N.J.S. § 9:3A-15 - "Mom2Mom Peer Support Program" helpline

Cite asN.J.S. § 9:3A-15

a. The Department of Children and Families shall establish, in coordination with University Behavioral HealthCare of Rutgers, the State University, or another entity, a toll-free "Mom2Mom Peer Support Program" helpline, or a similar helpline.

b. The helpline shall be accessible 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and shall respond to calls from mothers, caregivers, and their families. The staff of the helpline shall seek to identify the mothers, children, caregivers, and their families who should be referred to further support and counseling services, and provide informational resources.

c. The peer staff shall be trained by University Behavioral HealthCare of Rutgers, the State University, or another entity, and, to the greatest extent possible, shall be mothers of children with special needs, who are:

(1) familiar with developmental disabilities, brain injury, behavioral healthcare issues, medical illness, cancer, and the emotional and mental health burden and psychological tension, depression, and anxieties unique to these mothers, children, and their families, or

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