A 4702
Requires Commissioner of Human Services to establish 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline and develop hotline connection system to ensure that callers are connected to other appropriate hotlines when needed.
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Bill overview
This bill requires the New Jersey Commissioner of Human Services to establish a 24-hour, toll-free Mental Illness Resource Hotline. It also mandates the development of a system to connect callers to other appropriate state and federal hotlines, particularly those addressing suicide prevention. The hotline will be staffed by licensed mental health professionals and include a public awareness campaign to inform the public about its availability. A key provision ensures that callers experiencing a potential suicide crisis are immediately transferred to the NJ Suicide Prevention Hopeline without being placed on hold.
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Primary sponsor
Shanique Speight
Cosponsors
Sterley Stanley
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