Mercer County New Jersey. Mercer County Department of Human Services Resource Directory

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1 Mercer County New Jersey Mercer County Department of Human Services Resource Directory Division of Mental Health and The Office on Addiction Services 640 S. Broad Street P.O. Box 8068 Trenton, NJ Mental Health Services: (609) Addiction Services: (609) Fax: (609)

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3 Table of Contents 1. Human Services... Pages 1, 2 2. Division of Mental health... Pages 3, 4, 5 3. Office on Addiction Services... Pages 5, 6, 7 4. Inpatient Mental Health Facilities... Page 8 5. Mental Health Outpatient Programs,... Page 8, 9 Intensive Outpatient, and Partial Programs 6. Hispanic Mental Health Services... Pages Addiction Inpatient Programs... Pages Addiction Outpatient Program... Pages 11, Addiction Prevention and Education... Page Housing Aid Programs... Pages 12, Transitional Housing and Halfway Houses... Pages Service for People with Disabilities... Page Social Services Contact... Page Legal Issues... Page Veterans... Pages 16, Support Services...Page Informational Mental Health and... Page 17 Substance Abuse Websites

4 Brian M. Hughes Mercer County Executive Marygrace Billek Director, Department of Human Services Michele Madiou Mental Health Administrator Ann Dorocki Chief, Office on Addiction Services Vision Statement The Mercer County Department of Human Services is a leader in promoting service excellence, maintaining the highest standards and achieving the best results. Our staff is highly motivated, skilled, and dedicated in meeting the diverse needs of Mercer County Residents. Mission Statement The Mercer County Department of Human Services fosters a comprehensive human service delivery system that enhances the health, safety, and quality of life for all residents of Mercer County. Our goal is to create an environment of public trust by empowering and strengthening individuals and families, advocating for sound policy, mobilizing resources, and acting as champions for those citizens who are most vulnerable and in need of services. Board of Chosen Freeholders Anthony P. Carabelli Ann M. Cannon John A. Cimino Pasquale Colavita Samuel T. Frisby Andrew Koontz Lucylle R.S. Walter 1

5 The Mercer County Department of Human Services is a county government agency that serves as an advocate for all Mercer County residents. It Includes: Community Services Division Aging and Disability Resource Connection ) Office on Aging... (609) Office for the Disabled... (609) Community Centers and Childcare Services... (609) Homeless Services... (609) Office on Children and Youth Services... (609) Health and Behavioral Health Division Health Office... (609) Municipal Alliance Office... (609) Office on Addiction Services... (609) Division of Mental Health Services... (609) Mercer County Library System Commissions and Councils Commission on Abused, Neglected, and Missing Children Commission on the Status of Women Council on Aging Disabilities Advisory Council Library Commission Local Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Mental Health Board Youth Services Commission For more information on the Mercer County, Department of Human Services, please call (609)

6 Emergency Mental Health Services Psychiatric Screening Center Capital Health Regional Medical Center 750 Brunswick Ave. Trenton, NJ CLINICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. TO GET IMMEDIATE HELP, CALL: (609) 396-HELP or (609) Psychiatric Screening Center Onsite at Capital Health Regional Medical Center (CHRMC), the program offers service designed to stabilize a mental health crisis. These include: - Crisis hotline - Emergency screening assessments - Nursing evaluations - Assistance with voluntary inpatient hospitalizations - Information and referrals to outpatient mental health services Mobile Outreach Program: The program offers mobile screening services to adults who are unable or unwilling to come to the emergency room at CHRMC. Mobile screeners can make assessments and referrals for outpatient treatment from the community. Mobile screeners can ensure that any person in the community experiencing a psychiatric emergency who requires hospitalization will be immediately and safely transported to the screening center. 3

