Information/Referral Services
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County Children’s Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC)
The Hunterdon County Children’s Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC) is composed of providers, caregivers and youth residing within the county. The council meets monthly to discuss trends and gaps in services within the county. If you wish to become a member or attend a meeting, please contact Amy Menes- amenes@njprevent.com.
Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services
Provides on-site mobile crisis assessment to Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren Counties children and youth between the ages of 5 through 18 who are in an active state of crisis or escalating crisis, 24 hours a day – 7 days a week. Visit their website. Call: 8776527624
Early Intervention Support Services
Early Intervention Support Services (EISS) is a short term, intensive treatment model designed to help stabilize consumers who are experiencing a mental health crisis. EISS provides a professional and proven alternative to Emergency Department visits and in-patient psychiatric admissions. Call: (908) 358-6175
Emergency Mental Health Services
Provides high-quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction services. We diagnose, treat and care for adolescents and adults with mental illness, emotional difficulties or addiction. Visit their website. Call: (908) 788-6400
Hope One
Provides education, resources, and outreach to individuals and families. Promoting a “Stigma Free” environment. Call the Hunterdon County Department of Human Services: 908-788- 1253 or 908-806-4148. Email: hopeone@co.hunterdon.nj.us
Hunterdon Behavioral Health
Provides high-quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction services. We diagnose, treat and care for adolescents and adults with mental illness, emotional difficulties or addiction. Visit their website. Call: (908) 788-6400
Hunterdon County Family Crisis Intervention Unit
Provides immediate crisis counseling to stabilize family crises, such as family conflict, runaways, threat to the juvenile’s emotional and physical well-being and truancy. Visit their website. Call: (908) 788-6401
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hunterdon County
Nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. NAMI Hunterdon is apart of a state and national NAMI network which seeks to improve the quality of mental health treatment, residential and support services that will benefit persons with mental illness and their families. Visit their website. Call: (800) 950-6264 or text NAMI to 741741
Safe in Hunterdon
Our organization serves Hunterdon County survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault by providing the resources they need to rebuild their lives and restore safety after experiencing or witnessing interpersonal violence. Visit their website. Call our 24/7 hotline at 908-788-4044.
TriCounty Care Management Organization
In affiliation with our system of care and community partners, we bring together resources to meet the current needs of children and their families with complex behavioral, emotional, social, and mental health challenges. Visit their website. Call: (908) 526-3900
New Jersey State & National Resources
2nd Floor Youth Helpline
2NDFLOOR is a 24/7 confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey’s youth and young adults. Visit their website. Call or text: (888) 222-2228
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We’re committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness. Visit their website. Call or text: 988
CDC- LGBTQ Health
CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. For more than 70 years, we’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn; to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong; and to protect the public’s health. Visit their website. Call: (800) 232-4636
Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ
Provides information, education and referral services for people affected by a gambling problem. Visit their website. Call: 8004262537
Crisis Textline
Crisis Text Line is for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment. Visit their website. Text HOME to: 741741
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
DBSA offers peer-based, wellness-oriented support and empowering services and resources available when people need them, where they need them, and how they need to receive them—online 24/7, in local support groups, in audio and video casts, or in printed materials distributed by DBSA, our chapters, and mental health care facilities across America. Visit their website. Call: (800) 826-3632
Distaster Distress Helpline
Provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. Visit their website. Call or text: (800) 985-5990
LGBT National Help Center
Provides confidential peer-support, information, local resources and more to calls of all ages. Visit their website. Call: (888) 843-4564
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Provides support services to people suffering from, as well as family members or sufferers. Referral services for medical, nutritional, and psychological services. Visit their website. Call: (800) 522-2230
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline
Contact for support, resources, and treatment options for yourself or a loved one who is struggling with an eating disorder. Visit their website. Call or text: (800) 931-2237
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. Visit their website. Call: (866) 615-6464
National Runaway Safeline
Connect with a trusted, compassionate person who will listen and help you create a plan to address your concerns. Visit their website. Call: (800) 786-2929
NJ Mental Health Cares Helpline
Provides telephone counseling, information and referral and assistance in helping to get the behavioral health services needed by you or a loved one. Visit their website. Call: (866) 202-4357
NJ211 Need Help?
You will be communicating with a community resource specialist who has been educated about federal, state and local systems created to help people who are struggling. Our specialists have access to a resource database of over 8,800 community programs and services that assist people who need help with life’s most basic needs. Visit their website. Call: 211 or text your zip code to 898211
SAMHSA National Helpline
A free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Visit their website. Call: (800) 622-4357
SAMHSA Treatment Locator
A confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance use/addiction and/or mental health problems. Visit their website.
Teenage Pregnancy Hotline
Helps you figure out your chances of pregnancy, refer you to a free and confidential pregnancy testing center, or offer you a safe place to talk about your pregnancy options. Visit their website. Call: (800) 672-2296
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Lifeline is a crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. Visit their website. Call: (866) 488-7386 or text START to 678678
Veterans Crisis Line
Available to any Veteran, even if they are not enrolled in VA health care or registered with VA. Care does not end when the conversation is over. The Veterans Crisis Line can connect Veterans to their local suicide prevention coordinators (SPC), who follow up to coordinate care. Visit their website. Call: (800) 273-8255 or text 838255