INFOCUS

Free Newsletter

Subscribe Today!

 

 

62.gif

Call us and we will listen to you, answer your questions, and direct you to helping resources.

443-358-4691

M-F 9 am-5 pm ET

A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

Struggling Teens

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.

 

 

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?

 

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 makes a STRONG FAMILY?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Help in NEW JERSEY

Helping Resources in New Jersey

 

New Jersey Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in New Jersey

 

TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO HELP YOUR TEEN

AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

 

BACK TO:  New Jersey Information

 

 

New Jersey Information  -  Programs & Services in New Jersey

Life Coaching  -  Counseling & Therapy  -  Self-Help & Support Groups

 

 

Are you a teen or adult survivor of rape,

sexual assault or sexual abuse? 

Are you a parent with a teen who has

suffered a traumatic experience?

In-Person, Group, Phone, Skype

Specializing in adolescents & adults

who have been sexually abused

 

 

 

Practical Help, Real Answers

for Adoptive & Foster Parents

The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide: Help Your Child Heal From Trauma & Loss

Learn more >>

 

 

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

 

Helping Resources in New Jersey

 

 

 

ASPEN (Asperger Syndrome Education Network)

732-321-0880

Regionally-based organization headquartered in New Jersey, with local chapters, helping families and those individuals affected with Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism, and related disorders.  Visit Asperger Syndrome.

 

Association for Children of New Jersey

973-643-3876 Newark

Child advocacy agency improving the lives and living conditions of New Jersey children.  Operates Children's Legal Resource Center.

 

Brain Injury Association of New Jersey

1-800-669-4323

Brings together people with brain injury, their families and friends, and concerned allied health professionals to improve the quality of life people experience after brain injury.  Visit Self-Help and Support Groups.

 

Eating Disorders Association of New Jersey

1-800-522-2230

Provides supportive services and resources to individuals affected by eating disorders, including family members and friends.  Visit Eating Disorders.

 

Family Support Center

1-800-372-6510

732-974-1144

Provides access to up-to-date information on specific disabilities, health problems, diseases, family support resources, services and programs. Visit Learning Disabilities and Special Education.

 

Legal Services of New Jersey

1-888-LSNJ-LAW

Coordinates the statewide Legal Services system.  LSNJ strives to ensure equal access to justice under law to all people of New Jersey, providing free legal assistance to low-income people in civil matters.

 

Madison Alliance Against Substance Abuse

973-593-3059 Ext. 8

Volunteer-based coalition that supports local tobacco, alcohol, and drug use prevention efforts.  Visit Inhalant Abuse: It's Deadly.

 

Mental Health Association in New Jersey

973-571-4100

Mental health support, education, and advocacy.  Visit Teen Depression.

 

New Jersey Citizens Opposing Forced Fluoridation

973-984-0604

Formed in response to a proposed statewide mandate to force the fluoridation of New Jersey’s water supplies without the consent of all citizens, NJCOFF’s specific goal is to stop New Jersey’s water supplies from being used to medicate the state’s citizens.  Visit Family Health.

 

New Jersey Protection and Advocacy

609-292-9742
1-800-922-7233

New Jersey's designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in the state.  Visit Special Education.

 

New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse

1-800-367-6274

Statewide organization funded through the Division of Mental Health Services, that helps people find and form  self-help support groups.  Visit Self-Help and Support Groups.

 

NJ Family Care

1-800-701-0710

Provides a comprehensive low-cost or cost-free package of health care services for children under 18 that include preventive services, hospitalization, physician care, lab and x-ray services, prescription drugs, mental health services, vision and other services.  Visit Family Health.

 

Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey

732-246-8060

Education and advocacy organization working to prevent child abuse and neglect.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

 

SPAN Hunterdon County Resource Center

609-397-4882

Training and information center for families of children at risk, children with disabilities, special health care or emotional needs, or children who are inappropriately identified as disabled.  Visit Special Education.

 

Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey

732-972-4459

Supports the needs of families with TS,  advocates for individuals with TS,  and educates the public and professionals on TS.  Visit Tourette Syndrome.

 

Violence Institute of New Jersey

Coordinates over 45 violence-related initiatives at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), including clinical, service, and basic and applied research projects. In addition the Institute pursues its own research, service, educational, and advocacy projects.  Visit Teen Violence.

 

© Focus Adolescent Services