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 websiteCall 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 websiteCall 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

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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

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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