Resource Directory

Helpline and online message board for New Jersey's youth and young adults (10-24)

Counseling and therapy center with multiple northern NJ locations

Day care services for seniors

After Silence is an online support group, message board, and chat room for rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivors. You are not alone, you are not broken, and you can heal.

Residential program for women recovering from substance use who are at high risk for relapse

The Arman Roy Technology Center (ART Center) at Brahma possesses a 25-person seating capacity. The ART Center functions both as the centerpiece of Visions and Pathways STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) program, and as academic resource room where residents can get help with schoolwork. The ART Center features a Smart Board, classroom desks, a 3D printer, and desktops at computer banks for residential use. When completed, it will also feature electronic gaming and Virtual Reality headsets. Ultimately, V&P desires to expand and offer services to the greater community.

This organization provides a safe space for queer people. They also do advocacy work in regards to the LGBTQIA+ Community and anti-racism. Visit their website to learn more.

Private counselor

NJ State licensed community mental health outpatient provider.

Child and teen counseling center, individual and groups

Counseling center for teens (12+) and adults

For Somerset County residents - mobile mental health urgent care, crisis intervention, and stabilization services. For those experiencing acute psychiatric distress. Also providing traumatic incident debriefing. Living rooms have reopened, available Tuesday through Saturday, 12-8pm and Sunday & Monday, by appointment only

In home counseling and telehealth for children, teens, and families - serves much of NJ including Somerset and Hunterdon Counties

Private counselor for 18+

Counseling Center for youth, adult, seniors - groups available

Volunteer-staffed caring and crisis hotline, providing support on mental health and preventing emotional crises

Majority in-home services for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, and autism, plus counseling

Variety of services for families, individuals and youth including crisis intervention for youth. Also includes early Head Start and Head Start daycare - check website for info

Call this number to be connected to a Mental Health Navigator, who can offer resources, assistance with determining insurance coverage, and offer guidance on what to expect when seeking assistance. This number is for Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties. For Middlesex County, call 732-857-3811.

Information and prevention strategies for suicide

Services for families and individuals, impacted by trauma. Focus on substance use and mental health. Childcare is onsite for CGE clients.

Counseling and therapy center

Counseling center, groups available

Counseling center for teens and adults

Private counselor ages 11+, specializing in immigrant and Spanish-speaking populations; women's groups avail.

Support groups and free services serving immigrant families of Chinese origin affected by mental illness

Christian-focused counseling center

Mental health and substance use treatment

Mental health and therapy center with social justice perspective

Provides legal advocacy, training, and education for low income people with disabilities and the elderly. Represents people who are unable to afford private attorneys.

Housing and mental health services and support with specialized programs for veterans and young adults

Local substance use recovery - support services and prevention education, youth activities

Program for: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset County families. Links pregnant people, parents, and caregivers with young children to free or low-cost family wellness resources (health insurance, doulas, medical providers and care, housing, child care, early childhood programs, home visits, etc.). Organization also has a wide range of services (including Monmouth and Ocean counties).

In-home services available through private pay and orgs - see referral column

Counseling and groups for women

Private counselor for preteens, teens, and adults

Private counselor - teens and adults

Private counselor

Private counselor specializing in women and youth

Private counselor for teens and adults

Private counselor

Private counselor

Private counselor, also with Hillsborough location (101 New Amwell Road)

Private counselor and psychiactric nurse pracitioner for adults and teens

Private counselor

Private Counselor for ages 4+. Faith-based counseling offered for Christians

Private counselor for ages 16+

Private counselor

Private counselor, offers groups

Private counselor specializing in eating disorders

Creative arts therapy center - Art Therapy, Music Therapy, and Psychodrama

Private counselor focused on teens and adults

Crisis counseling for people in emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster

Rehabilitation center with individual and family services

Early Intervention Support Services (EISS), funded by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and available in all counties, is a short term, mental health service for adults who are experiencing significant emotional or psychiatric distress and are in need of immediate intervention. EISS offers crisis intervention and crisis stabilization services in a setting that is an alternative to hospital based emergency room treatment. Outreach (non-office based) services are available. While appointments are not required for initial visits, we strongly recommend contacting the provider in advance to ensure the best possible experience.

Focus on veterans - hospital provides primary care and specialty health services, including skin care (dermatology), dental care, digestive care (gastroenterology), cardiology, eye health and vision care (ophthalmology and optometry), and more.

