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Reach to Recovery | American Cancer Society

Helps individuals cope with breast cancer through one-on-one peer support. The program pairs a breast cancer survivor with a recently diagnosed patient who has similar issues. Volunteers can help them express their feelings, fears and concerns, and can be an impartial sounding board for questions and matters that may be affecting them.Contact may be either a personal visit, a phone call, or online based on location.

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Health/Disability Related Counseling
Peer Counseling

Living Proof Recovery Centers | Center For Family Services

Creates a welcoming and safe space for all members of the recovery community. Maintain a full calendar of activities and provide access to essential resources and support services. Foster connections through wellness classes, peer coaching, life skills training, and social activities to cultivate a sense of community.

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Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Peer Counseling
Alcohol Use Disorder Day Treatment
Drug Use Disorder Day Treatment

Peer to Peer Support | Family Partners of Hudson County

Offers peer support to families receiving care management through the Hudson Partnership CMO, matching parents and caregivers with knowledgeable Family Support Partners who guide them through services based on their own experiences. Conducts team meetings to facilitate the process and service plan.

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Parent Support Groups
Peer Counseling

Online Peer-Support Chat | LGBT National Help Center

Operates an online peer-support chat. Offers confidential, one-on-one peer support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning people.

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Specialized Information and Referral
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Peer Counseling

Hospital Wellness Center - Ancora Hospital (Fresh Start) | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Establishing a nurturing environment, the center assists individuals with serious and persistent mental illness in developing skills and motivation to establish and achieve crucial wellness goals for recovery, providing avenues for accessing education, support, and resources essential for cultivating a wellness-centered lifestyle encompassing various dimensions, such as physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, occupational, environmental, and financial, while also aiding in preventing loneliness and isolation, offering empowerment and leadership opportunities, and facilitating personal growth through supportive pathways.

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Mental Health Drop In Centers
Peer Counseling
Mental Health Related Support Groups

Peer Outreach Support Teams (POST) | Mental Health Association of New Jersey (MHANJ)

Provides linkages to peers and supportive services for individuals with mental health diagnoses. Also provides advocacy at both an individual and systems level.

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Mental Health Related Support Groups
Peer Counseling

Peer Recovery Warmline - Mental Health Association in New Jersey | Mental Health Association of New Jersey (MHANJ)

Operates a peer-run service, providing ongoing telephone support to mental health consumers. Callers are introduced to a peer in their area to set up mutual ongoing support. This service also provides mental health information and referrals.

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Mental Health Crisis Lines
Talklines/Warmlines
Peer Counseling
Specialized Information and Referral

Parent and Youth Support | Family Based Services Association of New Jersey

Provides education, advocacy, and support for parents with children facing challenges in mental health, substance abuse, or developmental disabilities. Services are provided regardless of family income or insurance eligibility.

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Talklines/Warmlines
Parent Counseling
Youth/Student Support Groups
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Peer Counseling
Parent Support Groups

Community Wellness Center - Glassboro (Up Your Alley) | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Provides a nurturing environment, the center empowers individuals grappling with serious mental illness to acquire skills and motivation crucial for setting and accomplishing wellness goals vital to their recovery journey. Through education, support, and resource accessibility, it facilitates a holistic lifestyle encompassing physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, occupational, environmental, and financial wellness aspects. Additionally, it actively combats loneliness and isolation, nurtures empowerment and leadership, and serves as a catalyst for personal growth.

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Peer Counseling
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Parent and Youth Support | Ocean County Family Support Organization (FSO)

Provides support, education and advocacy to families who have children with behavioral, emotional mental health, and/or substance abuse challenges, including but not limited to peer support, youth partnership- provides peer support through the guidance of youth leaders, and warm line for parents and caregivers.

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Youth/Student Support Groups
Talklines/Warmlines
Peer Counseling
Parent Counseling

Crossroad Crusaders - Older Adults | Madison Avenue Crossroads Community Ministries

Assists older adults keeping older adults informed of services available to them, and how to connect with those services, organizing monthly meetings for fellowship and education, planning periodic religious social activities, helping older adults who are not connected to a local church to do so, and meeting various other needs that are brought to the agency's attention.

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Peer Counseling
Aging/Older Adult Support Groups

NJ PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) | Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey

Offers comprehensive sexuality education to adolescents in target region. Cohorts are held within the following geographic target areas- Englewood, East Orange, Irvington, Jersey City, Newark, Orange, Passaic, and Paterson.

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Youth/Student Support Groups
Peer Counseling

Pathways 2 Prosperity | Northwest NJ Community Action Partnership (NORWESCAP)

Offers a supportive mentoring system that helps individuals work toward becoming more self-reliant. Participants of the program, known as "Path Leaders," complete comprehensive education, develop an action plan that maps out their road to success, and network/meet with mentors to make real and positive changes in their lives.