7 Division of Mental Health The County Mental Health Division directly oversees County funded community mental health services. In conjunction with the State Division of Mental Health Services (NJ DMHS), the County Mental Health Administrator jointly oversees all State contracted community mental health services. The County MH Administrator serves as the Director of the Division. Partially funded through a State salary match, in addition to the co-administration role, the Administrator directs activities for the County MH Board, a twelve member Board mandated by Statute and appointed by the County Executive to provide community based oversight and guidance for these services. In addition to the activities of the Board, the Division convenes regular meetings of the Board s Professional Advisory Committee. Also mandated by statute, the PAC meets regularly to share information and to provide a forum for improving collaboration and services for consumers and family members. Comprised of representatives of all State and County funded agencies plus others serving the population, e.g. Board of Social Services, City of Trenton, etc., current activities for the PAC include housing and vocational/employment needs. In addition, the Board supports such other community activities as outreach to the local faith community and public awareness activities. Working jointly with the County Division of Community and Senior Services Office of Addiction Services, the Division also sponsors a Task Force focused on the unique needs of consumers with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. Additionally, the County Mental Health Administrator is responsible for the deployment and supervision of credentialed Disaster Response Crisis Counselors during times of disaster, as well as oversight of the Mercer County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD). Since the mid 90 s, the Division has also housed the Traumatic Loss Prevention Services Program, which supports activities jointly with the County s Traumatic Loss Coalition. TL/PS provides parent and community education programs aimed at reducing risk factors for teenage suicide in the County. (See TL/PS). In addition to these activities, the Administrator is regularly involved in other planning and coordinative activities for youth, senior citizens, the homeless and other populations in human services. This includes the Systems Review Committee, an acute care oversight and review group required by the State Screening law, local groups such as the HSAC and Youth Services Commission and service on State planning groups in areas as diverse as medication adherence and community resource development. The Mental Health Division administers the County Mental Health Program Area Budget. This Budget area includes a number of services jointly funded along with the State and additional services deemed necessary by the County. Mercer County Traumatic Loss Coalition Mercer County s Traumatic Loss Prevention Services (TLPS), staffed by a Project Coordinator, provides three main community services. First, TLPS provides educational training workshops and conferences to equip professionals with the knowledge necessary to respond appropriately to crisis events and to minimize personal trauma and the threat of contagion among youth. Second, TLPS holds monthly Traumatic Loss Coalition (TLC) meetings to maintain community cohesion and sustain suicide issue awareness, track traumatic events within Mercer County and respond to diverse community needs affecting youth (TLPS is not a crisis responder nor a counseling or intervention service). Third, TLPS assists schools in preparing their emergency crisis plan using the Managing Sudden Traumatic Loss in the Schools Manual. 4

8 The Traumatic Loss Coalition is a voluntary group of dedicated professionals, community members, and involved residents, formed in 1995 as a result of a series of tragic losses including a number of serial suicides among teenagers which occurred in Mercer County. Current membership is comprised of many different sectors of the community - law enforcement, education systems, mental health professionals, private agencies, public officials, hospitals, local health departments, members of the clergy and others. The TLC meets monthly to discuss traumatic events with particular impact on teenagers and to identify the potential for increased cooperation and collaboration for improved response in future incidents. Together, the TLPS and the TLC have hosted conferences covering various topics such as suicidal risk-assessment for youth, compassion fatigue for caregivers, adolescent self-injury, adolescent brain development, dual diagnosis - co-occurring disorders, adolescent depression and coordinating the aftermath of a traumatic event. Technical assistance has been provided to interested school systems and municipalities in order to make their crisis response systems more effective in the event that a traumatic loss occurs. Training has been offered for the media on how to report on a traumatic loss event appropriately in order to avoid a contagion effect among other youth (Exposure to suicides, homicides and other violent losses affecting the school or community may add to a child s level of risk.). Therefore, the name Traumatic Loss Coalition denotes the Coalition s efforts to mitigate the effects of all such events on local teenagers through prevention and post -vention activities. For more information contact the Traumatic Loss Prevention Services Office at Our office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30-4:30. Office on Addiction Services The Mercer County Office on Addiction Services is the agency responsible for the planning, administration and coordination of alcohol and drug abuse services in the County. The Office was established in the late 1970 s and is a unit of the Department of Human Services. In January of 1981, a citizen advisory committee was established to advise the County Executive and the Board of Chosen Freeholders regarding the delivery of coordinated alcoholism services in Mercer County. It was called the Mercer County Alcoholism Advisory Committee. By 1983, Public Law 1983, Chapter 531 was passed. This increased the responsibility of the advisory committee. This law established Local Advisory Committees on Alcohol in each county. The Mercer County Advisory Committee was designated as the Local Advisory Committee on Alcohol (LACA). The LACA was required to develop an annual comprehensive plan and recommend the distribution of monies derived from the Chapter 531 funds. They continue to do so today under the name of LACADA, the Local Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. To access treatment, a citizen must be a Mercer County resident, have no insurance or be underinsured and be indigent. To obtain services from the above providers please contact the Office on Addiction Services at (609) At that time, the contact numbers for outpatient services will be provided. Citizens must call the outpatient provider and request an assessment. After the assessment has been completed, and the level of care determined, a referral for the appropriate services will be made by the outpatient provider. 5