Programs for disabled folks (children, adults, veterans, seniors, and caregivers)

Social services for the LGBTQ+ and HIV+ communities

Medical and psychiatric care for the LGBTQ+ and HIV+ communities

Mental health clinic - therapy

Mental health clinic - therapy

Services and programs with focus on substance misuse prevention

Mental health and substance abuse services

Counseling center

Free service - nurses will conduct home visits to support parents. They will assess the health of both the parents and the newborn and offer valuable information during this important transition. Covered areas can include feeding and sleeping tips, connecting parents to helpful resources in their community, or assisting families recovering from the tragedy of stillbirth. Services are available to birth, adoptive, and resource families with a newborn as well as parents experiencing a stillbirth or loss of their newborn.

Free program offering at-home visit by specially trained nurses for any family caring for a newborn baby. Assistance with physical and emotional health of newborn and parents. Available to birth, adoptive, and resource families with newborns as well as those experiences stillbirth or loss. Will be for all NJ families - currently open to Essex, Middlesex, Mercer, Cumbersland, and Gloucester counties (as of Jan. 2024).

Counseling center run by North Branch Reformed Church

Connects residents with cost-saving programs.. The site helps residents understand which of the following programs they are eligible for and helps them apply: Psychiatric Advance Directives, WorkFirstNJ, NJ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJSNAP), MyNJHelps, NJABLE, Family Connects NJ, NJ FamilyCare,NJSave, Winter Termination Program (WTP), Payment Assistance for Gas and Electric, Lifeline Program, Comfort Partners Program, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), NJFinLit, NJ Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), NJ Child Tax Credit (CTC), Senior Freeze (property tax reimbursement).The site also shares information about critical supports and navigators, including: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; Connecting NJ; ReachNJ; and StopOverdosesNJ.

Counseling center

Mental health and substance use treatment provider

Mental health and substance use treatment provider

Virtual classes for older adults 60+ - health and wellness, travel, technology, art, cooking, online chats - all taught by peers. Offered through State of NJ for free.

Comfort Zone Camp serves children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, primary caregiver, or friend. All weekend sleepover camps are offered at no cost to families. CZC provides a safe, nurturing environment where kids can have traditional camp fun, while at the same time acquiring tool to help them cope with their loss. Since 1999, CZC has helped 25,000+ children. April 10-12, 2026 Camp Mason Hardwick, NJ May 15-17, 2026 Johnsonburg Camp Johnsonburg, NJ w/ young adult program ages 18-25 and optional parent program *suicide loss only* June 5-7, 2026 Camp Mason Hardwick, NJ July 31-August 2, 2026 Camp DeWolfe Wading River, NY w/ young adult program 18-25 September 18-20, 2026 Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp Copake, NY w/ optional parent program *overdose loss only* October 23-25, 2026 Camp Mason Hardwick, NJ

Counseling center for children, teens, and adults - groups available - specializing in child and adolescent, PTSD and EMDR, and Gender Non-conforming and Transgender clients

Counseling, substance use treatment

Carrier Clinic provides short-term, acute-care hospitalization for psychiatric illness and substance abuse for adolescents 12-18, adults 18-65 and older adults 60+, including emergency psychiatric and psychiatric evaluations

Family activities, workshops, and individual assistance for Hunterdon County residents. Includes monthly (every Third Thurs. from 4-5) Pride socials in Clinton for middle schoolers at Clinton Presbyterian Church. 91 Center St. Clinton 08809 - no RSVP necessary

Therapy center focused on children (2-10) and parents/play therapy

Connecting parents/caregivers and parents to health and educational resources, with case management. Serves Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties.

Peer support groups, one-to-one coaching, and private chatrooms where you can find meetings and conversations that can help you on your journey. For those facing emotional and behavioral healthcare challenges.

Mental health and substance use treatment center, specializing in tweens, teens and adults.

Mental health and substance use treatment and recovery center

Counseling and neuropsychological testing

Multifaith organization, serving houseless families with emergency shelter, transitional homes, independent living, counseling, and more services. Partners with local congregations.

Private counselor

Mental health and substance abuse treatment center for teens and adults

Local helpline for Hunterdon residents

Private counseling center

Liberation-based counseling for individuals and families

Multiple locations across northeastern NJ and one outpatient location in Toms River. Treatment for substance use including outpatient, inpatient, and supportive housing

Variety of services for the whole community. Includes free therapy groups for youth

Interactive map and directory of healthcare providers that have proactively identified themselves as LGBTQ-friendly. Some have also been trained by Garden State Equality staff on best practices in LGBTQ+ care. Hosted by Garden State Equality.

