New Jersey Mental Health Resources for Children

Hello New Jersey!  For crisis situations that are not life-threatening, find mental and behavioral health resources and other information below close to you. While these resources are general, the best resource is your family’s medical provider.

If you are in a life threatening situation, call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department.

If you are having thoughts of suicide or need to talk, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988. If you prefer to text, you can text "START" to 741-741 where a live, trained specialist will respond back to you.

Suicide/Crisis Hotlines

• 1-855-654-6735
• https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhas/home/hotlines/

New Jersey Designated Crisis Screening Centers by County with Hotlines

• https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/hotlines/MH_Screening_Centers.pdf

Mental Health Hotlines

New Jersey Mental Health Cares Line

• M - F 8AM - 8PM
• 866-202-4357
• https://www.njmentalhealthcares.org/

2nd Floor Youth Helpline

• 24/7 helpline for NJ Youth
• 1-888-222-2228
• https://www.2ndfloor.org/

Children’s System of Care

• 1-877-652-7624
• https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/hotlines/
• Information about services for children with emotional and behavioral health care needs

Child Abuse

New Jersey Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline

• 1-877-652-2873
• https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/hotlines/

Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline

• 800-931-2237
• https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

ANAD Hotline

• 630-577-1330
• https://anad.org/our-services/eating-disorders-helpline/

Domestic Abuse

New Jersey Domestic Violence Hotline

• 1-800-572-7233
• https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/hotlines/

Parent Hotlines/Resources

New Jersey Family Helpline

• 1-800-843-5437
• https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/hotlines/

Autism

Developmental Disability Services Information Line

• 1-877-652-7624
• https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/csc/

MOM2MOM Parent Support Line

• 1-877-914-6662
• https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/csc/Mom2MomBrochure.pdf

Autism New Jersey Helpline

• 800-4-AUTISM
• https://www.autismnj.org/information-services/helpline/

LGBT Resources

HiTOPS

• https://www.hitops.org/

PFLAG New Jersey

• http://www.pflagnj.org/
• 908-300-4227

Hetrick Martin Institute

• https://hmi.org/