states across the country.

For many kids, the start of a new school year means a return to classroom and online bullying. Here are some books to help them cope.

Welcome to Autism New Jersey’s Online Referral Database.

The Bigs In Blue program matches children needing mentors with police officers to build community connections.

NPR-For most of her childhood, growing up in southeastern Pennsylvania, Kelly Zimmerman felt alone and anxious.She despaired when her mother was depressed or working late shifts; when her parents fought nonstop; when her friends wanted to come over, and she felt too ashamed to let them see her home's buckling floor, the lack of running water. 

Now, a landmark study by researchers at the University of New Hampshire has found that parents of youth who went through an outdoor behavioral program report that their children showed almost three times the improvement after one year than youth who remained in their communities for more traditional treatment.

“We’re not just there to teach math or English,” says one teacher in New York

Advocacy group’s first-ever population report on NJ’s infants and toddlers highlights their higher rate of relative poverty, and vulnerability to health and safety problems

Techniques for helping kids regulate their emotions and avoid explosive behavior

The Visiting Nurse Association’s Health Group Prevention Resource Network will open a center within its VNACJ Community Health Center in Asbury Park to serve the LGBTQ community.

The work of a new non-profit organization that was founded by a member of the Jackson Township Police Department is having a positive impact on another lifelong brotherhood, military veterans.

July was designated as Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in 2008 to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness in the United States (US).

Dr. Orif Turel, a leading researcher in technology addiction and an associate professor at CSU Fullerton, says compulsively checking Instagram, Facebook and Twitter isn't just fun — it could be hurting our brain.

Understanding the appeal and setting boundaries

When 13 young adults who had experienced homelessness met at the U.S. Capitol for a briefing of congressional staffers, the message was simple. 

Children with incarcerated parents and children in foster care, who come disproportionately from poor and minority households, face many threats to their healthy development and lifelong wellbeing

Amid sharply rising rates of teen suicide and adolescent mental illness, two states have enacted laws that for the first time require public schools to include mental health education in their basic curriculum.

A fundamental concept that should drive the development and implementation of your high school program is identifying and creating systems and supports that will assist students with ASD as they transition from school to the adult world.

People can text “summer meals” to 97779 or visithttps://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks to find local sites. Both the text number and website provide locations, meals served and times meals are served, based on a person’s zip code.

The pattern of highly accomplished and successful people committing suicide is transfixing. It assures the rest of us that a life of accolades is not all that it’s cracked up to be and that achieving more will not make us happier. 

TOMS RIVER - After 37 years serving the most vulnerable people from Lakewood to Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County Hunger Relief will permanently close its doors and cupboards on June 30.

People with disabilities or their families now will be permitted to create a tax-free savings account to pay for housing, transportation and other services to help them lead independent lives, under a program announced Monday by Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson.

As New Jersey and the United States continues to battle a drug epidemic wreaking havoc on so many, lawmakers are voting on a series of bills aimed at providing solutions to a deadly problem. Read more

The Ocean County Health Department is pleased to announce the start of the 2018 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) process. The first step in this process is launching the 2018 Ocean County Community Health Needs Assessment Survey to guide the development of goals to improve healthcare in Ocean County over the next five years.

The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition has been posted to the FY 2018 CoC Program Competition: Funding Availability page on the HUD Exchange. Additional resources are available on the e-snaps page on the HUD Exchange.

Their deaths are part of larger trend in the US. Since 1999, suicide rates in the US have risen nearly 30%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly every state has seen a rise over that period.

...drug prevention education in schools has evolved significantly since the "Just Say No" days of the '80s — and now typically takes an approach that's more appropriate for the era of ubiquitous weed access. It's one that emphasizes decision-making and critical thinking skills instead of abstinence.

The aim of a new federal law is to reduce the number of children who end up in the troubled foster care system — the biggest reboot of the child welfare system since 1980. But already, the Family First Prevention Services Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in February, is generating some controversy.

Nearly half a million children go missing every year in the United States, according to the most recent data available from the FBI.

Creating — and sticking to — a summer schedule will make it easier for kids to stay organized, help them manage transitions without melting down and make it less difficult to get back into a good routine when it’s time to go back to school. 

This story is part of the “90 for All” series, which examines the challenges facing traditionally underserved students, particularly low-income and homeless students, English learners, students of color, and students with disabilities.

Meeting the emotional challenges of caring for children with mental health issues