Designates May as "Children's Mental Health and Trauma Awareness Month" in New Jersey.
The bill designates May of each year as "Children's Mental Health and Trauma Awareness Month" in New Jersey. This aims to foster public awareness and understanding of mental health, adverse childhood experiences, and mental illness in children. The resolution highlights the importance of recognizing mental health as essential to a child's healthy development and seeks to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. It also emphasizes the need for trauma-responsive strategies to mitigate the effects of adverse childhood experiences.
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