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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.

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
Mt. Carmel Guild: Newark	Newark - (973) 596-4042
Newark Beth Israel Outpatient Behavioral Health Access Center	Newark - (800) 300-0628
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
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) 915-2600
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
Howell Youth and Family Counseling Services	Howell - (732) 938-3747
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 - (888) 564-5564
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

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