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Children’s Behavioral Health Services
Perform Care (for NJ Children & youth thru age 21)
1.877.652.7624

Child Care Help Line                                
1.800.332.9227                                    

Children’s Mobile Response & Stabilization Services
1.877.652.7624

Child Support HotLine
1.877. NJ KIDS1  (1.877.655.4371)

Family Helpline
1.800.THE KIDS (1.800.843.5437)

NJ 2-11 Community Resource Needs
Dial 211 or visit 

NJ Commission for Blind & Visually Impaired
1.877.685.8878

NJ Division of Child Protection & Permanency
1.877.652.2873

NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities     1.800.832.9173 ages 21 and above        

NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NJ Family Care                                          1.800.701.0710 or 1.800.701.0720 TTY

NJ Family Care & Medicaid Call Center
1.800.356.1561

NJ Transit Access Link

Social Security Administration

Personal Preference Program

Personal Assistance Services Program

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT & COUNSELING 

ARS of Somers Point, LLC
Somers Point - 800.ARS.9695

AtlantiCare Behavioral Health
609.646.9159

Atlantic County Division of Public Health
Referral, free confidential substance abuse screenings, detoxification, inpatient and outpatient services, halfway house programs & education.
609.645.5932
Northfield 609.645.5945

Atlantic County TRY IT Program
Assistance to youth & families in obtaining substance abuse assessments, referrals, short-term counseling & continuing care.
609.645.5862

Atlantic Prevention Resources (APR)
800-761.7575
Pleasantville - 609.272.0964

Behavioral Crossroads Recovery, LLC
877.645.2502
Egg Harbor Township    - 609.645.2500

Hope All Day Recovery Center
Peer to peer recovery support
609.379.2582

John Brooks Recovery Center
Atlantic City - 609.345.4035

Lighthouse
888.955.8226
Mays Landing - 800.852.8851
Ventnor - 877.449.1555

Maryville, Inc.
Williamstown - 856.629.0244

New Hope Foundation
800.705.4767
732.946.3030

Park Bench Group Counseling, Inc.
844.298.4120
Northfield - 609.377.5273

Seabrook House

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

AtlantiCare Behavioral Health
Child & Adolescent Services
609.646.9159

Atlantic Cape Family Support Organization
Assistance for families who have children with emotional and behavioral issues.
609.485.0575

Atlantic County Juvenile Family Crisis Unit
Assists families who are experiencing difficulties
managing the behavior of children aged 0-17.
Northfield - 609.645.5862

Children’s Mobile Response
Rehabilitative interventions for youth to diffuse and resolve an immediate behavioral crisis.
877.652.7624

Family Services Association (FSA)
Multi-service agency provides family counseling, children’s Partial care & case management services.
EHT - 609.569.0239
Absecon - 609.652.1600

Jewish Family Services
A multi-service family counseling agency
Margate - 609-822-1108

Mental Health Association
Advocacy, education and support services.
Galloway - 609.652.3800

Perform Care Assessment and referral to a full range treatment and support services for children with emotional and behavioral issues
877.652.7624

The Alcove Center for Grieving Children 
Activity-based bereavement peer support groups for children and families who have lost a loved one.
Northfield - 609.484.1133

The Network
Provides free family enrichment opportunities to families
800.601.1293

EMERGENCY SHELTERS

Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Comprehensive Services for the Homeless
609.345.5517

Covenant House
Shelter and other services for homeless, abused and runaway youth ages 18-21.
Atlantic City - 609.348.4070

Coalition Against Rape and Abuse (C.A.R.A.)
Residential Division Survivors of Abuse
1.877.294.2272

Shelter of Hope for Atlantic County
A temporary shelter for runaway, homeless and abused adolescents ages 10-17.
Northfield - 609.645.5899

The Women’s Center
Protective housing in a confidential location for women and children in a domestic violence crisis, services available for victims of human trafficking.
800.286.4184

HOTLINES

Alcoholics Anonymous
800.604.HELP

ARC of Atlantic County
609.485.0800

Atlantic City Rescue Mission
609.345.5517

Atlantic County Intergenerational Services
888.426.9243

Big Brothers & Big Sisters-Atlantic County
609.573.5029

Child Care Helpline
800.332.9227

Covenant House Crisis Intervention
609.348.4070

Crisis Children’s Mobile Response
877.652.7624

Crisis Pregnancy Services
609.965.8022

Division of Developmental Disabilities
609.476.5200

Division of Disability Services
888.285.3036

Division of Deaf & Hard of Hearing
800.792.8339

Division of Child Protection & Permanency
877.NJ ABUSE

Family & Teen Help Line
800. THE KIDS

Foster & Adoptive Family Services
800.99 ADOPT

Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual & Transgender National Hotline
888.843.4564

Juvenile Family Crisis Intervention Unit
609.645.5862

Kinship Navigator Program
609.569.0239

Lighthouse at Mays Landing
800.852.8851

Narcotics Anonymous
800.992.0401

National Dating Abuse Helpline www.loveisrespect.org
866.331.9474

National Eating Disorder Association
800.931.2237

National Runaway Safeline
800. RUN AWAY

NJ 211
211

NJ Addictions Hotline
800.238.2333

NJ AIDS/STD Hotline
800.624.2377

NJ Child Support Info Line
877. NJKIDS1

NJ Mental Health Cares
866.202.4357

NJ Poison Control Center
800.222.1222

NJ Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline
800.572.SAFE

O.C.E.A.N. Inc
609.677.8202

Parents Anonymous Stress Line
800. THE KIDS

Pregnancy Hotline (Bethany Christian Services)
800. BETHANY

Psychiatric Intervention Program
609.344.1118

Safe Haven for Infants
877.839.2339

Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV Hotline
800. CDC INFO

South Jersey AID Alliance
800.281.2437

The Women’s Center (24 hr)
800.286.4184

Suicide Prevention Lifeline & Veteran’s Crisis Line
800.748.2433

Crisistextline.org
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a crisis counselor

Virtual Groups for Emotional Support

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