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Connects you to a team that can assist with social service needs, mental health services, financial resources, healthcare expenses, substance abuse, housing, food programs, and utility assistance.
NJ Mental Health Association
Community resource aimed at providing support to those living with mental health or substance abuse disorders. The statewide non-profit organization provides education, advocacy, training and service resources to both adult and children seeking treatment as well as support to their family members.
Self-Care Tips for First Responders from the CDC
Resourceful tips and information to aid first responders manage different degrees of personal response to crisis.
Psychological Resilience First Aid
The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology has created an easily accessible digital resource that offers short videos of simple techniques that can be used to calm, self-soothe and clear the mind during stressful times. Written guidance is also provided.
Childcare for Essential Workers
The New Jersey Office of Children and Families (OFC) provides healthcare works resources to find local childcare centers.
NJ Mental Health Cares
The state of New Jersey behavioral health information and referral services can assist in dealing with anxiety especially those having difficulty during the COVID pandemic. The call is free, confidential, and guided by live trained specialists the hours of operation are 8am to 8pm seven days a week.
Peer to Peer Dugri App
Beat burnout and enhance performance with Dugri. A safe and anonymous peer support network
COVID Coach APP
Support focused on overall mental health and self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The app features coping and education, self-care tools, improving emotional well-being, trackers to assess mood and measure personal goal growth, and visual graphs to assess personal progress over time.
ONBeing
Free available resource that can be utilized during time of crisis for the health care community. The website offers podcasts, poetry, and meditation tools.
Domestic Violence 180 Turning Lives Around
Provides free confidential support for domestic, sexual, and youth abuse victims. Offers survivors and families of domestic and sexual abuse the strength and empowerment needed to turn their lives around. Comprehensive support includes 24/7 hotlines, online chatting, counseling, emergency safe housing, legal advocacy, children services such as play, music, art and music therapy.
Self Compassion
Kristin Neff, Ph.D. is a pioneer in the study of self-compassion, and she has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential research psychologists. In addition to researching self-compassion, she has developed an eight-week program to teach self-compassion skills in daily life, co-created with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, called Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC).
The Emotional PPE Project
The Emotional PPE Project connects healthcare workers in need with licensed mental health professionals who can help. No cost. No insurance. Just a trained professional to talk to.
Start Your Recovery
15 free treatment programs. 21 inpatient drug & alcohol rehab centers. 103 outpatient. 34 detox centers in Newark. 5 luxury residential. Sort for top accredited addiction rehabs in Newark, NJ.
Recovery & Addiction Services
Sober Grid APP
Offers an online community with peer support and coaching, electronic therapeutics, and an electronic library of mental health resources to help those achieve long-term recovery.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Confidential support and prevention for those in distress facing crisis. Resources available free 24/7.
Disaster Distress Helpline
Call or text 1-800-985-5990 offering confidential immediate crisis counseling for individuals facing emotional distress after experiencing natural or human caused disaster. The resource is available 24/7 all year long.
