S 2834 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.

This bill creates a $1 million grant program to provide confidential mental health services for firefighters and their immediate families during mental health crises or suicidal situations. It establishes the Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program within the Department of Human Services, directing the Commissioner to award grants to licensed mental health providers who serve firefighters (full-time, paid employees of public fire departments) and their family members (spouses, children, parents, or other relatives living in the same home). The program requires providers to apply for funding through an online process, with priority given to those located to minimize travel time (under one hour) for patients. The Commissioner must publish a list of approved providers online and manage the grant distribution from the state's General Fund.
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Introduced Feb 27, 2024 Last action Feb 27, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
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