It can be difficult watching someone you care about succumb to mental illness. The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County is holding seminars during the next 12 months to teach people the tools to respond.
A year's worth of work by the restaurant and hunger-fighting organizations is being celebrated.
New Jersey’s bail reforms are likely to be modified by month’s end, to increase the likelihood that defendants with a history of weapons offenses are detained until their trial rather than released.
Many in our community go hungry and we don’t even know it. On Saturday this week the U.S. Postal Service is looking for your help across the nation to “Stamp Out Hunger and give to those in need.
Helping veterans, developing studies for Alzheimer’s treatment, protecting our back bays and protecting victims of domestic violence were among the topics New Jersey Senator Chris Connors (9th-District) discussed on ‘Ask The Senator’ recently.
As the prescription painkiller and heroin abuse epidemic continues, New Jersey lawmakers are considering the idea of requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of abuse-deterrent opioid drugs.
"If Chris’s death saves one other individual or family from going through this heartache, it will have given his life meaning," his mom said
Employers are offering a wide range of jobs from substitute to full time covering many duties. Check it out.
Legislation crafted to help nonviolent veterans with PTSD, other mental health conditions, taps into existing network of support services that can help them
The Children’s System of Care (CSOC) serves children, youth, and young adults with a wide range of challenges associated with emotional and behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and substance use. CSOC is committed to providing services based on the individual need of each child and family within a system of care approach that is strength-based, culturally competent, family-centered, and in a community-based environment.
As part of its court settlement with the Fair Share Housing nonprofit group, the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee introduced three ordinances last week dealing with the town’s affordable housing plan
One in 45 children in New Jersey is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Through high school, these kids can get help to accommodate their needs. But once they are adults, services catering to them are scarce. A new program at the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services aims to help with that.
The court hearing next month will be for a judge to determine whether the township's plan meets its 1,285-unit requirement.
Employers are offering a wide range of jobs from substitute to full time covering many duties. Check it out.
Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison is alerting parents about the new suicide game ‘Blue Whale Challenge'.
Local Congressman Tom MacArthur is pushing New Jersey to consider legislation that would almost assuredly become extremely controversial.
TOMS RIVER – Every 98 seconds, another sexual assault occurs according to the Rape Abuse & Incest National Network, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization.
Weekly self-defense class for older adults held every Tuesday in the Berkeley recreation building.
It’s not easy to put a hard number, or even a rough estimate, on how many people in New Jersey are the victim of sexual violence each year.
In the event President Donald Trump and Congress make deep cuts to the federal budget this year, Ocean County will make up the difference for those programs that are critical to serving senior citizens and protecting the environment.
