Children & Family Services / Teens & Young Adult services
- Monmouth and Ocean Counties
Resources
- In case of emergency, please call 911.
For more information about the Statewide NJ4S Initiative, please see the below flyers:
- All
- Parents/Caregivers
- Students
Perform Care (Mobile Response) - New Jersey's System of Care
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
1-877-652-7624
www.performcarenj.org
Perform Care can help a parent or guardian connect their child to behavioral health, substance abuse, and developmental disability services.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
Text or call 988 to chat with a crisis counselor.
www.988lifeline.org
The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.
Monmouth County FCIU – Family Crisis Intervention Unit
MONMOUTH COUNTY
732-542-4444 (Monmouth County)
www.mentalhealthmonmouth.org/programs/case-management/family-crisis-intervention-unit
The Family Crisis Intervention Unit stabilizes youth, ages 10-17, in crisis and encourages positive development through connection to community resources, interpersonal relationships, and academic success. The program is available 24/7 and may be provided in the family’s home.
Ocean County FCIU - Family Crisis Intervention Unit
OCEAN COUNTY
908-770-2926 (Ocean County)
https://brightharbor.org/family-crisis-intervention-unit/
The Family Crisis Intervention Unit stabilizes youth, ages 10-17, in crisis and encourages positive development through connection to community resources, interpersonal relationships, and academic success. The program is available 24/7 and may be provided in the family’s home.
PESS - Psychiatric Emergency Screening Service in Ocean County
OCEAN COUNTY
Crisis intervention, stabilization and treatment are all provided. Mobile outreach to those in Ocean County experiencing acute psychiatric distress and traumatic incident debriefing are provided as well.
PESS - Psychiatric Emergency Screening Service in Monmouth County
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Crisis intervention, stabilization and treatment are all provided. Mobile outreach to those in Ocean County experiencing acute psychiatric distress and traumatic incident debriefing are provided as well.
FSO - Family Support Organization
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
732-569-5334 (Ocean) / (732) 542-4502 (Monmouth)
www.nj.gov/dcf/families/support/support/#13
Family Support Organizations (FSO’s) are family-run, county-based organizations that provide direct family-to-family peer support, education, advocacy and other services to family members of children with emotional and behavioral needs.
2NDFLOOR Hotline
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
1-888-222-2228
www.2ndfloor.org
2NDFLOOR is a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey’s youth and young adults, ages 10-24. The hotline is available 24/7, 365 days per year. Their website also offers an anonymous online message board. The message board is a place where youth can talk about whatever is on their mind, including problems at home or school, issues with friends, and even topics like stress, anxiety, sexuality, drugs, violence or abuse.
The Trevor Project
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
Text 678-678, Call 8-66-488-7386
www.thetrevorproject.org
The Trevor Project provides crisis services, peer support, research, public education, and advocacy to help end suicide among LGBTQ youth and young people. Crisis counselors are trained to answer calls, chats, or texts from LGBTQ young people who reach out on their free, confidential, and secure 24/7 service when they are struggling with issues such as coming out, LGBTQ identity, depression, and suicide.
Partnership to End Addiction
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
Partnership to End Addiction provides parents and concerned loved ones with educational resources and direct support on substance use and addiction prevention, treatment, and parent engagement. These educational resources, such as guides, videos and articles can be accessed on the Partnership’s website in both English and Spanish. Parents and families can also sign up to receive direct support that meets them where they are with expert guidance and actionable advice at no cost to them.
Partnership to End Addiction is creating resource lists to accompany the COMPASS Academy webinars. You can watch previous COMPASS Academy webinar recordings on our Events page.
COMPASS Academy: Prescription Drug Misuse & Fentanyl Resources
COMPASS Academy: Bullying & Cyberbullying Prevention Resources
COMPASS Academy: Suicide Prevention Resources
COMPASS Academy: Navigating the Treatment Space Resources
DCP&P - Division of Child Protection & Permanency
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
1-877-NJ-ABUSE
If you have reasonable cause to believe a child has been abused or neglected, call the 24/7 child abuse hotline, Calls may be made anonymously.
Project HEAL/Elevate
MONMOUTH COUNTY
732-897-8190
Located in Neptune, the program serves youths ages 12-20 who are at risk of engaging in violence. The program provides peer mentoring and support, trauma-informed counseling, recreational activities, job readiness, college preparation, and healthy lifestyle supports.
Garden State Equality
MONMOUTH COUNTY & OCEAN COUNTY
973-509-5428
hello@gardenstateequality.org
New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy and education organization with over 150,000 members. Their mission is to provide quality, innovative community programs, educate and train service providers, and pass pro-equality policies to protect and meet the needs of LGBTQ+ New Jerseyans.
ARC of Monmouth
MONMOUTH COUNTY
732-493-1919
arcofmonmouth.org
General information, regardless of age, help with SSI, Medicaid, Guardianship, DDD, medical care and more.
Monmouth ACTS Navigation System Warm Line
MONMOUTH COUNTY
732-683-8959
For help finding resources. You will speak to a compassionate, trained social worker who will discuss your needs and connect you to potential resources including housing, mental health, childcare, domestic violence, food, substance use, employment and more. Available Monday – Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Monmouth Resource Net
MONMOUTH COUNTY
www.monmouthresourcenet.org
Provides a wide range of information about support, resources, and services for the residents of Monmouth County, NJ. It is a collaboration between Monmouth ACTS and Monmouth Cares, Inc.
Child and Adolescent Crisis Diversion Program
MONMOUTH COUNTY
732-922-2860
Located in Neptune, this program provides brief outpatient services that focuses on meeting the emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric needs of children and adolescents between the ages of 5-17 and their families, by providing rapid access to mental health services.
- In case of emergency, please call 911.