Funding gap delays NJ’s new mental health crisis centers

By: Lilo H. Stainton

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 1,299

Last Updated: 4 days, 15 hours ago

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This article was reported by New Jersey Monitor, a nonprofit publishing partner of NJ Spotlight News.

State government officials in the spring celebrated the pending opening of two crisis response centers, places where adults in a mental health emergency can get counseling, medication and linnks to long-term treatment as they decompress for up to 24 hours.

A lack of funding, though, means the sites, in Essex and Bergen counties, have yet to …

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