Mental Health & Wellness Resources
24/7 Community Crisis Resources
The Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform.
NJ Children's System of Care PerformCare Telehealth Services
Call 877-652-7624 available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Telehealth Services are available and allows you and your family the opportunity to access behavioral & mental health resources electronically during these challenging times. Mobile Response Stabilization Services (MRSS) will come to your home within one hour of notification to provide face-to-face crisis services. There is no charge for calling Mobile Response/PerformCare. PerformCare assists in linking individuals with services related to emotional and behavioral health concerns.
Family Crisis Invention Unit
Call 732-542-2444 day / 732-996-7645 night for crisis intervention for families in Monmouth County on a 24-hour basis. The crisis situations involve serious conflict between the parent/guardian and the juvenile, serious threat, incorrigibility, runaway behavior, and truancy issues.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988 is the new three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Starting July 16, 2022, you can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org if you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.
Youth Helpline: 2nd Floor
Call 888-222-2228 anytime or text us at 888-222-2228 for a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults. They are there to help youth find solutions to the problems that they face at home, at school, or at play.
NJ Hope Line
Call 1-855-654-6735 for Specialists that are available for confidential telephone counseling and support 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Other Mental Health Community Resources
Monmouth Cares
Monmouth Cares' website helps youth and families with emotional, behavioral, substance use, developmental, and intellectual disability, physical health needs.
Monmouth County Mental Health Association
The Monmouth County Mental Health Association (MHA)'s website provides advocacy and services to families in Monmouth County and identifies gaps in the mental health system of care in collaboration with community, county, and state partners to close those gaps.
Monmouth County Behavioral Health Crisis Counselors
Call 732-845-2070 Monday-Friday 9am-8pm for crisis counselors that are available to residents experiencing stress or anxiety.
Monmouth County Behavioral Health Crisis Counselors
NJ Mental Health Cares Help Line
Call 1-866-202-HELP (4357) for free, confidential behavioral health information and referral service and support from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.
NJ Hope and Healing
For more information, please call 833-795-HOPE (4673) or email hopeandhealing@rwjbh.org for Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) through a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA/SAMHSA) grant from The Mental Health Association in New Jersey, in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Disaster and Terrorism Branch.
YMCA of Greater Monmouth County
Call 732-290-9040 for YMCA professionals that are licensed to serve as counselors to youth, families, and schools, specializing in social work, clinical counseling, and alcohol and drug counseling.
Mindfulness Sites & Apps
Mindfulness Sites & Videos
Mindful.org - mindfulness activities and resources
Yoga for Beginners - 20-minute at-home yoga video workout for beginners
Classroom Meditation for all ages - 6 and a half minute video of meditation
www.calm.com - website for meditation and mindfulness
Grounding Techniques - refocus your mind on the positive instead of stress and anxiety
Mindfulness Apps
Ibreathe - free app for relaxation and meditation techniques
Calm App - app for meditation and mindfulness
Insight timer App - free guided meditations
Headspace app - meditation so you stress less
Wellness Activities
National Museum of Natural History - take a virtual tour of a museum
Coursera - take a free and exciting class on a variety of fun topics through Coursera
Goodreads - occupy your mind with a new book or book club
Puzzles & Coloring - occupy your mind with a challenging puzzle or elaborate coloring exercise
Explore a museum anywhere in the world, compose a blog opera, or color a masterpiece through the Google Arts and Culture website
Watch and listen to a calming video
Physical Fitness Activities
Try an at-home workout with a YouTube video
Take a hike or a bicycle ride on a Monmouth County trail.
Fiton is a free app for exercise that is easy and fun for all ages and abilities
The Mayo Clinic site has exercise suggestions to manage stress