College students in New Jersey would have access to peer support groups, psychological treatment on and off campus and online and a new student orientation session on depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions, under a bill a state Assembly panel approved Monday.
The “Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act,” (A3005) was approved by an 11-0 vote by the Assembly Appropriations Committee after languishing for nearly a year. But the legislation is likely to gain renewed attention in the wake of the suicide death of a Rowan University student on Nov. 1.
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