Designating fourth Wednesday in May of each year as "Crisis Professionals Day."

SJR131

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

No. 131

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 19, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� JOSEPH F. VITALE

District 19 (Middlesex)

SYNOPSIS

���� Designating fourth Wednesday in May of each year as
�Crisis Professionals Day.�

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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A Joint
Resolution
designating the fourth Wednesday
in May of each year as �Crisis Professionals Day.�

Whereas,

Crisis professionals are trained professionals who engage with
people who are experiencing a crisis; and

Whereas,

Crisis professionals directly engage with people when they are most vulnerable,
oftentimes as a result of illness and trauma, in an effort to deescalate the
crisis using methods that center around empathy, support, and hope; and

Whereas,

When engaging with a person who is experiencing a crisis, the crisis
professional assesses the situation and implements a course of care so that the
children, adults, and families involved can obtain the treatment and support
they need and deserve; and

Whereas,

Crisis professionals face high stress situations on a regular basis and as a
result have earned the State�s highest respect and gratitude; and

Whereas,

As a critical part of the acute care that New Jerseyans receive across the
State, crisis professionals engage with New Jerseyans during the most
traumatic, stressful, and challenging times of their lives; and

Whereas,

It is fitting to recognize and honor the life-changing and lifesaving services
that crisis professionals provide, as well as the invaluable contributions they
have provided to thousands of New Jerseyans and communities throughout the
State; now, therefore,

����
Be It
Resolved
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1. The fourth Wednesday in May
of each year is designated as �Crisis Professionals Day� in the State of New
Jersey in order to recognize and honor the importance of crisis professionals
and the services they provide as they enhance human well-being and mental
health, restore functioning, and save lives, by contributing to high quality, context-relevant
behavioral health services.

���� 2. The Governor is
respectively requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the fourth
Wednesday in May of each year as �Crisis Professionals Day� in New Jersey, and
calling upon public officials and the citizens of this State to observe the day
with appropriate activities and programs.

���� 3.��� This joint resolution
shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This joint resolution permanently
designates the fourth Wednesday in May as �Crisis Professionals Day.��
The Governor is respectively
requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing �Crisis Professionals
Day� and calling upon public officials and the citizens of this State to
observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.

���� Crisis professionals are
trained professionals who engage with people experiencing a crisis, when they
are most vulnerable, oftentimes as a result of illness and trauma.� Crisis
professionals work to deescalate crisis situations using methods that center
around empathy, support, and hope.� Recognizing �Crisis Professionals Day�
recognizes and honors the life-changing and lifesaving services that crisis
professionals provide, as well as the invaluable contributions they provide to
the communities and people of New Jersey.