Madalyn Parker, a web developer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, emailed her colleagues to say she’d be using two sick days to focus on her mental health. The company’s CEO, Ben…
CAMDEN, N.J. – Members of the New Jersey State Police say they were just doing their job when they saved a suicidal man earlier this month. On Friday, June…
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office held its first Crisis Intervention Team Training last week. Law enforcement officers from different towns within Cape May County and professionals from other local…
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The New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma honored law enforcement professionals at the 2017 Ambassador Awards Ceremony on April 20, 2017. NAMI NJ congratulates those professionals who have…
PALISADES PARK, N.J. — A group of first responders received commendations Tuesday night from the Palisades Park governing body for rescuing an 8-year-old autistic boy from Overpeck Creek after he…
A man threatening to jump off the George Washington Bridge blocked upper-level traffic Friday morning, and police were forced to make a high-risk rescue to snatch the squirming man before…
BLOOMINGDALE, NJ— A Bloomingdale CIT certified Police Officer was recognized Tuesday night for helping to save a suicidal man’s life. Sgt. Daniel Fletcher, a graduate of Passaic Counties CIT Class…
WINSLOW – Every three weeks or so, Carol Foster drives from her Pennsauken apartment to see her 53-year-old son at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital. For 17 years, during their supervised visits,…
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — We often think of police as crime fighters, not psychologists — but increasingly, the NYPD’s interactions are with people in extreme mental distress. On Friday, CBS2’s…