9 Municipal Alliances The following municipalities have local drug and alcohol municipal alliances: East Windsor Ewing Hamilton Hopewell Valley/Pennington Lawrence Princeton Robbinsville Township Trenton West Windsor/Plainsboro For more information on the municipal alliance serving your area, contact the Mercer County Municipal Alliance Coordinator, at (609) Prevention Services The Office on Addiction Services is responsible for the alcohol and drug prevention Municipal Alliance Grant funded by the Governor s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Each Municipality has a drug and alcohol prevention alliance that uses volunteers to raise awareness and programs on the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, misuse, and abuse. Community involvement greatly enhances these prevention and education programs. Definitions of Addiction Treatment Services Detoxification Services Provide supervised withdrawal from alcohol and/or other drugs. The client is introduced to self-help programs and taught coping skills for a drug free life. Residential Treatment Programs provide inpatient service through comprehensive addiction treatment, which includes medical support and social services. Treatment services can range from a 14-day stay to a 45-day stay with up to a 90-day stay for co-occurring disorder clients. Outpatient/Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs include assessment, intervention, individual and group therapy, family therapy and referral to other appropriate services. Halfway House Services provide a one to six-month, or more, treatment program for recovering individuals who require further assistance following residential or outpatient rehabilitation. A stable living environment and supportive services are provided halfway houses provide a transitional treatment experience for recovering persons and a sober return to the community. Clients receive an intensive, individualized treatment plan of individual and group counseling, vocational guidance, career planning, and educational, life skills and/or employment opportunities. 6

10 If You Need Help for Substance Abuse To access treatment paid for by Mercer County, an individual must be a county resident, have no insurance or are underinsured and unable to afford services. To obtain services, please contact the Office on Addiction Services at (609) The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You will be scheduled for an assessment with a local provider. Following assessment, the level of care will be determined, and a referral for the appropriate services will be made by an outpatient provider. 7

11 Inpatient Mental Health Facility Address Services Capital Health System Carrier Clinic Hampton Behavioral Health Center hospital.com Princeton House Behavioral Health St. Francis Hospital center.org 750 Brunswick Avenue Trenton, NJ Phone: (609) 396-HELP (4357) 252 Route 601 Belle Mead, NJ /7 Access Center: (800) Rancocas Road Westhampton, NJ (609) or (800) Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ (888) Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ (609) Designated regional mental health services center in Mercer County. 24hr care for children and adults. Short term inpatient care and emergency care Adult and child addiction and mental health services Adults with addiction and mental illness issues. Also provides schooling and ECT services Mental illness and addiction services for adolescents and adults Adult short term intensive psychiatric care Mental Health Outpatient Programs, Intensive Outpatient and Partial Programs Facility Address Service Association for the Advancement of Mental Health (AAMH) * Children s outpatient, Advanced practice nurse, Day treatment, Children s psych services CIACC Princeton House Behavioral Health Brighter Day Behavioral Health Capital Health Milestones Greater Trenton Behavioral Health Care * Outpatient services, Children s outpatient and day treatment, Senior care management 819 Alexander Road Princeton, NJ info@aamh.org (609) Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ (888) Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ Phone: (609) staff@brighterdaynj.com 750 Brunswick Avenue Trenton, NJ (609) East State Street Trenton, NJ (609) Comprehensive behavioral healthcare for individuals, groups, and family Mental illness and addiction services for adolescents and adults Partial day psychiatric group therapy for adults with bus service to and from home Outpatient mental health clinic with programs for adults with mental illness Outpatient mental health services for adults and adolescents * Programs funded by Mercer County 1 8

