New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

06/16/2026

What does it take for a family in New Jersey to access mental health care for their child? The Children’s Mental Health Mapping Report includes detailed care paths that illustrate how families navigate services, providers, schools, and support systems.

These paths help identify opportunities to improve coordination, reduce barriers, and better support children and families throughout their care journey.

📊Explore the care paths:
•Jordan: https://njhcqi.info/cpjordan
•Taylor: https://njhcqi.info/cptaylor
•Jacob: https://njhcqi.info/cpjacob

📖Read the report: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmreport

06/15/2026

The Children's Mental Health Mapping Report provides one of the most comprehensive examinations of New Jersey's children's mental health system to date.

Combining research, stakeholder engagement, and family experiences, the report identifies barriers that can make care difficult to access and outlines recommendations to strengthen support for children and families across the state.

📖Read the report: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmreport
🔗Explore our resources: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmresources

06/11/2026

“When a child is struggling with mental health issues, delay is the enemy.” In the latest , President and CEO Linda Schwimmer highlights key findings from the Children’s Mental Health Mapping Report and outlines some of the recommendations to help policymakers, families, and those trying to help children better navigate the system.

🔗 Read the blog: https://njhcqi.info/ceoblog061126
📄 Read the report: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmreport

06/11/2026

Behind every data point in the Children's Mental Health Mapping Report are the voices of children, families, providers, and others navigating New Jersey's mental health system. In Their Own Words shares anonymous perspectives gathered throughout the project, offering insight into both the strengths of the state's children's mental health system and opportunities to improve access, coordination, and care for children and families statewide.

📖Read In Their Own Words: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmflipbook
🔗Read the full Children's Mental Health Mapping Report: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmreport

06/10/2026

New Jersey voters agree that mental health and health care affordability remain top priorities. In our latest NJ Health Matters Poll, conducted with Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, 86% of registered voters said elected officials should prioritize mental health, 80% supported expanding mental health services in K-12 schools, and 93% said health care affordability should be a priority.

These findings reinforce what we heard throughout our Children’s Mental Health Mapping Project: families need a system that is easier to navigate and offers timely access to care.

🔗Learn more about the poll: https://njhcqi.info/njhealthmatterspoll26
📖Read the Children’s Mental Health Mapping Report: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmreport

06/08/2026

New Jersey has made significant investments in children's mental health services, creating programs and pathways designed to support children and families across the state.

The Children's Mental Health Mapping Report found that access to those services can still be challenging for many families. The report identifies opportunities to strengthen coordination, improve access to care, and better support children and families as they navigate the system.

📖Read the report: https://njhcqi.info/cmhmreport

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

A Woodbridge mother's struggle to help her 8-year-old son reveals how broken New Jersey's children's mental health system has become, with some families waiting years for relief.