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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

Children Anger

Call Now!  1-866-620-1418

Learn more how Total Transformation, an at-home program for parents, can help your troubled or struggling teen and heal your family.

 

 

What are the possible causes of ADD/ADHD behavior?

 

Will being ADOPTED make adolescence  harder for my child?

 

How can I deal with the ANGER

 in our family?

 

Is my teen's BEHAVIOR just normal teenage rebellion?

 

What do parents and teachers need to know about BULLYING?

 

How do I find a THERAPIST for my teen?

 

What is EMOTIONAL ABUSE?

 

How can I help my OVERWEIGHT

daughter?

 

Help!  My teen is a RUNAWAY

 

My teen is cutting.  What do I need to know about  SELF-INJURY?

 

What is 'normal' teen SEXUAL BEHAVIOR and what is cause for concern?

 

How can I help my teen adjust to our STEPFAMILY?

 

What are the signs of TEEN DRINKING and SUBSTANCE ABUSE?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Programs & Services in New Jersey

 

New Jersey Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in New Jersey

 

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Hotlines & Helplines

 

Addictions Hotline of New Jersey

1-800-238-2333

 

Burlington County Crisis Hotline

2-1-1

856-234-8888

 

Burlington County Teen Line

856-234-0634

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD

1-800-422-4453

 

CONTACT Community Help Line

Camden, Gloucester, Salem, & Cumberland Counties

1-877-266-8222

 

CONTACT Crisis Line

856-795-2155

 

CONTACT Hotline of Northern New Jersey

1-888-904-1700

973-831-1870
 

CONTACT of Ocean County

732-240-6100

609-693-5834

 

CONTACT We Care

908-232-2880

 

Family Health Line

1-800-328-3838

 

Hunterdon Helpline

1-800-272-4630

 

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
1-800-787-3224
TDD

 

National Hotlines and Helplines

 

National Runaway Switchboard

1-800-RUNAWAY

1-800-786-2929

 

National Suicide Hotline

1-800-SUICIDE

1-800-784-2433

 

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

 

New Jersey State Hotline: ALA-CALL / Substance Abuse

1-800-322-5525

 

New Jersey Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Report Child Abuse in New Jersey

1-877-NJ-ABUSE

1-877-652-2873

 

 

SHELTERWOOD

Christian therapeutic boarding school

for teen boys and girls

1-800-584-5005

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20.

with year-round enrollment

417-546-4171

 

ACADEMY AT SISTERS

Therapeutic boarding school

for girls, ages 13-18

Watch the video!

1-800-910-0412

 

Programs & Services in New Jersey

 

 

 

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children

973-643-0400

Provides cost-effective, family-centered services to children coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS, including St. Clare's Social Services program that provides HIV infected and affected families with case management to match clients with available services and also offers individual and family counseling, group support, and summer and winter camp programs. 

 

Center for Family Services

856-964-1990 Camden

856.-881-7252 Glassboro

856-728-0404 Williamstown

Counseling and substance abuse services to individuals, families, and communities throughout New Jersey.  Visit Parenting Teens.

 

Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders

973-740-0234 Livingston

Services include group therapy, family therapy, nutritional counseling, psychological testing, psychiatric evaluations, and parent support.  Visit Eating Disorders.

 

Child and Adolescent ADHD Clinic

201-692-2645

Specialized program, developed by the Center for Psychological Services at Fairleigh Dickinson University,  that provides cognitive behavioral assessment and treatment services for children with ADHD (ages 3-21) and their families.  Visit ADD & ADHD.

 

Child and Family Resources

973-398-1730 Randolph

Programs and services that support the development of children and strengthen families, including violence and abuse education and prevention.  Visit Abuse and Teen Violence.

 

Covenant House New Jersey

973-621-8705 Newark

609-348-4356 Atlantic City

1-800-999-9999 24 Hour

Services and programs for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth, ages 16-21.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

eYes Newark

Access to information on youth services and programs in the city of Newark and surrounding communities for service providers, parents and youth.

 

Family Service of Morris County

973-538-5260

Counseling, education, support groups, and other services for children and families.  Visit Counseling & Therapy.

 

HiTOPS (Health-Interested Teens' Own Program on Sexuality)

609-683-5155 Princeton

Sexual health education programs, healthcare clinic, free HIV testing, teen support groups, workshops for parents of teens.  Visit Teen Sexual Behavior: Issues & Concerns.

 

Job Corps

1-800-733-5627

The nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

My Daughter's Keeper

732-565-9313

1-866-565-9313

Support and resource in Central New Jerseys to mothers/caregivers and their daughters (ages 10-17) to help strengthen their relationships, as well as identify solutions to problems.  Visit Parenting Teens.

 

New Jersey Challenge Youth Program

1-800-997-5587

609-562-0582

609-562-0580

Free five-month residential program with a 12-month follow-up post-residential program for 16-18 year- olds who no longer attend any secondary school.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

New Jersey Directory of Mental Health Services

Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Newark Health and Social Services Directory

       

Rape Crisis Centers in New Jersey

Visit Abuse: Sexual and Teen Dating Violence.

 

Resource Directory for Families with Children Exposed to Violence

Visit Abuse and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

 

Self-Help Centers Directory

Self-help centers are places where mental health consumers can go to feel safe and relaxed.  The purpose of a Self-Help Center is to provide an environment of support and empowerment that promotes wellness, which is a state of social, spiritual, mental/emotional and physical health for consumers living in New Jersey.

 

Trailblazers Program for Youth

212-529-5113

Award-winning program for disadvantaged youth from the urban centers of New York and New Jersey.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

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