As the state marks International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) remains committed to ending the overdose crisis and has approved the state’s first new harm reduction center (HRC) in five years. NJDOH also announced new funding for comprehensive harm reduction services throughout the state. 

The Biden administration on Tuesday tabbed 10 commonly used prescription drugs, including some that treat diabetes, for price negotiations with their manufacturers in a bid to put the brakes on rising costs for Medicare recipients.

The City of Asbury Park has been negotiating with a lawyer over possible payments for residents who say they were displaced or neglected due to the mismanagement of money intended to preserve and revive housing already owned or rented by low-income residents across the city.

"Forty-two percent of New Jersey teens have reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks in a row." MHANJ's Robert Kley and Jaime Angelini were honored to discuss teen mental health on a recent episode of the Community Foundation of New Jersey's podcast, Jersey Gives a Damn.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily accepted faxed applications as valid signed applications to expedite the application process. Since the Public Health Emergency ended on May 11, 2023, please note that we are longer accepting faxed applications as valid.

The SAVE Plan replaced the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) Plan. Borrowers on the REPAYE Plan automatically get the benefits of the new SAVE Plan. The SAVE Plan includes multiple new benefits for borrowers. The changes below will go into effect this summer. Additional benefits go into effect in July 2024.

Nonprofit organizations and municipalities that have at least three (3) years of experience successfully administering and operating homelessness prevention, street outreach, homelessness diversion, and/or rapid re-housing programs. RFP Due Date RFP Due Completed in SAGE: No later than 11:59 pm on 9/29/2023

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. So far there is no evidence that BA.2.86 spreads faster or causes more serious illness than previous versions. The CDC said its advice on protecting yourself from COVID remains the same.

Working as Parents With a Plan, Fluharty and a team of professionals she assembled four years ago are scheduled to present a plan to address the long-term housing needs of people like Ryan, a “higher-functioning” person with autism who’s now 21 years old. 

The confirmation letter will arrive in a white envelope with a “Department of Treasury, Division of Tax