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What’s New from the Council
• Celebrating Council Chair Dr. Debra Wentz: 2025 Rolling Stone Mental Health Awareness Spotlight "Standing for Something Greater"
• Stopping Stigma Newsletter Shares Experts’ Views and Resources on Serving Individuals with Mental Illness and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. Click here.
• Talking Points with Cynthia Chazen, Sunday 5/18 @ 6:30 am WFDU.
• Save the date – July 16, 2025 – for A Showcase of the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma, to be held at the Stone Terrace by John Henry’s, Hamilton, NJ. Stay tuned for details!
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor and more unashamed conversation.”
— Glenn Close
“We know that mental illness is not something that happens to other people. It touches us all. Why then is mental illness met with so much misunderstanding and fear.”
— Tipper Gore
“Mental health problems don’t define who you are . They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain but you are not the rain.”
— Matt Haig
Stories Inspiring Progress
The best way to eliminate stigma is to educate individuals about mental health and mental illnesses, especially the fact that mental illnesses are real, just like physical health conditions, and should not incite any judgment or discrimination. Such education should include individuals’ success stories.
The New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma invites individuals to share their inspiring stories.
Here is one of many examples:
There is hope for you as there was for me
by Emily
Emily: Grossman, MA, CPRP, a member of the Council, Senior Training and Consultation Specialist at Rutgers School of Health Professions, and author of Unlocked: 25 Keys to Recovering from Depression, Anxiety or Bipolar Disorder
Upcoming Events
Register for the Mindfulness Workshop, on June 4th!
06/04/2025
Let The Glitter Settle: Mindfullness Practices for Presence, Awareness, and Regulation in Your Life and Working Spaces......
NAMI NJ Online and In-Person Support Groups June 2025
06/03/2025
The following groups are being offered online, using the Zoom platform:......
Breaking the Stigma: New Series on Disability and Mental Health
05/29/2025
Introduction To The Blog Series, "Breaking the Stigma: College Life, Disabiity, and Mental Health".-.BHT intern Gabe Golomb is kicking off a 10-part series that sheds light on important topics regarding young adults, specifically college students, and how they navigate college life while dealing with mental health challenges and disabilities......
Council News
Teen suicide: Tellone explains how we can all work together to save our youth
11/15/2024
Honoree at Mental Health Association of N.J.’s Evening of Excellence, details impact her group, the Society of the Prevention of Teen Suicide, is having
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Tom Bergeron |
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New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma Focuses on Increasing Equity for Underserved Populations
10/02/2024
October 6-12, 2024 Is Mental Illness Awareness Week......