May 31, 2022
As National Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, it is important to remember that behavioral health issues in children and young adults have been on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in a three-year period between 2016 and 2019, …
April 1, 2022
Seven months have passed since the first refugees fleeing Afghanistan arrived in the United States. Operation Allies Welcome, the first phase of the U.S. military’s efforts to house and relocate the Afghan guests, has wound down in New Jersey. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton would …
December 3, 2021
In 2017, Capital Health asked Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton to partner with them to help create a ground-breaking program to help pregnant women and new mothers recover from addiction. The collaboration includes several other partners to ensure that every need of these women is …
November 22, 2021
After a harrowing departure from their homes and a grueling 6,778-mile journey to safety, the first evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst (JBMDL) on August 25th. As Operation Allies got underway, employees of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton were there, ready …
September 28, 2021
Ruben DeJesus knows too well how the tentacles of a troubled childhood can strangle you for life. Raised by a single mother in a drug- and gang-ridden North Jersey city, Ruben started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol when he was just 13.
“As I got …
September 27, 2021
by Caryn Hirsch, LCSW
Service Area Clinical Director
Children & Family Services
Caryn has worked with children and their families for over 20 years. In 1999, she relocated to New Jersey and started her work at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, helping children and families overcome abuse, neglect …
September 22, 2021
Five years ago, Jaime Hooker needed help. She’d struggled for a long time with depression and anxiety, caused in part by bullies who tormented her through childhood because of her cerebral palsy. If she wanted to feel better, she knew she needed to move somewhere …
June 28, 2021
Summer’s coming, and with pandemic restrictions easing, people from Princeton to Palmyra are planning road trips, restaurant outings, and more. Tricia Risley is brushing up on motherhood.
Eight years after she lost custody of her daughter because of her mental illness, the 15-year-old is coming to …
June 24, 2021
At first glance, Nathaly seems like any other 16-year-old – shy around strangers, weary in the way over-busy teenagers can be, and ping-ponging steadily to and from her computer screen as the virtual school days at her North Jersey high school demand.
Poverty widespread
But just a …
June 23, 2021
Plenty of people respect their mothers. Karen’s kids so revere her that they call her Wonder Woman.
“They buy me t-shirts, mugs – I’ve got every trinket that’s Wonder Woman-themed,” she laughed. “It’s the most endearing term they could ever use for me. I guess they …
