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New Jersey Psychological Association
Statewide Referral Service
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
1-800-281-NJPA (6572)
1-973-243-9800
Psychology Today
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NASW
National Alliance on Mental Illness of NJ Multicultural Outreach Programs - Offers referral and culturally competent resource information for Spanish, African American, Asian American and Chinese American individuals throughout New Jersey.

The Division of Child Behavioral Health Services of New Jersey provides information, resources, and advocacy to children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral health care challenges and their families. Their 24 hour, toll free access line is 1-877-652-7624.

Mental Health Association of New Jersey - an organization dedicated to improving the mental health of all people in New Jersey. They can refer you to the nearest mental health facility.

Administrative Office	(973) 571-4100
Trenton Advocacy Office	(609) 656-0110
Atlantic	(609) 272-1700
Essex	(973) 509-9777 - Montclair
Hudson	(201) 653-4700
Monmouth	(732) 542-6422
Morris	(973) 334-3496
Ocean	(732) 905-1132
Passaic	(973) 478-4444
Southwestern New Jersey: (Camden, Gloucester, Burlington)	(856) 966-6767
Union	(908) 272-0300 (908) 232-3638 or (908) 497-1921

Mental Health Emergency Crisis Services

Primary screening centers with trained psychiatric personnel who treat people in crisis and determine if they need to be admitted to a hospital for psychiatric treatment.

Atlantic	(609) 344-1118
Bergen	(201) 262-HELP
Burlington	(609) 835-6180 or (609) 261-8000
Camden	(856) 541-2222 - Camden (856) 428-4357 - Cherry Hill
Cape May	(609) 465-5999
Cumberland	(856) 455-5555
Essex	University Behavioral Health Care - (973) 623-2323 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center CMHC - (973) 926-7444 East Orange General Hospital - (973) 266-4478
Gloucester	(856) 845-9100
Hudson	Hudson County: Primary Screening Center for Hudson County - Jersey City Medical Center (866) 367-6023 - Toll Free (201) 433-6161 (201) 858-5286 - Bayonne (201) 795-5505 - Hoboken (201) 795-8373 - Jersey City
Hunterdon	(908) 788-6400
Mercer	(609) 396-4357 (609) 989-7297
Middlesex	UBHC - (732) 235-5700 Raritan Bay Medical Center - (732) 442-3794
Monmouth	(732) 923-6999
Morris	Morristown Memorial Hospital - (973) 540-0100 (973) 625-0280
Ocean	(732) 886-4475 or (866) 904-4474 Toll Free
Passaic	St. Josephs Medical Center - (973) 754-2230 (973) 470-3025
Salem	(856) 299-3001
Somerset	(908) 526-4100
Sussex	(973) 383-0973
Union	(908) 351-6684 - Elizabeth (908) 668-2599 - Plainfield
Warren	(908) 454-5141

Mental Health Facilities

Mental Health Facilities provide individual, family and group therapy. Most of the facilities accept Medicaid and other major medical insurance. Some of them have a sliding scale fee.

