New Jersey Restores $16.45 Million In Funding For Five Crisis Centers

The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) announced;it had restored;;$16.45 million in funding to support the development and operations of five regional Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Centers (CRSCs) in Bergen, Camden, Essex, Monmouth, and Morris counties. The funding was restored after the centers were removed from the state’s fiscal year 2027 budget.;

The CRSCs are part of New Jersey’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline continuum of care, which includes crisis call, text, and chat services; mobile crisis response; and community-based behavioral health services. The centers are designed to provide . . .