Community Resources
Atlantic Center for Independent Living
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)
Community Mental Health Agency
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 Commission on Higher Education
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 ir 1.800.701.0720 TTY
NJ Family Care & Medicaid Call Center
1.800.356.1561
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
Daytop
South Jersey - 856.358.4111
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
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
