May is Children's Mental Health Awareness Month and many of New Jersey's Family Support Organizations are sponsoring events to help raise awareness and answer families' questions on the subject:

Essex County

A Cultural Perspective – Children’s Mental Health Awareness Conference

May 5, 2011 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at Metropolitan Baptist Church, B.F. Johnson Community Center 149 Springfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07103. Download flyer for more details.

Atlantic and Cape May County

• May 4th- Learn about Mental and Emotional Recovery! Parent/caregiver Support Group
• May 7th- Youth Partnership MH Walk on the Northfield Bike Path, Northfield New Jersey
• May 18th- Art Discovery & Relaxation workshop.

Cumberland, Glouocester, and Salem Counties

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Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Morris, Sussex Counties

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