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Vision
The New
Jersey Parents' Caucus celebrates the potential for ALL children to
become loving, responsible,
contributing adults.
Mission
Statement
The
New Jersey Parents' Caucus, Inc. is a coalition of families whose mission
is to ensure that every family who has children with special emotional
and behavioral needs is given an opportunity to play a strong and active
role in the development and delivery of effective and timely services
for their children.
About
Us
In 1990
a small group of concerned parents formed an action committee to effect
policy changes concerning the delivery of services to New Jersey's families
and children with severe emotional and behavioral needs.
By 1996 the members increased steadily. They expanded to include families
as far south as Cape May County and as far north as Sussex County.
The NJ Parents' Caucus held focus groups around the state and heard
the stories of many diverse families. Members sat on advisory groups
and supported other parents by phone.
In 1998 the NJ Parents' Caucus joined with other children's advocacy
groups to make policy that could directly impact the lives of these
families and children. The "Children and Family Workgroup"
also presented testimony about the children's mental health system to
Committees in the State Senate and Assembly and elsewhere. A "Children's
Summit" was held in the Assembly Chamber and raised broad issues
about children. The Governor's office directed the Parents' Caucus to
translate ten points of their policy initiative into ten action steps.
On January 24th, 2000, New Jersey's Governor announced the new
Children's System of Care Initiative. Over the past few years, the Initiative was renamed The Partnership For Children, and finally the Division of Child Behavioral Health Services. We are proud to introduce New Jersey's first three family support organizations under the Governor's Partnership For Children: the Family Support Organization of Burlington County, Family-Based Services Association of NJ located in Monmouth County, Family Support Organization of Union County, Family Support Organization of Mercer County, Family Support Organization of Bergen County, Family Support Organization of Cape May/Atlantic Counties, and the Family Support Organization of Hudson County. Middlesex and Morris/Sussex counties are the next two geographic areas included in the 2003-2004 family support organization development. The remaining counties will follow suit as the funding will allow. As of 2006, all of the counties in the state of New Jersey have funded family support organizations.
Over the past few years, the New Jersey Parents' Caucus has
worked in partnership with SAMHSA - The Center For Mental Health Services (CMHS), Eli Lilly Corporation, United Advocates for Children of California, Page Hill Foundation, Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, Bristol Meyers Squibb, OJJDP-Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Novartis, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Glaxo Smith Kline and a
host of other organizations throughout the country to provide community education, training, advocacy, support, and information resources and referrals to parents, caregivers and professionals throughout the state of New Jersey.
For
more information call: 973-989-8866
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