Crisis Services

This section of the Public Safety portion of our website is to provide residents with resources for both emergency situations and also for ongoing services, treatment, information, and social networking support.

Crisis Hotlines & Lifelines

• 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  If you or someone you know is struggling or in a crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat https://988lifeline.org/chat/ . Veterans press 1 when calling.

• SCIP - Screening & Crisis Intervention Program - (609) 835-6180

• Legacy Treatment Services- (800) 433-7365

• Crisis Text Line: Text “Talk” to 741-741 to text with a trained crisis counselor from the Crisis Text Line for Free, 24/7.

• Veterans Crisis Line: Send a text to 838255

• PTSD: National Center for PTSD - https://www.ptsd.va.gov

• Vets4Warriors- https://vets4warriors.com/ - Confidential Peer Support (855) 838-8255

• Wounded Warrior Project: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline- 1-800-662-HOPE (4673)

• National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474

• The Trevor Project- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 1-866-488-7386

• Parents, Families, Friends, and Allies United (PFLAG) - https://pflag.org/get-support/

• NAMI: https://www.nami.org/ - National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Addiction Services:  Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous & Other Addictions

• Reach NJ:  844 - Addiction Help, Always Here, Always Alive - https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/hotlines/

• Narcotics Anonymous: https://www.na.org/ -Helps people find local Narcotics Anonymous meetings and provides resources for various types of treatment including inpatient, outpatient and support groups.

• Narcotics Anonymous for Family Groups: https://www.nar-anon.org/find-a-meeting

• NA Meetings: https://www.narcotics.com/na-meetings/new-jersey/

• Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org/ - Provides information and social networking to support AA members. We believe that this site will meet a need for those interested in all matters related to AA within the scope of the Traditions.

• Alcoholics Anonymous: https://aasj.org/ - AA Meetings/Resources South Jersey Area

• AA Meetings in NJ:    https://sober.com/aa-meetings/new-jersey/ helps you find AA meetings in Edgewater Park, New Jersey to help you on your road to recovery. Our comprehensive directory of AA meetings in New Jersey includes open, closed, speaker, and other specialized meetings, all of which are designed to help you get sober and remain sober.

• Addictions:  https://www.addictions.com/ - Includes general resources for a variety of addictions along with a local treatment center directory, similar to how Narcotics.com helps people find local NA Meetings.

• Rehabilitation:  https://rehabs.org/ - Provides info for people at any stage of their recovery journey, including info on different types of therapy/recovery options, warning signs, how to talk to a family member, definitions of different types of treatment.

• Rehab.com:   https://www.rehab.com/new-jersey/edgewater-park provides evidence-based information about addiction and treatment centers across America. Our goal is to provide access to the largest repository of addiction information and the most accurate listings of treatment centers to help those suffering from chemical dependence.

• Detox Rehabs:  https://www.detoxrehabs.net/lgbtq-rehab-centers/new-jersey/  Our recovery experts provide trusted resources and relevant information for individuals and their families struggling with substance abuse, especially for those who feel alone in their struggle.

• SAMHSA’s National Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/ - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (gov) - SAMHSA's National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) .

• Gamblers Anonymous: https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/

• Substance Use Disorder:   https://www.drugstrategies.org/New-Jersey/ is a great resource for individuals who may be struggling with substance use disorder. It was developed by bringing together experts in substance misuse treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions. Through this important resource, individuals can hear stories from people with similar experiences, discover the answers they need for recognizing and dealing with substance misuse, and locate support.

• Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT):  https://www.methadonecenters.com/directory/new-jersey/ aims to connect individuals struggling with substance use disorder to local treatment centers that provide methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in communities like Edgewater Park.

• NJ Department of Human Services – Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/

• NJAMHAA – NJ Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies, Inc.: go to the website – https://www.njamhaa.org/  or call 609-838-5488, or email:  infor@njamhaa.org . This is a wide-ranging group of agencies to contact about mental health and addiction.