Private counselor

The LifeTies Mentoring program pairs youth with trained volunteer mentors with the goal to provide the presence of caring adults for youth. Pairing youth with a mentor can support a path to a safe and healthy future. Through Center for Family Services. Services are available to support a variety of needs, including: -youth aged 10-21 (living in Mercer County) who are at-risk or have a minor offense in the juvenile justice system; -youth ages 10-21 in the LGBTQIA+ community; -youth aged 10-17 (living in Camden or Gloucester Counties) who lost a loved one to overdose or youth who have a loved one affected by substance use; -youth aged 10-17 living in Camden City; -youth in the Camden City School District (this opportunity is for school district staff).

Hospital provides primary care and specialty health services, including skin care (dermatology), dental care, digestive care (gastroenterology), cardiology, mental health care, hospice and palliative care, and more.

Equine/horse assisted therapy services

Multiple locations across South Jersey - substance use treatment - inpatient and outpatient. Youth ages 11 and up, and adults.

Counseling center

Private counselor providing anxiety therapy for women in NJ

For African American families affected by mental illness.

Peer-led support group for adults (18+) in the LGBTQ+ community to discuss mental health and LGBTQ+ topics

Free programs for caregivers and people with family members who have mental illnesses

Online weekly support groups for people affected by mental illness and their families

Use this website to search for mental health practitioners.

Network of residential, transitional and outpatient facilities supporting families, loved ones and those suffering with substance, gambling and other co-occurring mental health disorders in their recovery.

Find resources and information for housing, income, food, childcare, health, mental health, substance use, and legal matters.

Counseling and medication management, groups available

A website to find self-help groups

Free, confidential mental health information and referral

The NJ PRISM LGBTQIA+ hotline is New Jersey’s first statewide information and referral hotline specifically geared to meet the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. Compassionate staff ensure all calls are answered in a safe and affirming space.

Information for transgender and nonbinary people in NJ.

Christian-focused counseling center affiliated with local churches

Counseling services - individual for teens and adults, and family. More info on website. There is also an East Brunswick location.

Alternative (vegan bakery) and traditional therapy/supports - focus on youth- some in-home

Support groups change periodically -check website or call for current groups and access information. Breastfeeding, new mothers, etc.

Residential transitional living programs for eleven males and eleven females, ages 16 to 21 who continue to need support services as they “age out” of the foster care system. While they are in residence, they attend school and hold a part-time job. They also learn independent-living skills such as food preparation, financial literacy, finding housing and employment – tools to equip them to live independently when they leave.

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) provides case management services to people with mental illness who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. The program works with Somerset County residents and links them to mental health, entitlements, and housing.

PCC is an analytical, focused, goal oriented, and needs based clinical intervention that addresses emotional and behavioral challenges of youth with moderate to high needs. It may be provided in a youth’s home or in an amenable community location by a licensed behavioral health clinician and is intended to stabilize and support the youth and family to deter more intensive interventions. This is a short-term, solution focused intervention that addresses presenting behaviors resulting in the youth and their family/care giver/guardian gaining insight and improving function at home and in the community.

Connection to health services for youth & families

Counseling center

Free activities and connection to resources for families and youth

Join us for fun activities that will strengthen and develop everyday life skills in Confidence, Awareness, and Kindness. Each 3 week session is FREE! Open to Grades 5-8. Snack included. Runs periodically (currently January through March 2024). At the Community in Conversation hub.

Private in home counseling including animal assisted therapy. Therapeutic services are provided in the following counties: Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Middlesex, Morris,, Union and Essex Counties.

Counseling and therapy center - outpatient and in-home

Professional virtual counseling option for the LGBTQ+ community - operated by BetterHelp.

For 24/7 intensive care for mental illness, substance use disorder, or both, Princeton House inpatient offers treatment for adults. They also offer intensive outpatient care for children (starting at 5th grade) and adults. Programs are between nine and 30 hours per week and may be offered in person at one of five locations, or via telehealth.

Somerset County's mental health center - also includes a Zufall medical clinic, new in 2023

A group where young teens (grades 6-8) can connect with their peers and together learn new coping skills to manage stress and anxiety, practice mindfulness, build confidence and be empowered to be their best self. Led by a licensed social worker, not a therapeutic or clinical group. At the Community in Conversation hub. R.I.S.E. stands for Resilience, Insight, Support & Empowerment.

Mental health and addiction treatment center

Psychiatric services for youth and adults

Local hospital

Local hospital - also a location where survivors of sexual assault can activate the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) up to 7-9 days after sexual assault.

Helpline Operated by Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), who runs the National Sexual Assault helpline. Online chat, app with selfcare options, group sessions with special sessions for men.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is 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.

