What’s New from the Council
• Stopping Stigma Newsletter Shares Experts’ Views and Resources on Serving Individuals with Mental Illness and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. Click here
• Gain Essential Information on Meeting Mental Health Needs for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities at the Stigma-Free Zone Learning Collaborative’s next virtual session on May 14, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Click for details and to register.
“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
Bergen County Youth Task Force 2025 Sessions
05/21/2025
Lindsey Meyer Teen Institute (LMTI) is looking for 8th - 12th graders to create health changes in Bergen County!
05/14/2025
Gain Essential Information on Meeting Mental Health Needs for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities at the Stigma-Free Zone Learning Collaborative’s next virtual session on May 14, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Click for details and to register
May 2025 - Mother's Day
05/11/2025
On Mothers’ Day, many families will be celebrating, sharing happy memories and creating new ones. Toasts will be made to moms of all ages and their children will be with them, either in person or over the phone or Internet. However, for some mothers, this will be a bittersweet day.......
Council News
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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ROI-NJ |
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......