Atlantic County
AtlantiCare Behavioral Health Center: To schedule an appointment at any of their sites, please call the Access Center.	Access Center - (609) 646-9159 Atlantic City - (609) 348-1161 Egg Harbor - (609) 646-5142 Hammonton - (609) 561-7911 Linwood - (609) 927-4200
Catholic Charities	Toll Free (866) 682-2166
Family Service Association	Access Center - (609) 569-0239 or (609) 652-1600
Jewish Family Services	Margate - (609) 822-1108
Bergen County
Bergen Regional Medical Center Access Center	Paramus - (800) 730-BRMC (2762)
Care Plus New Jersey; Offices in Paramus, Fair Lawn and Montclair	(201) 986-5000
Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.	(201) 646-0195
Fair Lawn Mental Health Center	Fair Lawn - (201) 797-2660
Mt. Carmel Guild/Catholic Community Services	Paramus - (800) 227-7705
Vantage Health System. To schedule an initial appointment at any of their sites, please call their Access Center.	Access Center - (201) 567-0059 Dumont - (201) 385-4400 Englewood - (201) 567-0500
West Bergen Mental Health Center	Ridgewood - (201) 444-3550
Burlington County
Catholic Charities/Delaware House	West Hampton - (609) 267-9339
CFG Health Systems	Marlton - (856) 983-3900
Catholic Charities	Burlington - (609) 386-7331 Access Center (800) 360-7711
Drenk Mental Health Center	Mt. Holly - (800) 43-DRENK
Family Service of Burlington County	Mt. Holly - (800) 963-3377
Hampton Behavioral Health Center	Hampton - (800) 603-6767
Camden County
Catholic Charities	(866) 682-2166
Center For Family Services	Camden - (856) 964-1990 Glassboro - (856) 881-7045 Williamstown - (856) 728-0404 Voorhees - (856) 528-5688
Genesis Counseling Center	Collingswood - (856) 858-9314
Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey	Camden - (856) 365-7393
Jewish Family and Childrens Services	Cherry Hill - (856) 424-1333
Kennedy Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health	Access Center - (800) 528-3425 Stratford - (856) 346-7170 Cherry Hill - (856) 488-6789
South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources	Intake - (800) 220-8081 Camden - (856) 541-1700 Stratford - (856) 346-2488
Steininger Behavioral Care Service	Cherry Hill - (856) 428-1300
The Starting Point, Inc.	Westmont - (856) 854-3155
Cape May County
Cape Counseling Behavioral Health Care	Cape May Court House - (888) 495-4100 or 609-465-4100
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Guidance Center	Millville - (856) 825-6810
South Jersey Hospital/Vineland Counseling Service	Vineland - (856) 691-4617
Essex County
Bloomfield Counseling Center	Bloomfield - (973) 680-9085
Community Psychiatric Institute	East Orange - (973) 673-3342
East Orange General Hospital Outpatient Services	East Orange - (973) 266-2900
Family Services Bureau/New Community Corporation	Newark - (973) 412-2056
Irvington Counseling Center	Irvington - (973) 339-3132
Northwest Essex Community Health	Belleville - (973) 450-3100
Mental Health Resource Center	Montclair - (973) 744-6522
Mountainside Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health	Montclair - (973) 429-6145
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center	Newark - (973) 926-7026
St. Michael’s Behavioral Health	(973) 877-5000 ext. 6787 or 4357
University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC)	Newark - (973) 972-5429
Gloucester County
Catholic Charities	(866) 682-2166
Center for Family Services	Voorhees - (856) 428-5688 Williamstown - (856) 728-0404
Kennedy Memorial Hospital	Access Center - (856) 488-6789 Washington Twp. - (856) 582-1419
Newpoint Behavioral Health Care	Woodbury - (856) 845-8050
Hudson County
Bayonne Community Mental Health	Bayonne - (201) 339-9200
Christ Hospital/Counseling & Resource Center	Jersey City - (201) 795-8375
Hoboken University Medical Center CMHC	Hoboken - (201) 792-8200
Institute for Personal Growth	Jersey City - (800) 379-9220
Jersey City Medical Center	Jersey City - (201) 915-2272
Mt. Carmel Guild/Catholic Community Services	Union City/Jersey City - (800) 227-7705
Palisades Medical Center/Counseling Center	North Bergen - (201) 854-0500
Puerto Rican Family Institute	Jersey City - (201) 610-1446
St. Mary's Mental Health Clinic	Hoboken - (201) 792-8200
Hunterdon County
Catholic Charities	Flemington - (908) 782-7905
Hunterdon Medical Center/Hunterdon Behavioral Health	Flemington - (908) 788-6401
Mercer County
Association for Advancement of Mental Health	Princeton - (609) 452-2088
Catholic Charities	Trenton - (609) 394-5181
Greater Trenton Community Mental Health Center	Trenton - (888) 866-9565
Family Guidance Corporation – Hamilton, Ewing, Princeton, Trenton	(609) 587-6641
Princeton House	Princeton - (609) 497-4000
Middlesex County
Catholic Charities	East Brunswick - (800) 655-9491 Edison - (800) 655-9491 Perth Amboy - (800) 655-9491 Main Number - (732) 324-8200
