Resources & Referrals for the Community

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This link will take you to a document that will include services for emergency, inpatient & outpatient services, child psychiatrists, psychologists and licensed clinical social workers, hotlines, providers, support groups and much more.

 

Variety of resources, trainings and webinars for parents

Rehab.com

A platform that connects individuals with free resources to help save lives from addiction.  

Sober.com

A platform that provides a list of AA meetings and resources to help people quit and develop healthier habits.  

Mercer County Psychiatric Helplines

PESS:  (Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services):  Suicidal ideation, statements, or attempts; homicidal ideation or statements; and crisis assessment, danger to self or others

Primary Screening Center for Mercer County:

Capital Health Emergency Screening Center
609-396-4357 (HELP)
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Additional Helplines:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (Formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
1-800-273-8255
Call, Text, or Chat:  988 to speak with trained counselors
NJ Hopeline

Disaster Mental Health Helpline
1-877-294-4357 or TTY at 1-877-294-4356

Coping with Incidents of Mass Violence

National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has provided the following resources to help people navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. These resources include:

• • • • Talking to Children about the Shooting
      • Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)
      • Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
      • Talking to Teens About Violence (En Español)
      • Tips for Talking to Students About Violence
      • Coping After Mass Violence: For Adults
      • For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence  (En Español)
      • Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers  (En Español)
      • Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers  (En Español)
      • Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers  (En Español)
      • Guiding Adults in Talking to Children About Death and Attending Services
      • After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
      • Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is the agency that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance-use disorders and their families.  It provides a national helpline named the Disaster Distress Helpline that provides 24 hours a day, 7 days a week crisis counseling for those experiencing distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster.

Call or Text 988 - Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call 1-800-985-5990 - Disaster Distress Helpline
Call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP) - National Helpline

Crisis Lines for all NJ Residents:

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline- 988
Crisis Textline – Text HOME to 741741 (24/7)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 (24/7)
NJ Hopeline - 855-654-6735 (24/7)
NJ Addictions Hotline - 1-844-276-2777 (24/7)
NJ Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-572-7233 (24/7)
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)
Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQ Youth- 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678 (24/7)
NJ Department of Children & Families Crisis Text Line - Text NJ to 74174 (24/7)
Disaster Distress Helpline - 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 (24/7)
Trans Lifeline - 1-877-565-8860 (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m. daily)
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Emotional Support - videophone 973-870-0677 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday)
NJ Mental Health Cares - 1-866-202-4357 or text NJHOPE to 51684 (8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. daily)

You can also find a comprehensive list of helplines at https://www.ayanatherapy.com/resources