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New Jerseys first mental health crisis center in Newark remains closed due to budget shortfalls, threatening the states plan to open four more. The center, designed to handle mental health and addiction crises, is part of a larger system that includes the nine eight eight hotline and mobile teams. Despite a surge in demand, with calls to the hotline tripling and suicides dropping nationwide, the state is short by about thirty-six million dollars. A proposed forty-cent phone fee to fund the centers is facing resistance, and lawmakers must approve the final budget soon to avoid stalling progress.

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