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NJ Mental Health Resource ListsCompiled by Myron PulierClinical Associate Professor of PsychiatryDepartment of Psychiatry New Jersey Medical School [NJMS] University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey [UMDNJ] |
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Southern New Jersey General Service Assembly Alcoholics Anonymous PO Box 3724 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
NJGS Area 44 2325 Plainfield Avenue, Suite 2J South Plainfield, NJ 07080 800 / 245-1377 908 / 687-8566
The Arc of New Jersey 985 Livingston Avenue North Brunswick, NJ 08902 732 / 246-2525 732 / 214-1834
The Arc of New Jersey is a statewide, independent, non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1947 by parents to help build a better life for people with mental retardation. It is affiliated with The Arc, a national organization on mental retardation with 1,200 chapters nationwide.
Children of Alcoholics Foundation, Inc. PO Box 4185 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163-4185 212 / 754-0656
FACES Autism Support Network PO BOX 2341 Ventnor, NJ 08406 609/412-3750Founded in 2002, FACES (Families for Autistic Children) is a non-profit organization dedicated to education and support of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families.
Christian Overcomers Camp PO Box 2007 Garfield, NJ 07026 973/253-2343Adapted recreation, family programs, workshops, support and worship at Spruce Lake Retreat in Canadensis, PA.
Community Health Law Project 185 Valley Street South Orange, NJ 07079 973 / 275-1175 973 / 275-5210 fax 973 / 275-1721 TTY
Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ 3635 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 7 Hamilton, NJ 08619 800 / 426-2537 (1-800/GAMBLER) 609 / 588-5515 609 / 588-5665 fax
DEN Network/Bulletin Board 171 Atlantic Street Hackensack, NJ 07601 800 / 222-3283 modem 201 / 342-6984 Evelyn A 201 / 342-1314
NJ Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Inc. 206 W State Street Trenton, NJ 08608 609 / 392-0644 609 / 396-4445 fax NJCADA@aol.com
800 / 792-8820
Public Information Office 609/292-4041
609 / 984-3347 609 / 984-7705
New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council Mary Roebling Building 20 West State Street, 7-th Floor PO Box 700 Trenton, NJ 08625-0700 800 / 216-1199 hotline 609 / 292-3745 609 / 777-3238 TDD 609 / 292-7114 fax
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Division of Disability Determinations PO Box 649 Newark, NJ 07101 973 / 648-2415 Thomas O Bird, Director 609 / 777-1001 973 / 648-3611 Sheila Booker, Assistant Director, Disability Claims 973 / 648-2415 Alexander Balaban, Chief of Professional Relations, Disability Hearings Unit/Medical Relations Unit/Cooperative Disability Investigations Unit 973 / 648-2889
New Jersey Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 129 East Hanover Street, 4th Floor CN362 Trenton, NJ 08625-0362 609 / 292-9068 609 / 292-7385 609 / 292-3816 fax Drug Hotline 800/225-0196 Alcohol Hotline 800/322-5525 AIDS Hotline 800/624-2377 Cocaine Hotline 800/262-2463 Narcotics Anonymous Hotline 800/992-0401
New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services 50 East State Street PO Box 727 Trenton, NJ 08625-0727 800 / 382-6717 Central Region Office (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, Union, Warren) 609 / 777-0674 Northern Region Office (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex) 973 / 977-4397 Southern Region Office (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem) 609 / 567-7352
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 135 East State Street PO BOX 398 Trenton, NJ 08625-0398 609 / 292-5987 609 / 292-8347 fax 609 / 292-2919 TTY
Home health services, physician services, medical supplies including eyeglasses, podiatry, medical day care, personal care assistance. Seniors over 65, children under 21 and permanently disabled individuals according to Social Security. Income below $350 for singles, $433 for couples, and assets below $4,000 for singles and $6,000 for couples; or where "spend down" process allows deduction of certain medical bills.
NJ Medically Needy Assistance 201 / 368-4200 201 / 368-7637 201 / 441-2110 Social Service Dept
800 / 633-4227
800 / 633-4227
Mental Health Association in New Jersey 88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1 Verona, NJ 07040 973 / 571-4100
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc. 210 South Broad Street 3-rd Floor Trenton, NJ 08608 800 / 922-7233 (NJ only) 609 / 292-9742 609 / 633-7106 TDD 609 / 777-0187 fax
New Jersey's currently designated federally mandated protection and advocacy system is an independent, non-profit, consumer-directed organization. Eligible for services are children and adults with a wide range of disabilities including people with mental illness, people with developmental disabilities such as students with special education needs, people who are blind and/or deaf, people with head injuries, people with physical disabilities, people receiving or seeking services under the Rehabilitation Act and people who need assistance in accessing devices and assistive technology services.