12 Catholic Charities trenton.org * Day treatment, Outpatient services Medallion Care SERV Behavioral Health System Family Guidance Center Corporation * Outpatient services, Children s day treatment, Payee services Jewish Family and Children s Services of Greater Mercer County * Outpatient services, Hispanic outreach The College of New Jersey Clinic clinic.pages.tcnj.edu Trinity Counseling (609) (800) Electronics Drive Trenton, NJ (609) Scotch Road 3 rd Floor Ewing, NJ (800) Nottingham Way Hamilton, NJ (609) Alexander Road Suite 102 Princeton, NJ (609) Pennington Road PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ st Floor room 124 (609) Stockton Street Princeton, NJ (609) Counseling services for adults, teens, and children who face difficulties with mental illness. -Early intervention and support services -PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) outpatient program for those with serious mental illness Partial care Gives adults recovering from mental illness individualized guidance towards the development of skills needed to live and work successfully in the community Mental health and psychiatric healthcare for children, families, and adults Family and individual mental health counseling Community family therapy and counseling Counseling to all in need in a private practice type environment Adult Protective Services 1(800) Confidential investigation and interviewing of adults who are at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation The ARC of Mercer County Ewingville Road Ewing, NJ (609) Individual, group, and family therapy * Programs funded by Mercer County 2 9

13 Hispanic Mental Health Services Facility Address Services Camden Family Center of Mental Health MECHA Mercer County Hispanic Association (856) Mental health services for individuals whose first language is Spanish 3 Locations 18 East 6 th Avenue Hamilton, NJ Phone: (609) South Broad Street Trenton, NJ (609) Nassau Street Princeton, NJ (609) Help with home energy bills, multi service family center with youth and family counseling as well as information on housing and health Addiction Inpatient Facility Address Services Cura Incorporated *Adult Residential Maryville Treatment Center * Adult detoxification and residential New Hope Foundation foundation.org * Adult and adolescent detoxification and residential Rescue Mission: Vince s Place and Robinson Place oftrenton.org *Residential Princeton House Behavioral Health 35 Lincoln Park Newark, NJ (973) Grant Avenue Williamstown, NJ (856) Conover Road Marlboro, NJ (732) Carroll Street Trenton, NJ (609) Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ (888) (Bilingual) Providing care to adults with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Short term and long term residential care. Adult addiction treatment services, residential treatment and detoxification program Adult and adolescent addiction services, residential and detoxification program Residential addiction program for adults who have been homeless, live in poverty, unemployed for a period of time, or have been in the criminal justice system Mental illness and addiction services for adolescents and adults * Programs funded by Mercer County 3 10

14 Addiction Outpatient Programs Facility Address Services Corner House nj.org *Outpatient Family Guidance Center *Outpatient, Post Residential Continuing Care (PRCC), Prenatal substance abuse screening and case management 1 Monument Drive Princeton, NJ Gary DeBlasio (609) Nottingham Way Hamilton, NJ (609) Comprehensive substance abuse evaluations, individual, group and family treatment services, early intervention program, adolescent treatment program, men s and women s recovery groups Individual evaluation and assessment, child, adult, group, psychiatric and psychological evaluations, brief solution focused psychotherapy, and medication management. Prenatal substance abuse screening and case management for pregnant women Princeton House Behavioral Health Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ (888) Mental illness and addiction services for adolescents and adults Catholic Charities Trenton.org *Outpatient services United Progress/Trenton Treatment Center *Assessment and referral to treatment, Outpatient IDRC (Intoxicated Driver Resource Center) at The College of New Jersey Family Guidance Center: *Post Residential Continuing Care (PRCC) 383 West State Street Trenton, NJ Access Center: (800) Escher Street Trenton, NJ (609) Pennington Road Ewing, NJ (609) Nottingham Way Hamilton, NJ (609) Provide meaningful services for the good of the individual as well as our community with the programs offering follow up psychiatric care and therapy for substance abuse issues assisting adults and adolescents whose substance abuse problems interfere with personal, academic, and family functioning Outpatient care for substance abuse with payment assistance offered. Outpatient treatment and intensive outpatient, addiction screening and assessments A 12 hour psycho educational program presented over 2 days designed for individuals convicted of an alcohol or drug related traffic or boating offense. Participants must satisfy the requirements set forth by the state Intoxicated Driving Program (IDP) and the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) as outlined in statute N.J. AC 10:162 Outpatient services for adolescents returning from residential care as well as individual group and family psychotherapy for adolescents * Programs funded by Mercer County 4 11

