Gov. Sherrill’s plan to overhaul school mental health services draws criticism

Gov. Sherrill’s plan to overhaul school mental health services draws criticism

Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants to revamp mental health services for New Jersey students. Critics say the state’s current system is working. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)Mental health advocates are pushing back on Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s plan to create a new system of school-based youth mental health services to replace a model dependent on regional behavioral health providers that was established by her predecessor four years ago. She…