Those seeking employment, as well as those already employed, face serious mental health stigma. Disclosure of a mental illness can be a career-ending act. According to the MacArthur Mental Health Module, 64% of those surveyed were unwilling to have a person with schizophrenia as a close coworker. Research posted by the International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation suggests that employers are less likely to hire persons who are labeled mentally ill. Many individuals believe that revealing a criminal record to an employer is less deleterious than revealing a mental illness.
Stigma in the workplace compromises productivity. As cited by Medical News Today, a study led by a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine psychiatrist highlights the toll anxiety and depressive disorders exact on workplace performance and profits, and points to employer-guaranteed specialized psychiatric care as both cost effective and humane. The study further shows that anxiety and/or depression complicate other medical conditions and seem to have a ripple effect in the work setting, creating low morale among coworkers and a higher turnover rate.
Securing and understanding meaningful employment is obviously beneficial to the individual with mental illness. The Center for Reintegration states that including these individuals in the workforce can be tremendously beneficial to the companies employing them. Individuals living with mental illness are among the most creative and imaginative members of our society. What would the world have been if leaders such as Lincoln and Churchill had been relegated to the ranks of the unemployed? Research demonstrates that today, available medications serve to enhance productivity. Harnessing the talent and capability of individuals living with mental illness holds enormous potential benefits for the enterprises employing these individuals.
LWD Building, 10th Floor
John Fitch Plaza
P.O. BOX 398, 08625-0398
609-292-5987
609-292-8347 (FAX)
609-292-2919 (TTY)
dvradmin@dol.state.nj.us
NEW BRUNSWICK (Middlesex)
506 Jersey Avenue
P.O. Box 2672, 08903-2672
732-937-6300
732-937-6358 (FAX)
732-545-8147 (TTY)
dvrnewbr@dol.state.nj.us
BRIDGETON (Cumberland, Salem)
40 E. Broad Street, Suite 204, 08302-2881
856-453-3888
856-453-3909 (FAX)
856-453-3923 (TTY)
dvrbridg@dol.state.nj.us
PATERSON (Passaic)
370 Broadway, 07501-2195
973-977-4285
973-279-5895 (FAX)
973-523-1474 (TTY)
dvrpater@dol.state.nj.us
CAMDEN (Camden)
2600 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, 08104-3290
856-614-2500
856-614-2538 (FAX)
856-614-2504 (TTY)
dvrcamde@dol.state.nj.us
PLEASANTVILLE (Atlantic)
2 South Main Street, Suite 2, 08232
609-813-3933
609-813-3959 (FAX)
609-813-3958 (TTY)
dvratlcy@dol.state.nj.us
ELIZABETH (Union)
921 Elizabeth Avenue 3rd Floor, 07201-2306
908-965-3940
dvreliza@dol.state.nj.us
SOMERVILLE (Somerset, Hunterdon)
75 Veterans Memorial Drive, Suite 101, 08876-2952
908-704-3030
704-3476 (FAX)
732-545-8147 (TTY)
dvrsomer@dol.state.nj.us
HACKENSACK (Bergen)
60 State Street, 2nd Fl., 07601-5471
201-996-8970
201-996-8880 (FAX)
201-487-6348 (TTY)
dvrhackk@dol.state.nj.us
THOROFARE (Gloucester)
Gloucester Regional Service Center
215 Crown Point Road, Suite 200 08086-2153
856-384-3730
856-384-3777 (FAX)
856-384-3778(TTY)
dvrdeptf@dol.state.nj.us
HACKETTSTOWN (Sussex, Warren)
223 Stiger Street, Suite A, 07840-1217
908-852-4110
908-813-9745 (FAX)
908-852-0213 (TTY)
dvrhackn@dol.state.nj.us
TOMS RIVER (Ocean)
1027 Hooper Avenue, Bldg. 6, 3rd Fl., Suite 1, 08753-2225
732-505-2310
732-505-2317 (FAX)
732-505-2319 (TTY)
dvrtomsr@dol.state.nj.us
JERSEY CITY (Hudson)
438 Summit Avenue, 07306-3187
201-217-7180
201-217-7287 (FAX)
201-217-7290 (TTY)
dvrjercy@dol.state.nj.us
TRENTON (Mercer)
Labor Station Plaza, P.O. Box 959
28 Yard Avenue, 08625-0959
609-292-2940
609-984-3553 (FAX)
609-984-1568 (TTY)
dvrtrent@dol.state.nj.us
MORRISTOWN (Morris)
7 Sussex Avenue, 2nd Floor 07960-3886
973-631-6304
973-631-6309 (FAX)
973-539-3665 (TTY)
dvrmorri@dol.state.nj.us
WESTAMPTON (Burlington)
795 Woodlane Road, 08060
609-518-3948
609-518-3956 (FAX)
609-518-3957 (TTY)
dvrburli@dol.state.nj.us
NEPTUNE (Monmouth)
60 Taylor Avenue, 07753-4844
732-775-1799
732-775-1666 (FAX)
732-775-1711 (TTY)
dvrneptu@dol.state.nj.us
WILDWOOD (Cape May)
3810 New Jersey Avenue, 08260
609-523-0330
609-523-0212 (Fax)
609-523-4221 (TTY)
dvrwildw@dol.state.nj.us
NEWARK (Essex)
990 Broad Street, 2nd Fl, 07102
973-648-3494
973-648-3902 (FAX)
973-648-2733 (TTY)
dvrnewar@dol.state.nj.us
The Fresh Start WIPA Project
Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone: 201-567-1311
Serving the counties of - Bergen, Essex, and Passaic.
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ 08611
The New Jersey Work Incentives Support (NJWINS)
609-392-4900
Online: http://www.njwins.org
Northern Region
322 Rte. 46 West, Suite 290
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-244-0850
Fax:: 973-244-9590
Central Region
2516 Route 35
Manasquan, NJ 08736
800-336-5843
TDD: 800-852-7899
Southern Region
Sentry Office Plaza
216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 329
Westmont, NJ 08108
856-858-5900
Fax:: 856-854-5171
Shore Area
Lion’s Head Office Park
35 Beaverson Blvd., Building 11
Brick, NJ 08723
732-262-8020
Fax:: 732-262-7805
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, Incorporated
Advancing Opportunities
The New Jersey Work Incentives Support (NJWINS)
Address: 1005 Whitehead Road Extension, Suite 1
Ewing, NJ 08638
Toll Free: 888-322-1918
TTY: 609-882-0620
E-Mail: njwins@cpofnj.org
Online: http://www.njwins.org
Serving the counties of - Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Salem, Sussex, and Warren.
