Mobile response: 1-877- 652-7624 https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/csc/mobile/
Mobile Response and Stabilization Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help children and youth who are experiencing emotional or behavioral crises. The services are designed to defuse an immediate crisis, keep children and their families safe, and maintain the children in their own homes or current living situation (such as a foster home, treatment home or group home) in the community.
NJ Perform Care: https://www.performcarenj.org/
Perform care offers support and services to children, youth, and young adults experiencing various mental health concerns.
2ND FLOOR: https://www.2ndfloor.org/
2nd Floor: If you are between the ages of 10 and 24, live in New Jersey, and need to talk about an issue or problem that you are facing call 888-222-2228 anytime or text us at 888-222-2228.
NJ Association of School Counselors, Resources by County: https://www.njsca.org/njresources
NJ Department of Children and Families Resources: https://www.nj.gov/dcf/about/divisions/dcsc/
NJ Parent Link: https://www.nj.gov/njparentlink/njparentlink/about/
National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
Crisis Text Line: text HOME or NJ to 741741
Family Helpline: 1-800-843-5437
Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-572-7233
Mental Health Hotline: 866-202-4357
https://www.nj.gov/dcf/families/hotlines/
NASP Resource: Talking to Children about Violence (document attached)
Parent guidance on talking to youth after mass violence: https://www.nctsn.org/resources/parent-guidelines-helping-youth-after-mass-violence
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/talking-to-children-when-scary-things-happen
Kids Health- Talking to Your Child About the News: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/news.html
Other Resources:
PBS Parents: https://www.pbs.org/parents/
Reading Rockets: https://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents
LD Online: https://www.ldonline.org/parents
USDOE Parent Resources: https://www2.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml