Daily News | N.J. retreats from controversial plan to eliminate school-based mental health programs
After backlash from educators and mental health advocates, New Jersey has backed down — for now — from a controversial plan to eliminate school-based youth services programs that provide counseling to thousands of students in 63 districts, including Camden.
“It’s a step in the right direction,” Millville School Superintendent Tony Trongone said Thursday. “But the jury is still out. The details are coming out very slowly.” The state said it would roll out a request for proposals, or RFPs, in the coming weeks for the new program that would take a more regional approach to mental health services. The state wants to create hubs in the NJ4S network, near the state’s 15 court districts, by June 30, 2023. There would be a “hub and spoke” model staffed with prevention specialists and mental health counselors.
Trongone and others say the conveniently located programs, such as the LINK based at Millville High School, have provided a safe environment where students can seek help from counselors they feel comfortable approaching. His district has had a program for 17 years.
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