NFSB Blog

Pandemic Leads to Increase in Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens

According to CDC research, emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts by girls ages 12-17 increased 26 percent during summer 2020 and 50 percent during winter 2021 from the same...

Kick Off the Holiday Season with the Winter Wonderland Sale at The Shop!

“Gone away is the bluebird here to stay is the new bird” After the adversity we’ve faced over the past two years, who’s ready to start putting it in the...

Community Embraces NFSB Thanksgiving Initiative to Make Holiday Special

The Pantry at Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) is receiving support from large and small businesses, schools, scouts, and local families to make Thanksgiving extra special for everyone this year...

NFSB Provides Infertility Counseling

Infertility is a problem for about 10-15 percent of couples of reproductive age. Although there is a higher rate among women in their late 30s and early 40s struggling with...

How the NFSB Internship Program Has Shaped Our Homegrown Team

What do clinicians Victoria Bukey, Molly Clark, Jessica Hauck, Kerry McCann, Laura Munoz-Torres, and Fernando Vasquez have in common? They all got their start with the Mental Health Counseling Program...

How Our Case Management Services Can Help You Navigate the Challenging NJ Housing Landscape

The pandemic has made an already challenging housing situation even more difficult. People who lost their jobs or had no other choice but to leave their jobs to care for...

How Couples Therapy Can Help Relationships Heal

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nutley Family Service Bureau (NFSB) has seen an increase in couples therapy. Managing families during this time has created a heavy burden of...

Meet the Counselors: Laura Munoz-Torres LAC, ATR-P, NCC

As a psychology major at the College of St. Elizabeth (now St. Elizabeth University), Laura Munoz-Torres took art classes as both a creative outlet and a reward of sorts for...

How Case Management and The Pantry Work Together to Address Food Insecurity

There has been a stereotype for decades that paints a certain picture of people with food insecurity issues. This picture shows people who are food insecure because of their own...