Southern New Jersey Mental Health Resources
For a life-threatening emergency, always dial 911.
An emergency is considered to be any serious and sudden medical, emotional, or behavioral health situation that, if not given immediate professional attention, could lead to a person being severely harmed or possibly harming someone else.
Helplines
- 2NDFLOOR-Call /text 1-888-222-2228 or chat online (24/7)
A 24/7 confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey’s youth and young adults - NJ Hopeline-Call 1-855-654-6735 or chat online (24/7)
New Jersey’s Peer Support & Suicide Prevention Hotline - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline-Call 1-800-273-8255 or chat online (24/7)
- NJ Mental Health Cares Helpline, 866-202-HELP (4357)
Available 7 days a week, 8am -8pm. - NAMI New Jersey (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Call the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-NAMI or in a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741 - Mom2Mom Helpline-Call 877-914-6662 (24/7)
24/7 Peer support services for moms of children with special needs including mental health challenges - Family Helpline (800) THE-KIDS (843-5437)
24/7 hotline for stressed families to work through frustrations before a crisis occurs - Trained volunteers of Parents Anonymous provide empathic listening about parenting and refer to resources in the community.
New Jersey Children’s System of Care
- PerformCare (Contracted System Administrator for NJ CSOC)
PerformCare is New Jersey’s single point of access for an array of behavioral health services for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, developmental disabilities, and/or substance use challenges. Services include Mobile Response and Stabilization Services, Care Management Organizations, and Family Support Organizations.
To access services, call PerformCare (877) 652-7624 (24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week)
Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS)
Immediate, in-home stabilization services are available 24/7 for youth up to age 21.
- Atlantic and Cape May MRSS -AtlantiCare
- Burlington MRSS-Legacy Treatment Services
- Camden County MRSS (Oaks Integrated Care)
- Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem MRSS-Acenda Integrated Health
Care Management Organizations
- Atlantic and Cape May CMO-CapeAtlantic I.N.K.
- Burlington CMO-Partners for Kids and Families
- Camden CMO- Camden County Partnership for Children
- Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem CMO-CGS Family Partnership
NJ Designated Psychiatric Screening Services
(24/7 services for psychiatric emergencies, crisis intervention services, information and referral)
- Atlantic County-AtlantiCare Psychiatric Intervention Program (PIP)
(609) 344-1118 - Emergency Center of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus
1925 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, 08401 - Burlington County-Legacy Treatment Services Screening and Crisis Intervention Program
609-835-6180
To request a mobile outreach or for more information, please call 609-835-6180.
218 A Sunset Road, Willingboro, NJ 08046 - Camden Country-Oaks Integrated Care @Jefferson Medical Center
(856) 428-HELP
2201 W Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 - Cape May County- Acenda Integrated Health Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) at Cape Regional Medical Center
(844) 422-3632
2 Stone Harbor Boulevard, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 - Cumberland County- Cumberland County Guidance Center at Inspira Medical Center
856-455-5555
333 Irving Ave, Bridgeton, 08302 - Gloucester County- Acenda Integrated Health Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
856-845-9100
42 South Delsea Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028 - Salem County-Healthcare Commons Inc at Memorial Hospital System of Salem County
Office Hours/Non-Emergency # (856) 299-3200
Emergency/24 Hours Crisis # (856) 299-3001
Salem Medical Center– 24 hours a day 310 Woodstown Road Salem, NJ 08079 - Carney’s Point Office-During operational hours, usually 8:30 am to 9:00 pm
500 S. Pennsville-Auburn Rd, Carney’s Point NJ, 08069
Outreach services are available 25 hours a day, 7 days a week, to individuals who are presenting as a danger to self, others or property, and are unable or unwilling to come to the screening center.
856-299-3001
Inpatient Hospitalization Programs
- Hampton Behavioral Health Center (Westampton, NJ)
(800) 603-6767 - Jefferson Health (Cherry Hill, NJ)
(800) 528-3425 - Inspira Health (Bridgeton,NJ)
(856) 575-4155 - Hackensack Meridian Carrier Clinic (Belle Mead, NJ)
800-933-3579 - Friends Hospital (Philadelphia, PA)
(215) 831-2600 - Foundations Behavioral Health (Doylestown, PA)-Inpatient Unit for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(215) 345-7151 / (215) 345-0444
Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
- AtlantiCare (Egg Harbor Township)
609-272-0909 - Hampton Behavioral Health Center (Westampton and Cherry Hill, NJ)
(800) 603-6767 - High Focus Centers (Cherry Hill, NJ)
(800) 877-3628 - Inspira Health (Elmer, Bridgeton, and Woodbury, NJ)
Elmer and Bridgeton (856) 575-4196
Woodbury (856) 251-9059 - Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health (Moorestown, NJ)
(888) 437-1610 - Rogers Behavioral Health (Philadelphia, PA)- Specialized Services for OCD/Anxiety (267) 787-6600
- Virtua CASTLE Program (Berlin and Camden, NJ)
- CASTLE Camden (856) 246-3013
- CASTLE Berlin (856) 322-3270
Support Organizations
- Family Support Organizations
Family Support Organizations (FSOs) are county-based organizations that provide direct family-to-family peer support, education, advocacy and other services to family members of children with emotional and behavioral challenges, developmental disabilities, and/or substance use challenges. - Atlantic Cape Family Support Organization 950 Tilton Road Suite 108 Northfield, NJ 08225 (609) 485-0575
- Family Support Organization of Burlington County 1632 Route 38 East Lumberton, NJ 08048 (609) 265-8838
- Camden County Family Support Organization 23 W Park Avenue Merchantville, NJ 08109 (856) 662-2600
- Family Support Organization of Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem 3739 N. Delsea Drive Vineland, NJ 08360 (856) 507-9400 ext. 101
NAMI New Jersey (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Call the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-NAMI or in a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741
Local Chapters
- NAMI Atlantic/Cape May Southern New Jersey (Absecon)
- NAMI Burlington County, NJ Burlington County (Moorestown)
- NAMI Camden County, Inc Camden County (Cherry Hill)
- NAMI Cumberland County
- NAMI Gloucester County
- NAMI Salem County Southern NJ
For all other resources, please visit www.nj211.org or contact NJ211 directly by dialing 2-1-1; texting your zip code to 898-211; or chatting with them online. The NJ211 statewide service is free, confidential, multilingual and always open.