Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Human Services to establish a 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline for non-emergency mental health issues. The hotline must connect callers with local resources, services, or professionals in their county, staffed by licensed mental health professionals who speak English and Spanish, with translators available. If a caller indicates suicide risk, staff must immediately conduct a "warm hand-off" to the Suicide Prevention Hopeline without placing the caller on hold. The bill also mandates public awareness campaigns (including youth-focused materials in both English and Spanish) and requires state departments to display the hotline number online. Additionally, it creates a system to automatically transfer callers between relevant hotlines to ensure they reach appropriate support.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 5, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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Shanique Speight
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