New Jersey DCF Proposes A Statewide Student Mental Health Network

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) has developed a statewide plan to make student mental health wellness a priority and refer students in need of support to school- and community-based services. The plan would provide tiered supports and services to New Jersey's 1.4 million students and their families. The new statewide model, the NJ Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S) network, would create 15 regional hubs aligned with the same service areas used for the DCF Children’s System of Care. The NJ4S model uses a hub-and-spoke design of programs and services to . . .