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc. charges no fee for its 5 programs.
NJ Psychiatric Association 803 Partridge Drive Bridgewater, NJ 08807 908 / 685-0650 908 / 685-0655 908 / 725-8610 fax
New Jersey Psychoanalytic Society 2 Princess Road Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609 / 896-1717 609 / 896-0552 fax
Pharmaceutical Aid to Aged & Disabled CN 715 Trenton, NJ 08625 800 / 792-9745
The Peer Review Organization of New Jersey, Inc. Central Division Brier Hill Court, Building J East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Southern Division 1040 Kings Highway North, Suite 500 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 800 / 624-4557
800 / 833-4455
800 / 772-1213
The Mission of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network is to empower families and inform and involve professionals and other individuals interested in the healthy development and educational rights of children.
SPAN's foremost commitment is to children with the greatest need due to disability; poverty; discrimination based on race, sex, or language; geographic location; or other special circumstances.
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc 35 Halsey Street 4-th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 800 / 654-7726 973 / 642-8100 973 / 642-8080 fax
The Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey is a non-profit organization whose membership includes individuals with Tourette Syndrome, their families, friends, and interested professionals.
The Mission of TSANJ is to support the needs of families with TS, to advocate for individuals with TS and to educate the public and professionals on TS.
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc 50 Division Street Suite 205 Somerville, NJ 08876 908 / 575-7350 732 / 972-4459 helpline 908 / 575-8699 fax
Women's Referral Service NJ Divison of Women CN 800 Trenton, NJ 08625 800 / 322-8092
Advocacy 922-7233 NJ Protection & Advocacy Aging 792-8820 NJ Division on Aging Aids 624-2377 NJ Dept of Health Alzheimers 424-2494 COPSA, UMDNJ, Piscataway Alcoholism 322-5525 Autism 438-8476 Blind/Visually Impaired 962-1233 NJ Comm for Blind & Vis Imp Blind/Vis Library 792-8322 Child Abuse 792-8610 Civil Rights 327-5297 Cocaine 262-2463 Deaf/Hard of Hearing 792-8339 Developmental Disabilities 792-8858 SCRIP Domestic Violence 572-7233 NJ Division on Women Drug Abuse 225-0196 NJ Div Narcotics and Drug Ab Gambling 426-2537 NJ Council on Compulsive Gambling Health 367-6543 Legislation 792-8683 NJ League of Women Voters Medicare Part B 462-9306 Medical Assistance 792-9745 Mental Health 382-6717 NJ Div Mental Health Serv Narcotics 992-0401 Narcotics Anonymous Psychiatry 345-0143 NJ Psychiatric Association Protection 922-7233 NJ Protection & Advocacy Public Assistance 792-9773 Railroad Retirement 833-4455 Rare Disorders 447-6673 Nat'l Org for Rare Disorders Senior Citizens 792-8820 NJ Dept of Aging Social Security 772-1213 Spinal Cord Injury 526-3456 Women 322-8092 NJ Division on Women
The New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse maintains a database on over 6,750 self-help and no-fee professionally-run mutual support groups meeting within New Jersey for various illnesses, disorders, disabilities, addictions, abuse histories, bereavement situations, caregiver concerns, emotional problems, family, parenting, unemployment, and many other stressful life problems. It also has information on over 1,100 national self-help organizations, online groups and group models, and hundreds of toll-free telephone helplines. It handles thousands of calls annually. The Clearinghouse is especially involved in helping individuals who are interested in joining with others to start a new mutual help group in their area, or develop a needed new national network (if the situation or illness is rare). They also provide training workshops, fill speaking engagements, and provide guides and handouts on how to develop a group.
The New Jersey Self-Help Clearinghouse 375 East McFarlan Street Dover, NJ 07801 800 / 367-6274 973 / 989-1122 973 / 989-1159 fax
Last modified 2009-08-21 02:00:00 UTC by 
Myron Pulier, MD
< pulierml@umdnj.edu > who would appreciate any
help.
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