New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is slated to announce the “Strengthening Youth Mental Health” initiative, calling on his peers across the country to prioritize a “crisis that the pandemic did not create but exposed more fully.”
Children ride bicycles during an annual Independence Day bicycle parade Cape May Point, New Jersey, July 4th, 2022.Children ride bicycles during an annual Independence Day bicycle parade Cape May Point, New Jersey, July 4th, 2022.The U.S. is facing a youth mental health crisis that isn’t bound by geography or partisanship, according to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
In prepared remarks provided to Gothamist, Murphy is slated to announce the “Strengthening Youth Mental Health” initiative, calling on his peers across the country to prioritize a “crisis that the pandemic did not create but exposed more fully.” Materials provided by the governor’s office in advance of his remarks didn’t cite specific proposals or legislation Murphy would promote – though his remarks said “collaboration sessions” would begin soon. But the governor’s office said the work would focus on four pillars: prevention and resilience building; increasing awareness and reducing stigma; access to and affordability of care; and caregiver training and support.
In late June, Murphy signed a $50.6 billion budget that had more than $480 million for grants-in-aid to the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
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