Will NJ’s 988 crisis hotline get more state funding, dedicated tax?

By: John Reitmeyer, Budget/Finance Writer

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 852

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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Funding for New Jersey’s 988 suicide prevention hotline and related services in the next state budget is among the key issues still up for consideration in the Legislature this month.

A budget plan put forward in March by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a first-term Democrat, calls for providing flat funding for 988, according to budget documents.

If lawmakers go along, it would mean another nearly $30 million in state funding for the hotline for the …

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