Commissioner's Message - Preventing Sleeping Related Child Deaths

Some parents believe sleeping with their child keeps the child safe and strengthens the parent-child bond.  While acting out of love, these parents are unknowingly placing their child at risk for injury or death.  An adult can easily rollover and unintentionally suffocate the child in the night.

Yesterday’s NJ Advance Media article highlights co-sleeping’s dangers...

Notice of Request for Proposals -Youth Services CC-005-2018

The County of Monmouth invites the submission of written proposals to provide Youth Services administered by the Monmouth County Division of Planning and Contracting – Office of Youth Services Planning for the period of January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 with two (2) one-year renewal options available. Proposals must be delivered to the Monmouth County Division of Purchasing, 300 Halls Mill Road, 2nd Floor, Freehold, New Jersey 07728, by 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at which time the proposals will be opened and read in public, in the Purchasing Conference Room. Late proposals will not be accepted. Link to RFP #CC-5-2018

Deal Struck to Extend Financing for Children's Health Program

Washington -The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the top Democrat on the panel announced on Tuesday night that they had reached agreement on a plan to prevent the imminent exhaustion of federal funds for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

SRF Project at Monmouth University recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day and National Suicide Prevention Week!

We, at the SRF Suicide Prevention Research and Training Project in the School of Social Work at Monmouth University, want to take a moment to add our voice to the chorus of individuals raising awareness and working to educate individuals on what they can do to reduce the number of deaths by suicide.