Family and Children’s Services of Central New Jersey	New Brunswick - (732) 545-0366 East Brunswick - (732) 418-7077
Institute for Personal Growth	Highland Park - (800) 379-9220 or (732) 246-8439
Jewish Family & Vocational Service	Edison - (732) 777-1940
Jewish Family Service of Southern Middlesex County	East Brunswick - (732) 257-4100 Milltown - (732) 777-1940
JFK Medical Center/Center for Behavioral Health	Edison - (732) 321-7189
Princeton House	North Brunswick - (732) 435-0202
Raritan Bay Mental Health Center	Perth Amboy - (732) 442-1666
University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC). To schedule an appointment at any of their sites call the Access Center.	Access Center - (800) 969-5300. Edison - (732) 235-8400 New Brunswick - (732) 235-6800 Piscataway - (732) 235-5730 or (732) 235 - 5840
Monmouth County
Catholic Charities	Red Bank - (732) 747-9660
CPC Behavioral Health Care	Aberdeen - (732) 290-1700 Freehold - (732) 780-7387 Middletown - (732) 842-2000 ext. 4221
Centrastate Medical Center	Freehold - (732) 294-2806
Family Resource Center/Mercy Center	Asbury Park - (732) 774-9397
Freehold Community Counseling Services	Freehold - (732) 409-6260
Institute for Personal Growth	Freehold - (800) 379-9220
Jersey Shore Behavioral Health Services	Neptune - (732) 643-4400
Jewish Family & Children's Service	Asbury Park - (732) 774-6886 Morganville - (732) 536-0050 Red Bank - (732) 747-0777
Monmouth Medical Center/Pollak Mental Health Clinic	Long Branch - (800) 300-0628
Riverview Medical Center/Behavioral Health	Shrewsbury - (732) 345-3400
Morris County
Atlantic Behavioral Health/Morristown Memorial Hospital	Morristown - (888) 247-1400
Catholic Charities/Hope House	(973) 361-5555 (973) 361-5565
Family Service of Morris County	Access Center for Morristown and Rockaway (800) 984-1414
Grace Counseling Center	Madison - (973) 822-0707
Hilltop Counseling	Mendham - (973) 277-0377
New Bridge Services, Inc.	Montville - (973) 316-9333
North Jersey Counseling Center	Randolph - (973) 252-5120
Pastoral Counseling Service of Northern New Jersey, Inc.	Flanders - (973) 927-0600
St. Clare’s Outpatient Mental Health	Denville - (888) 626-2111
Ocean County
Catholic Charities	Brick Town - (732) 350-4120
Kimball Medical Center	Toms River - (800) 300-0628
Ocean Mental Health Services, Inc.	Bayville - (732) 349-5550
Preferred Behavioral Health	Lakewood - (732) 458-1700
St. Francis Counseling Center	Long Beach Township - (609) 494-8861
Passaic County
Christian Counseling Center	Passaic - (973) 365-2125
Clifton Behavioral Health Services	Clifton - (973) 594-0125
Family Intervention Services	Paterson - (973) 523-0089
Jewish Family & Children Service	Wayne - (973) 595-0111
Jewish Family Services	Clifton - (973) 777-7638
Mental Health Clinic of Passaic	Passaic - (973) 471-8006 Clifton - (973) 473-2775
Mental Health Clinic/ St. Joseph's Hospital	Paterson - (973) 754-4750
New Bridge Services, Inc.	Hewitt - (973) 728-3938 Pompton Lakes - (973) 831-0613
St. Mary’s Mental Health Outpatient Center	Passaic - (973) 470-3514
Wayne Township Counseling Center	Wayne - (973) 694-1234
Salem County
Healthcare Commons Inc.	Carney’s Point - (856) 299-3200
Ranch Hope Counseling Service	Alloway - (856) 672-1133
Somerset County
Catholic Charities	Bridgewater - (908) 722-1881
Family & Community Services of Somerset County	Bound Brook - (732) 356-1082
Jewish Family Service of Somerset County	Somerville - (908) 725-7799
Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center	Bridgewater - (908) 725-2800
Somerset Medical Center/Behavioral Health	Somerville - (800) 914-9444
Sussex County
Center for Mental Health at Newton Memorial Hospital	Newton - (973) 383-1533
Highland Psychiatric Associates	Sparta - (973) 729-2991
Union County
Counseling Center for Human Development	Cranford - (908) 276-0590
Family Resource Center	Cranford - (908) 276-2244
Family and Children’s Services	Elizabeth - (908) 352-7474 Plainfield - (908) 822-0029
Jewish Family Service	Elizabeth - (908) 352-8375 Fanwood - (908) 889-4848
Mt. Carmel Guild Mental Health Center	Cranford - (908) 497-3968
Overlook Hospital	Summit Access Center - (888) 247-1400
Proceed	Elizabeth - (908) 351-7727
Rabbinic Center for Research and Counseling	Westfield - (908) 233-0419
Summit Hospital	Summit - (908) 522-7070
Trinitas Hospital	Elizabeth Access Center - (908) 994-7552
United Family and Children's Society	Plainfield - (908) 755-4848
Union County Psychiatric Clinic	Plainfield - (908) 756-6870 Union - (908) 686-0560
Youth and Family Counseling Services	Westfield - (908) 233-2042
Warren County
Catholic Charities	Phillipsburg - (908) 454-2074 Washington - (908) 689-3130
Center for Behavioral Health	Washington - (908) 788-6401
Family Guidance Center	Washington - (908) 689-1000 Hackettstown - (908) 852-0333 Phillipsburg - (908) 454-4470

