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Mental Health and Wellness Resources
24/7 Hotlines
Perform Care/Mobile Crisis: 877-652-7624
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) OR 9-8-8
24-hour National Suicide Crisis Hotline: Automatically directs call to crisis center,
1-800-SUICIDE, HTTP://WWW.HOPELINE.COM/
Bergen’s Psychiatric Emergency (Screening program PESP): 201-262-HELP (4357)
NJ Addiction Services Hotline: 1-844-276-2777
2nd Floor Hotline-(24/7 talk or text line) 1-800-222-2228 OR www.2ndfloor.org
DCP&P: 1-877-NJABUSE (1-877-543-7864)
Other Hotlines
National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-SAFE (7233), WWW.THEHOTLINE.ORG/
National Sexual Assault Hotline, 800-656-HOPE (4673), WWW.RAINN.ORG/
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 800-4-A-CHILD (800-422-4453), HTTP://WWW.CHILDHELP.ORG/
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Hotline: 800-662-HELP (4357), HTTP://WWW.ADDICTIONCAREOPTIONS.COM/
National Clearinghouse Alcohol & Drug Abuse hotline: 800-729-6686, HTTP://WWW.SAMHSA.GOV/
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 802-296-6300, HTTP://WWW.PTSD.VA.GOV/
Boys Town National Hotline-Support for young people and families going through difficulties,
800-448-3000, HTTP://WWW.BOYSTOWN.ORG/HOTLINE
Hopeline: Speak to a trained volunteer, 800-442-HOPE (4673), Hopeline: Teen to teen peer counseling, 877-YOUTHLINE HTTP://WWW.HOPELINE.COM/
National Center for Victims of Crime, 800-FYI-CALL (394-2255), HTTP://WWW.VICTIMSOFCRIME.ORG/
Anti-Hate Line: Discrimination support and resource referral, 800-649-0404
Teen Health Questions: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Teen Resource Line offers confidential health information, 888-711-TEEN
National Runaway Safeline, 800-RUNAWAY (800-786-2929), HTTP://WWW.1800RUNAWAY.ORG/
Care Plus NJ
Access Center: 201-986-5000
Care Plus Paramus: 201-265-8200 front desk Care Plus Fair Lawn: 201-797-2660 Front Desk https://careplusnj.org/
Care Plus NJ Emergency psychiatric: 201-262-HELP (4357)
Care Plus School based contacts:
Lorraine Gehrig-Mullins, VP of School Based services, Office: 201-265-8200 x5703 Nivi Bruce, Associate VP of School Based services, Office 201-265-8200 x5208 Heather Brown-Houston, Director of School Based services, Work cell 201-699-7336
Hackensack Middle School: Hackensack High School:
Lisette Diaz, LCSW Michelle Paulino, LPC, NCC
Outpatient, IOP, Partial Care Programs, and Mental Health directories
High Focus Centers: Intensive Outpatient and Partial Care programs
1-877-942-3411 https://www.highfocuscenters.com/
Rutgers UBHC: Partial Care and Outpatient 1-800-969-5300 https://ubhc.rutgers.edu/
Genpsych: Partial Care and Outpatient
(855) 436-7792 https://genpsych.com
NJ Psych Center 973-335-9909 https://www.njpsychcenter.com/
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Care 973-575-2794 https://www.ccbhnj.org/contact-us.html
Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Northern NJ 201-837-9090 https://www.jfcsnnj.org/
Intensive Outpatient Programs (Psychiatric)
Balance & Thrive, LLC 666 Godwin Avenue Suite 200, Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-444-8110 https://www.balanceandthrivecounseling.com/
A Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy Services, LLC,
26 US Highway 46, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 908-852-9000 https://acenterforcounseling.net/
New Bridge 230 E. Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ 201-967-4000
Immediate Care Psychiatric Center (ICPC)
140 N State Street Route 17, Suite 317 Paramus,NJ 201-984-9373
Intensive Outpatient Programs
(Substance abuse)
Sunspire Health 160 Chubb Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ (877) 200-4357
High Focus Center Paramus- 40 Eisenhower Dr., Paramus, NJ (877) 762-0929
CENTER OF REVITALIZING PSYCHIATRY PC
795 Main St, Hackensack, NJ,
201-488-5161 OR Call (888) 303-2026 to get 24/7 help with treatment.