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Personal Financial Counseling
Mentoring Programs
Peer Counseling

Community Wellness Center - Barrington (Donald Mays Jr) | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Provides access to education, support, and resources, fostering a lifestyle centered on holistic wellness. Additionally, the center combats loneliness and isolation, fosters empowerment and leadership, and serves as a catalyst for personal growth.

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Peer Counseling
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Mental Health Drop In Centers

Community Outreach, Education, and Avocacy | Adler Aphasia Center

Conducts educational programs for individuals with Aphasia, caregivers, family members, healthcare professionals, students, community organizations, and businesses.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Peer Counseling

Community Wellness Center - Rio Grande (Learning Recovery Ctr) | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Fosters a warm, welcoming environment for individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness to acquire skills and motivation for wellness goal achievement, offering education, support, and resources across various dimensions of wellness, including prevention of isolation, empowerment, leadership opportunities, and avenues for personal growth.

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Mental Health Drop In Centers
Peer Counseling
Mental Health Related Support Groups

Rainbows | Ridgewood YMCA

Offers a 13-week peer support program for children navigating painful family transitions like divorce, separation, or loss. Through arts, crafts, and games, participants explore their experiences, emotions, and coping strategies, fostering understanding and resilience in response to change.

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Peer Counseling
Separation/Divorce Support Groups
Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Youth/Student Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups

Peer Respite - Essex County | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Provides free, intensive, short-term support for individuals undergoing a mental health crisis, serving as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization. Staffed 24/7 by trained professionals, the house aims to inspire hope, enhance personal wellness, and equip guests with crisis self-management skills. Focusing on self-care areas such as sleep, rest, relaxation, nutrition, physical activity, and managing co-occurring medical or substance use issues, the service allows guests to stay for up to 10 days or provides continued contact and outreach for one month if they choose to remain at home or face a waiting list.

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Peer Counseling
Case/Care Management
Psychiatric Resocialization
Community Mental Health Agencies
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Adult Residential Treatment Facilities

LGBT National Senior Hotline | LGBT National Help Center

Provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat, and email peer-support for older adults who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning. The program also offers users information and resources for LGBT-friendly services/institutions across the United States.

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Peer Counseling
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral

Peer-to-Peer Support | Family Support Organization of New Jersey

Offers assistance and support to families enrolled with Bergen's Promise (Bergen County's Care Management Organization).

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Peer Counseling
Parent Counseling

NJ Youth Justice Initiative | New Jersey Parents Caucus

Assist to Improving justice outcomes for youth in New Jersey by advocating family and youth involvement, ending harmful practices, and reducing recidivism through leadership training, legal support, peer programs, awareness campaigns, professional training, and comprehensive data analysis.

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General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Offender Advocates
Peer Counseling
Self Advocacy Support

Senior Support Services | Jewish Family Service - Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties

Provides mental health services such as assessment, therapy and support services to seniors. Includes those that are home-bound and live alone.

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Geriatric Assessment
Friendly Visiting
Geriatric Counseling
Home Based Mental Health Services
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Depression Screening
Peer Counseling
Case/Care Management
Anxiety Disorders Screening
Bereavement and Grief Support Groups

Family Teen Helpline | Parents Inc.

Provides information, referrals, and crisis intervention to parents and families in need.

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Child Abuse Prevention
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Talklines/Warmlines
Parent Counseling
Peer Counseling
Parent Support Groups

Peer Respite - Passaic County | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Provides free, intensive, short-term support as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization for individuals in a mental health crisis. Staffed 24/7, the house transforms crises into opportunities for enhancing personal wellness. Staff inspire hope and assist guests in developing crisis self-management skills for handling current and future situations. Focusing on self-care, the service addresses sleep, rest, relaxation, nutrition, physical activity, and co-occurring medical or substance use issues. Guests can stay for a maximum of 10 days, or, if there's a waiting list or a preference to stay at home, the service offers continued contact and outreach for up to one month.

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Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Community Mental Health Agencies
Case/Care Management
Psychiatric Resocialization
Adult Residential Treatment Facilities
Peer Counseling

Community Wellness Center - Neptune (CARE Center) | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSPNJ)

Provides avenues for accessing education, support, and resources, facilitating a well-rounded lifestyle encompassing physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, occupational, environmental, and financial wellness. Additionally, it actively combats loneliness and isolation, fosters empowerment and leadership, and serves as a catalyst for personal growth.

What's Here

Mental Health Drop In Centers
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Peer Counseling