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f you or someone you know is in need of mental health services or other support, you may want to consider the resources below. You may also check with your healthcare provider and/or your insurance company.
The Pathway to Addiction presentation for students from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force educates students
on the dangers of experimentation with prescription medication, specifically Opiates, and how it corresponds directly with the increase in Heroin use by young people.
Click here to watch the presentation.
Bergen County Psychiatric Emergency Screening Program
201 262 4357
Bergen Resource Net: Resources to Maintain Wellbeing and Balance in COVID-19 Times
www.bergenresourcenet.org/search/resources-to-maintain-wellbeing-and-balance-in-covid-19-times/?fbclid=IwAR1mAUi6y5A14lyTbeMsOGAd5001hjTjjpQvm5NXAbV8Pn1gLssird
Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline 1-877-NJ ABUSE (652-2873)
24 hours a day - 7 days a week.
Any person having reasonable cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected has a legal responsibility to report it to DCF’s Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P). Calls can be made anonymously.
CarePlus NJ- Fair Lawn and Paramus
201 986 5000
CarePlus NJ- Korean American Outreach Services
201 265 8200 x 5280
Children's Mobile Crisis Response
(Perform Care Parent Line) 1 877 652 7624
The Perform Care Parent Line is the number used to initiate services through Children's Mobile Crisis Response and CMO (Bergen's Promise) for children 4-17.
The Cor Group-201 564 7331 thecorgroup.org
Closter, Glen Rock, Paramus, Ridgewood
COVID-19 Response
AskDCF@dcf.nj.gov
https://parents.cmionline.com/
Crisis Text Line Text "NJ" to 741741
24 hours a day - 7 days a week Connect with a crisis counselor, trained in active listening and collaborative problem solving, helping to defuse a “hot” moment or a crisis.
Remote learning is a change for all of us. Social distancing is for physical health, but your mental health matters too. Crisis Text Line is a free resource for parents, students, and teachers to help you cope during this time. Text SCHOOL to
741741 for free crisis counseling 24/7. www.crisistextline.org/topics/school
DCF Info Line 1-855-INFO-DCF (463-6323)
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday This helpline provides callers with general information about the Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) programs and services.
Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-572-SAFE (7233)
Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC
730 Grand Ave. Suite 2H Ridgefield
Allison Hammonds, LCSW, LPC - 201 541 4148
Englewood Cliffs
Sue Heguy, LCSW- 973 699 0116 Oradell
NJ Helps www.njhelps.org
This web site you can find out about services and programs for children, families and individuals. You can also prescreen for eligibility for programs such as Food Stamps, Medicaid and others.
MOM2MOM 1-877-914-MOM2 (914-6662)
24 hours a day - 7 days a week. The Mom2Mom helpline offers 24/7 peer support to mothers of children with special needs.
Safe Haven Hotline 1-877-839-2339
24 hours a day - 7 days a week This hotline is for distressed parents who wish to give up an unwanted infant, 30 days or younger, anonymously. While no names or records are required, callers are encouraged to voluntarily provide information
Suicide Prevention Lifeline- 1 800 273 8255
Vantage - Englewood 201 567 0059
West Bergen Mental Healthcare - Ridgewood 201 444 3550
WORKER2WORKER 1-855-327-7482
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday - Friday A confidential helpline for DCPP staff, features peer-counseling support, telephone assessments and a network of referral services.
2nd Floor Teen Support Hotline- 1 888 222 2228
(texting support available)
2-1-1 www.nj211.org
24 hours a day – 7 days a week This phone number connects callers to various human services organizations in their community.
Click here for Teen Help Line Resources