The Counseling Center at Fair Lawn, 16-01 Broadway, Fair Lawn, NJ, 201-228-3217
Addiction Recovery Program (ARP),103 Hudson St, Hackensack, NJ 07601, 201-336-3336
Community Mental Health Services
West Bergen Mental Health Care Ramsey 201-444-3550 https://westbergen.org/
Bergen's Promise- CMO (Care Management Organization) for Bergen County
201-712-1170
Specialized Therapy Associates 75 Essex Street, Hackensack, NJ https://www.specializedtherapy.com/
Bergen ResourceNet: www.bergenresourcenet.org
Vantage Health System 93 W Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-0500 https://vantagenj.org/
Essential Needs & General Services in NJ
**All of the latest information in NJ: https://www.state.nj.us/**
NJ Department of Human Services https://nj.gov/humanservices/clients/family/
Parent Services in NJ: https://www.nj.gov/njparentlink/
Food assistance (SNAP), cash assistance (WFNJ/TANF or WFNJ/GA), and health Insurance (NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid). To apply: https://www.njhelps.org/
WIC (Women Infants and Children) https://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/wic/
Bergen County Board of Social Services https://bcbss.com
*NJ Department of Human Services Resources/ Directory
https://nj.gov/humanservices/dds/documents/RD/2021/RD_2020-2021-final-web.pdf
Employment services
Finding a Job in New Jersey https://nj.gov/nj/employ/seekers/
NJ Dept. Of Labor (NJDOL)
https://www.nj.gov/labor/workerprotections/earnedsick/covid.shtml
Parenting and Tutoring
Million Reasons Non-Profit Organization - This organization is offering free tutoring, after school activities and summer enrichment programs! Here is the
Website: https://www.million-reasons.org/
YMATH Tutoring - This organization is offering free Math tutoring. Here is the
Website: https://www.ymathtutoring.com/
Parent Inc Helpline - This is for parents only to speak to a caring and trained adult 24/7 1-800-843-5437
Hackensack Johnson Public Library
274 Main Street. Hackensack, NJ 07601 (201) 343-4169 https://johnsonlib.org/
Statewide Resources
NJ ABUSE
877-NJ ABUSE (652-2873), https://www.nj.gov/dcf/about/divisions/dcpp/
NJ Mental Health Cares- Behavioral Health Information and referral Services- includes an emotional support hotline 866-202-HELP(4357) https://www.njmentalhealthcares.org/
Mom2Mom 1-877-914-MOM2
National Mental Health Directories
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Mental Health America: Refers mental health services, 800-969-NMHA (6642), HTTP://WWW.MENTALHEALTHAMERICA.NET/
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance 800-826-3632, HTTP://WWW.DBSALLIANCE.ORG/
(NJ & National) Mental Health/Crisis/Support Hotlines
Suicide Prevention
1-855-NJ-HOPELINE (654-6735)
Peer Warm Line, NJ
1-877-292-5588
1-888-222-2228
Crisis text line
Text HOME to 741741
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine
1-800-950-NAMI (6264) HTTP://WWW.NAMI.ORG/
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Website:
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
National Hopelinee Network, Suicide & Crisis Hotline
Suicide Support
Survivors after suicide: https://sprc.org/tools/resources-survivors-suicide-loss/
LGBTQ Support
Trevor Lifeline- It is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
1-866-488-7386
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-843-4564
Additional Resources
AIDS Hotline
1-800-624-2377
1-800-344-7432
National Runaway Switchboard
1-800-RUNAWAY
American Social Health Assoc. (STD
Hotline)
1-800-227-8922
Eating Disorders Hotline
1-866-662-1235
Homeless Hotline
2-1-1
Child Care Helpline
1-800-332-9227
National Poison Control
1-800-222-1222
Addictions
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Helpline (SAMHSA)
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Addictions Hotline of NJ
1-844-732-2465
Addiction help line of Parents Support
N.J. Inc.
1-800-561-4299
Narcotics Anonymous of NJ
609-453-2431
Contact We Care
1-908-232-2880
Gambling Addiction
1-800-GAMBLER
NJ MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
877 275-6233
Tobacco- NJ Quitline
1-800-784-8669
Alcoholics Anonymous
1-800-245-1377 (908) 687-8566
Al-Anon-/Alateen National Hotline
1-888-425-2666
AL-ANON/ALATEEN North NJ Info.
Services
1-973-744-8686
1-888-425-2666 (1-888-4AL-ANON) HTTP://WWW.AL-ANON.ALATEEN.ORG/
Care Plus Addiction Services
201-986-5000
Soba NJ https://sobanewjersey.com/
1-888-659-5649
High Focus Centers
1-877-716-7079
Abuse
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4433
1-877-R-U-abused
1-800-572-SAFE (7233)
973-267-7520
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
Rape Crisis Center - Bergen County
201-487-2227
Dream Catchers (Human Trafficking
Hotline) - NJ
855-363-6548
Safe Haven Hotline (the New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act)
1-877-839-2339
Eating Disorders
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
888-375-7767
National Eating Disorders
Association Information and Referral Helpline: Support for people struggling with eating disorders and their family
866-662-1235
Food Pantries in Bergen County
Name
Address
Contact Info
Bergenfield Borough Hall
198 N. Washington Ave, Bergenfield, NJ
201-387-4055 ext 6
Bogota St. Josephs'
church
115 E. Fort Lee Road, Bogota, NJ
201-342-6300
Church of the Epiphany Food Pantry
247 Knox Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ
201-943-7320
Closter borough Hall
295 Closter Dock Road, Closter, NJ
201.784.0600 Ext 429
Healing Hands
349 Hillsdale Ave, Hillsdale
TheHelpingHandFoodPantry
@gmail.com
Office of Concern Food Pantry at St. Cecilia
55 West Demarest Ave, Englewood, NJ
201.568.1465
Center For Food Action
Main site-192 W. Demarest Ave, Englewood, NJ
Other pantries-
316 First St, Hackensack, NJ 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ
201.569.1804
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
31 Evans Terminal, Hillside, NJ
908-355-3663
Buddies of New
Jersey, Inc.
149 Hudson Street, Hackensack, NJ
07601
201-489-2900
Church of the Ascension Food Pantry
256 Azalea Drive, New Milford, NJ
201-836-8961
Queen of Peace Church
174 Ridge Rd, North Arlington, NJ
201-997-0700
Paramus Dept Of
Human Services
93 N. Fairview Ave, Paramus, NJ
201-265-2100 x6102
Pascack Food Center
65 Pascack Rd, Park Ridge, NJ 07656
201-573-9083
Social Services of Ridgewood
6 Station Plaza, Ridgewood, NJ
201-444-2980
Rutherford Community Food Pantry
176 Park Ave, Rutherford, NJ
201-460-3028
Family Promise
100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-833-8009
St. Andrew's Church Food Distribution
Center
120 Washington Ave, Westwood, NJ
201-666-1100
Faith and Hope Food Pantry
480 Warwick Ave, Teaneck, NJ
201-833-4502
Tri Boro Food Pantry
65 Pascack Rd, Park Ridge, NJ
201-573-9083