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Program

PATH PROGRAMS provide services to individuals suffering from serious mental illness; or suffering from serious mental illness and from substance abuse; and are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

The PATH program provide outreach case management services to homeless adult individuals with serious and persistent mental illness, and assists them in obtaining housing and access to mental health services. Support and coordination of additional necessary services, such as assessment, service planning, service linkage, ongoing monitoring, ongoing clinical support, and advocacy is also provided through the program. Services an eligibility can vary.

Bridgeway House
615 North Broad Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
(908) 355-7886

Catholic Charities - Diocese of Metuchen
26 Safran Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 247-3270

Cumberland County Guidance Center
2038 Carmel Road - PO Box 808
Millville, NJ 08332
(856) 825-6810

East Orange General Hospital
300 Central Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07019
(973) 672-8400 or (973) 266-4538

Easter Seal Society of NJ
43 Emery Avenue
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 788-7580

Healthcare Commons
Family Health Services
500 Pennsville-Auburn Road
Carney's Point, NJ 08069
(856) 299-3200

Jewish Family Services of Atlantic County
607 North Jerome Avenue
Margate, NJ 08402
(609) 822-1108

Monmouth County Division of
Social Services
Kozloski Road - PO Box 3000
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 502-5870

Ocean Mental Health Services, Inc.
160 Route 9
Bayville, NJ 08721
(732) 349-5550

Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ
700 Airport Road - PO Box 2036
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 367-4700

Richard Hall CMHC Project
Outreach (Somerset Co.)
PO Box 103
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 725-4069

University Behavioral Healthcare
151 Centennial Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08855
(732) 235-6184

Cape Counseling Services
Box 222 - Social Service Building
Rio Grande, NJ 08242
(609) 886-6200

Comprehensive Behavioral
Healthcare, Inc.
395 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 646-0333

The Lester A. Drenk Behavioral
Health Center
1289 Route 38, Suite 103
Hainesport, NJ 08036
(609) 261-7672

Easter Seals NJ
1 Kimberly Road - PO Box 1076
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 257-6662

Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare
314-316 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 396-4258

Jersey City Medical Center
Family Health Center
114 Clifton Place
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201) 915-2000

Mental Health Association of Morris County
100 Route 46E - Bldg. C
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
(973) 334-3496

Newton Memorial Hospital
175 High Street
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 579-8395

The Outpost
1070 Main Street
PO Box 448
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 256-3320

Project Live
465-475 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 481-1211

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center PATH
160 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 754-4747

South Jersey Behavioral Health
Resources
COSTAR
530 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 541-1700, x 2150

This information last reviewed 8/30/10.

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