1. The month of May of each year is designated as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in New Jersey to raise public awareness of mental illness to remove the stigma, fear, and misunderstanding about mental illness and thereby encourage treatment.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 36:2-299
"Mental Health Awareness Month," May; designated
L.2017, J.R.9, s.1.
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