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New Jersey Correctional Mental Health Care and Reentry
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Mental health care is a critical part of New Jersey’s correctional system, with comprehensive intake screenings helping identify suicide risks, mental illness, and substance withdrawal concerns early. Through medication management, counseling, and connections to statewide behavioral health networks, the state works to provide continuity of care during and after incarceration. While staffing shortages and complex treatment needs remain challenges, New Jersey’s focus on reentry planning helps individuals access community resources and maintain essential mental health support after release.