15 Family Guidance Center: *Prenatal screening program 1931 Nottingham Way Hamilton, NJ (609) Screening services for women at risk during pregnancy. Confidential screening for drug and alcohol problems, screening for domestic violence issues, drug/alcohol/tobacco assessments, and case management services. These services are available through Family Guidance Center at 3 different locations: Capital Health System, Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hospital, and the Henry J. Austin Healthcare Center Family Guidance Center: *Prenatal screening program Addiction Prevention and Education Facility Address Service Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse council.org * Education Family Guidance Center Brunswick Avenue Lawrence, NJ (609) Nottingham Way Hamilton, NJ (609) Housing Screening services for women at risk during pregnancy. Confidential screening for drug and alcohol problems, screening for domestic violence issues, drug/alcohol/tobacco assessments, and case management services. These Prevention services and are early available intervention through programs Family Guidance in partnership Center with at 3 individuals, different locations: families, Capital Health schools, System, businesses, Robert communities, Wood Johnson and Univ. Hospital, professionals and the throughout Henry J. Mercer Austin Healthcare County Center Community education and consultation services, referrals, education groups, prenatal programming Prevention and early intervention programs in partnership with individuals, families, Prevention schools, businesses, and early intervention communities, and programming professionals for throughout seniors Mercer County Facility Address Services Jewish Family 707 Alexander Road Catholic and Children s Charities Suite 102 programming for seniors On Services My Own of Princeton, NJ Supportive Greater Mercer Housing (609) County trenton.org 1931 Nottingham Way Hamilton, NJ (609) Addiction Prevention and Education Facility Address Service Mercer Council 1931 Brunswick Avenue on Alcoholism Lawrence, NJ Jewish and Family Drug 707 (609) Alexander Road and Children s Abuse Suite 102 Services of Princeton, NJ Greater Mercer (609) council.org * Education County Family 1931 Nottingham Way Guidance Hamilton, NJ Center (609) Community education and consultation services, referrals, education groups, prenatal programming Prevention and early intervention (609) Assists adults who are homeless and have serious mental illness to achieve and maintain independent living settings of their choice Housing Facility Address Services Catholic Charities (609) Assists adults who are homeless and have * Programs On funded My Own by Mercer County serious mental illness to achieve and maintain 5 12 independent living settings of their choice Supportive Housing trenton.org

16 Catholic Charities Transitional Residential Program trenton.org (609) Temporary housing for homeless. Provides counseling, daily living skills training, and support to help consumers with mental illness move successfully into stable and independent living Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare (GTBHC) Greater Trenton Behavioral Health Care (GTBHC) Supportive Housing Services (609) Provides help and supportive housing services for adults, children, and families with at risk mental health and addiction problems 31 Lexington Avenue Ewing, NJ On call 24/7: (609) Assists adults with mental illness in finding and maintaining an apartment Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare (GTBHC) Residential Intensive Support Team (RIST) Project Freedom Incorporated freedom.org 1001 Spruce Street Suite 205 Trenton, NJ On call 24/7: (609) Kuser Road Trenton, NJ (609) Greenwood Avenue Trenton, NJ (609) Hutchinson Road Robbinsville, NJ (609) Assists adults hospitalized at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital who need intensive support and to reside independently Develops and operates barrier free housing to enable individuals with mental disabilities to live independently. (3 locations in Mercer County) SERV Behavioral Health System * Home care program 20 Scotch Road 2 nd Floor Ewing, NJ Phone:(609) Helping adults with serious mental illness get housing * Programs funded by Mercer County 6 13

