Community Counseling Resources
Community Counseling Resources
Resources for Youth & Families
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- Bridgeway Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services (PESS): 908-526-4100, 24/7 crisis intervention, stabilization, family crisis services, and rapid mobile outreach focused on hospital diversion.
- Perform Care: 877-652-7624, available 24/7, parent/legal guardian or youth (if youth is 18 years old) must call Perform Care to access Mobile Response & Stabilization Services (MRSS) or the Care Management Organization (CMO):
- Mobile Response (MRSS): meets with youth/families in-person (can meet at family’s home, in the community, school) to de-escalate youth experiencing emotional/behavioral crisis. MRSS will create safety plan, link family to supports/services, and stay open for 8 weeks to monitor effectiveness of services & link to ongoing treatment. MRSS can be accessed 24/7/365. To make a referral, parent/legal guardian or youth (if 18 years old) must call Perform Care (877-652-7624), providers & schools are encouraged to call with family present.
- Care Management Organization (CMO): provides in-home case management & links youth with services/supports to address emotional/behavioral health challenges, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or substance use. To access, parent/legal guardian or youth (if 18 years old) must call Perform Care.
- Family Crisis Intervention Unit (FCIU): 908-704-6330, immediate intervention, assessment, short term family counseling, case management, and court intervention (after all other interventions have been exhausted) to address youth/family conflict, runaway behavior, truancy, human trafficking, or any serious threat to the well-being/safety of a youth. Youth must reside with their parent/guardian in Somerset County, referrals can be made by family, providers, police, schools
- 2′d Floor Youth Helpline: 888-222-2228, available 24/7, access via phone call or text, for youth 10-24 years old.
- Crisis Text Line: 24 Hour Crisis Text Line, to access text HOME to 741741
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- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 24/7 support for anyone experiencing a suicidal crisis, emotional distress, or substance use crisis, access via phone (call or text 988) or online chat.
- NJ Suicide Prevention Hopeline: 1-855-654-6735, available 24/7, access via phone call, text, email or chat.
- The Trevor Project: 24/7 crisis intervention & suicide prevention for LBGTQ youth (under 25 years old), access via phone (call 866-488-7386 or text START to 678678) or online instant message.
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- ReachNJ - Human Services: 1-844-732-2465, 24/7 addictions hotline for those with a substance use disorder or their family/friends
- NJ Addiction Services Hotline: 1-844-276-2777, 24/7 hotline that assists with providing referrals to substance use treatment
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- Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCPP): 877-652-2873, investigates child abuse & neglect allegations, conducts Child Welfare Assessments, goal is to stabilize children in their home & keep families together. Anyone can report an allegation to DCPP by calling the State Central Registry (SCR), which is available 24/7.
- Safe Sound Somerset 24 Hour Helpline: 866-685-1122, 24/7 crisis hotline for anyone affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, or sexual violence, access via phone call or text
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- Richard Hall Community Health Wellness Center: 908-253-3165, located in Bridgewater, substance use & mental health treatment (accepts Medicaid)
- Catholic Charities: 908-722-1881, located in Bridgewater, mental health treatment (accepts Medicaid)
- Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties: 908-725-7799, located in Somerville, mental health treatment (accepts Medicaid)
- Family & Community Services of Somerset: 732-356–1082, located in Bound Brook, substance use & mental health treatment (accepts Medicaid)
- Future Project: 844-687-5397, located in Bridgewater, mental health treatment (accepts Medicaid)
- Guided Life Structures: 908-704-0011, located in Somerville, substance use treatment
- High Focus: 877-613-5413, located in Branchburg, mental health treatment (for adolescents), substance use & mental health treatment (age 18 )
- GenPsych: 855-436-7792, located in Bridgewater, mental health treatment
- Center for Discovery: 877-217-4031, located in Bridgewater, eating disorder Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) & Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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- Family Support Organization (FSO) of Hunterdon, Somerset & Warren: 908-223-1191, parent-to-parent support for families with children that are receiving services from Perform Care (MRSS or CMO), support groups & workshops for families who are not involved with Perform Care
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Somerset: support groups for individuals & families affected by mental illness
- Eating Disorder Group (Robert Wood Johnson): 908-685-2847
- All Recovery Meetings (Robert Wood Johnson): non-denominational group meetings that support all pathways to recovery
- HiTOPS: 609-683-5155, located in Princeton, support groups for youth (ages 11-18), trans/non-binary guardian & youth groups, youth/adult mentorship, parent/guardian workshops
- RWJ Somerset Babs Siperstein PROUD Center: health care services & support groups for LGBTQ community, located in Somerville
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- Food Banks, Pantries, Soup Kitchens
- Somerset County Library System: programs for children, teens & adults
- NJ211: provides linkage to health & human service resources, available 24/7, access by dialing 211, texting your zip code to 898-211, or searching online
- Somerset County Office Youth Services: Directory of Youth Serving Agencies & Programs
- Juvenile Institutional Services: Question & Answer Line: 908-704-6355 or QAL@co.somerset.nj.us monitored 24/7, messages will be returned within 24 hours.
- FireWatch Program: 908-704-6353, provides immediate risk assessment & linkage to fire safety education for youth suspected of inappropriate use of fire
- Tri County Resource Net: search for a variety of different resources/providers for: behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, arts/recreation, basic needs, family & support services, legal/advocacy, support groups, summer camp, etc.