Provides emergency shelter and rental assistance to homeless or near homeless individuals and their families who are unable to obtain assistance from government or other agencies.

Resources, toolkits, activities, events, and information for parents, youth, and those who work with youth.

Services for veterans at risk of being homeless (covers several states)

Search tool to use to find support. Made by the Dept. of Human Services

Providing info/resources to social services and community partners

Support groups for those affected by mood disorders, including family and friends

Equine-assisted (horse) therapy. Three locations: Hillsborough, Broadway, and Pittstown, NJ. Works with individuals who are suffering from the effects of trauma, loss, drug addiction and other circumstances. Primarily works with At Risk Youth, Military Veterans and their Families, and Bereaved Children.

Emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services designed to help individuals overcome challenges related to stress, mood, psychiatric and addiction disorders.

Counseling center, groups available

A street outreach program to help keep youth, ages 13 to 24, off of the street, prevent exploitation of high-risk youth, combat human trafficking and stop the opioid epidemic. Services include food and clothing, job and educational counseling, HIV/AIDS information, and access to a crisis-intervention or transitional living program. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater, Morristown and Plainfield NJ and serves youth throughout central and northern New Jersey.

A street outreach program to help keep youth, ages 13 to 24, off of the street, prevent exploitation of high-risk youth, combat human trafficking and stop the opioid epidemic. Services include food and clothing, job and educational counseling, HIV/AIDS information, and access to a crisis-intervention or transitional living program. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater, Morristown and Plainfield NJ and serves youth throughout central and northern New Jersey.

A street outreach program to help keep youth, ages 13 to 24, off of the street, prevent exploitation of high-risk youth, combat human trafficking and stop the opioid epidemic. Services include food and clothing, job and educational counseling, HIV/AIDS information, and access to a crisis-intervention or transitional living program. Street Smart has offices in Bridgewater, Morristown and Plainfield NJ and serves youth throughout central and northern New Jersey.

Counseling center for children, teens, and adults

Counseling center

Culturally specific domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans.

Detox, rehab, and mental health treatment facility for children and teens (5-17 years old) and adults

Education and supports for caregivers of children and adults with disabilities

Mental health and substance use treatment center - teens and adults, and groups

Counseling center for teens and adults

List of affirming providers - national

Peer-run hotline for individuals experiencing mental health issues. Answered by caring, trained people with lived experience with mental illness who are in recovery.

Counseling center with focus on serving women of color

Support for LGBTQ youth in crisis, feeling suicidal or in need of supportive listening. Also info on website - answers and support.

Private counselor specializing in holistic therapy

Nation's only crisis and peer support helpline staffed by trans people, for trans people

Holistic approach - counseling center focused on teens and adults

A program that ensures that our youth’s educational needs are met by; (a) providing in-house instruction, (b) coordinating with a youth residing in a Visions and Pathways residential program’s current school and (c) working with the new school district that a youth will transfer into due to an extended stay in a Visions and Pathways residence.

A program that provides services for youth who have been discharged from a Visions and Pathways program and wish you continue receiving support during their transition to permanency. The goal of the program is to prepare youth to become self-sufficient and establish community-based support.

Services for youth and families. By working effectively with schools, the Juvenile Justice System, and mental health and behavioral health providers, as well as advocating for family voice, choice and community support, CMOs help youth succeed at home, in school, and in the community.

Updated often - Online resource directory for Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties

Individual (children, teens, adults), couple, group, or family therapy; intake assessments; adoption services; custody evals and more. Spanish speaking

Free access with a college ID to therapy. Immediate, at the time that fits your schedule. Choose a therapist based on your preferences: gender, language, ethnicity, focus area. The main website provides more info: https://uwill.com/

Peer-to-peer support for military members and veterans

Services for runaway and abused youth, focus on housing, life skills, and crisis intervention. Includes Passages program (transitional housing) for youth aging out of the foster care system or maturing.

Counseling center

Private counselor

Weekly meetings and activities for youth 13-21 years old with emotional, mental health, or behavioral challenges

Provides quality and affordable primary medical and dental care, as well as cancer screenings, etc. After hours: Patients can call any Zufall office 24/7. For urgent needs, you will be connected with our on-call medical provider. For extreme or life-threatening cases, call 9-1-1. Zufall is available in various towns across north and central NJ.

Provides quality and affordable primary medical and dental care, as well as cancer screenings, etc. After hours: Patients can call any Zufall office 24/7. For urgent needs, you will be connected with our on-call medical provider. For extreme or life-threatening cases, call 9-1-1. Zufall is available in various towns across north and central NJ.