17 Transitional Housing/Halfway Houses Facility Address Services Crawford Daytop New House Jersey at Crawford House house.org * Halfway House Freedom House housenj.org * Halfway House Rescue Mission of Trenton oftrenton.org * Halfway House Greater Trenton Homeless Outreach 362 Sunset Road Skillman, NJ (908) Pavilion Road Glen Gardener, NJ (908) Carroll Street Trenton, NJ (609) Spruce Street Suite 205 Trenton, NJ Phone: (609) Transitional Housing for women in recovery from substance abuse addiction Transitional living programs for adults and for women and their children recovering from substance abuse addiction Vince s Place- Transitional housing for males recovering from addiction Robinson Place- Permanent housing for male s in need of support Programs and services to help those recovering from mental health and addiction illnesses find and receive housing Diane s House (Freedom House) *Transitional Home 1219 W State Street Trenton, NJ Phone: (908) (Freedom House) Transitional housing for women recovering from substance abuse and their children Service for People with Disabilities Facility Phone # Services United States Medicare NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities state.nj.us/ humanservices/ddd NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation lwd.dol.state.nj.us Social Security Office 1(800) A United States Social Insurance Program that guarantees health insurance to those who are 65 and older and those younger who have a disability 1(800) Funding and services for state residents with developmental disabilities (609) Gives help to individuals who have had trouble finding a job due to their disability. Enables individuals with disabilities to achieve employment consistent with their strengths, priorities, needs, abilities, and capabilities 1(800) Social security pays disability benefits to individuals who have worked long enough and have a medical condition that prevents them from working or is expected to prevent them for at least 12 months or will end in death * Programs funded by Mercer County 7 14

18 Signs of Sobriety (SOS) *Interpretive Services 100 Scotch Road Ewing Township, NJ (609) Interpretive services for those who are deaf and hard of hearing Social Services Facility Mercer County Board of Social Services Address 200 Wolverton Street Trenton, NJ (609) Legal Issues Facility Address Services Community Health Law Project 225 East State Street Trenton NJ, (609) To provide legal and advocacy services training education and related activities to persons with disabilities and to organizations representing their interests with an emphasis on those most vulnerable and needy Community Justice Center (CJC) center.org Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ) Greater Trenton Behavioral Health Care (GTBHC) Jail Release and Reentry Program * Criminal Justice 310 West State Street Trenton, NJ (609) South Broad Street Trenton, NJ (800) East State Street Trenton, NJ (609) Focuses on four legal areas that are underserved in the legal community; civil rights, environmental justice, public benefits, and returning veteran s rights. When the CJC identifies the need for intervention it will provide direct services to individuals or classes of individuals Advocate for and advance the human, civil, and legal rights of citizens of NJ with Disabilities. Promotes public awareness and recognition of individuals with disabilities as equally entitled members of society. Advise and assist persons with disabilities, family members, attorneys, and guardians in obtaining and protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities and providing education, training and technical assistance to individuals with disabilities and the agencies that serve them * Programs funded by Mercer County 8 15

19 Veterans Facility Address Services Mercer County Veterans Services 2280 Hamilton Avenue Hamilton, NJ (609) Transitional housing and war veterans readjustment counseling as well as a wide array of other services for veterans NJ Department of Military and Veteran Affairs state.nj.us/military/ (609) Support Facility Address Services Contact of Mercer County mercer.org Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) NAMI Intensive Family Support Service * Support for families and consumers National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Parents Anonymous NJ Self Help Group Clearing House groups.org SOAR * Education and case management (609) or (609) The mission of Contact is to provide compassionate, confidential, telephone listening and referral services giving hope and reassurance to people in crisis (800) Created and led by individuals living with mood disorders providing hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people who have mood disorders (609) X206 A range of supportive activities designed to improve the overall functioning and quality of life for family members with a mentally ill relative. Also providing psycho education groups, individual family consultations, respite, family support groups, system advocacy, linkage and referral, and medication monitoring with services delivered in home, agency, or other location in the community convenient to the family NAMI Mercer (609) Route 206 Suite 10 Hamilton, NJ (609) Provides education and support for families affected by mental illness and advocate for lives of quality and respect without stigma or discrimination Works to protect children by strengthening families through mutual support, parent leadership, and advocacy 1(800) Helping individuals find and form community support groups Family Guidance Center 120 John Street Princeton, NJ (609) The SSI/SSDI, Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) program provides assistance in filling out applications for SSI and SSDI to individuals who are homeless and live with mental health, substance abuse and other medical issues * Programs funded by Mercer County 9 16

20 Good Grief 12 Stockton Street Princeton, NJ (609) Free peer grief support groups for children, teens, young adults, and families who have experienced the death of a mom, dad, brother, sister, or guardian Additional Websites Bazelon Center for Mental health Law Mental Health America The New Jersey State Division of Mental and Addiction Services (DMHAS) NAMI National Institute of Mental Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services * Programs funded by Mercer County 10 17