Establishes New Jersey Center for Study and Prevention of Suicide at Rutgers School of Public Health; appropriates $500,000.
This bill establishes the New Jersey Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide at Rutgers School of Public Health. It requires the center to research suicide causes, prevention strategies, and treatment options at individual and societal levels, while collaborating with state agencies like the Department of Health. The bill appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to launch the center and mandates annual reports to the Governor and Legislature on its research, funding, and grant programs. The center may also accept additional grants or donations for suicide-related research.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Venezia
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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