Hotlines & Helplines

HOTLINE: 1-888-222-2228 
TEXT: 1-888-222-2228

Hours of service: 24/7 

Services provided: 

• Serving at risk and crisis youth, ages 10 to 24, who reside in New Jersey.
• Multilingual translation assistance.

HOTLINE: 1-908-687-8566 

Hours of Service: 24/7

Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.

HOTLINE: 1-800-424-2494 

Hours of Service: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Services Provided:

• Support for family members who are caregivers to those with memory loss, Alzheimer’s, dementia or a related disorder.

HOTLINE: 1-877 NJ ABUSE or 1-877-652-2873

Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Hotline to report all child abuse and neglect occurring in schools, foster homes, or childcare centers to the State Central Registry (SCR)
• Once call is made the hotline has representatives that will go out and investigate the situation

HOTLINE: 1-800-843-5437

Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided: 

      Crisis hotline for families seeking:

• Legal assistance with child custody and child support cases.
• Support groups and services for parents in crisis, child support, teen pregnancy, and child abuse.
• Father time 
• Parents with autistic children 

HOTLINE: 1-201-369-5280 ext. 4258

Hours of service: 9:00am-5:00pm Monday – Friday

Services Provided: 

• Free assistance to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about their health insurance. 

HOTLINE: 1-844-276-2777

Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• A referral helpline that helps individuals get into a substance abuse treatment program.
• All contact is done primarily via phone call.

NATIONAL SUICIDAL PREVENTION
HOTLINE: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Services provided: 

• “Warmlines” A hotline where they can get support from volunteers who are willing to listen
• Guidance getting psychiatrically screened.
• Crisis resources
• Education on treatment for mental health disorders

HOTLINE: 1-866-367-6023

Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• 24-hour Mobile Response Unit is available to Hudson County children or adults in need of emergency psychiatric evaluation.

HELPLINE: 1-800-992-0401 

All meetings are over the phone. 

HELPLINE: 1-800-950-6264

Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Provides advocacy, education, support, and public awareness for individuals and their families dealing with mental illness.  
• Helpline resources offered in English and Spanish.

HOTLINE: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or *new hotline*: 988

Hours of Services: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Black mental health –
• Native American/ Alaskan Natives mental health –
• Youth mental health
• Maternal mental health-
• Attempt survivors-
• Loss survivors-
• Individuals with neuro-divergence-
• LGBTQ+-
• Veterans-
• Resources for deaf/ hard of hearing

HOTLINE: 211

Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Housing
• Income
• Food
• Childcare
• Mental Health
• Health
• Substance Abuse
• Legal help

HOTLINE: 1-800-624-2377

Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Free and Confidential medical advice
• HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections referrals for testing and prevention
• HIV prevention options (PREP- pre-exposure prophylaxis or PEP- post exposure prophylaxis)
• Partner notification services
• Referrals to harm reduction services
• NJ AIDS Drug Distribution
• Referral to free testing sites.

HOTLINE: 1-800-245-1377 or 1-908-687-8566

Hours of Service: 24/7  

Services Provided: 

• Speak with someone about alcohol addiction, and the AA cessation approach.
• Website can be viewed in English, Spanish, and French.
• Free Online Bookstore of digital publications.

HOTLINE:1-800-222-1222 

• Hotline is available 24/7

Services Provided:

• If a chemical is ingested, they guide you through the proper protocols.
• Provides information on side effects of medication.
• The hotline is available in ANY language.

HOTLINE: 1-855-652-3737 / (TTY): 1-877-294-4356

Hours of service- Monday through Friday- 8:00am- 10:00pm, Saturday through Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm

Services Provided:

• Counseling and quick access to treatment through REACHNJ.
• No referrals

HOTLINE: 1-877-652-7624

Hours of Service: 24/7

Services Provided:

• Telehealth services, including psychologist referrals. 
• Behavioral therapy at home
• Behavioral therapy at public places if one is not comfortable meeting in an office or at their house.
• Resources for individuals and families that want developmental and disability services
• Expanded telehealth options for many parents that may not have access to the internet.

NATIONAL HELPLINE:1-800-662-HELP (4357) 

Hours of service: 24/7 

Services Provided: 

• Information and resources on substance abuse and detox rehab treatment
• Available in English and Spanish. For all other languages ask for a translator. 
• Treatment programs are available for the uninsured.
• Information about mental health, and confidential referrals. 

NATIONAL SUICIDAL PREVENTION
HOTLINE: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
TEXT: “start” to 741-741

Hours of Service: 24/7 

Services provided: 

• This organization works hands on with middle schools, high schools and colleges on bettering the culture of assisting mental health needs.

HELPLINE: 1-201-333-5700

Hours of Service – Monday through Friday- 9:00am-5:00pm

Services Provided:

• Help women through domestic crisis, and along the road to self-sufficiency. 
• Career services 
• Home furniture and supplies
• Toiletry items 
• In home crisis intervention 

HOTLINE: 1-855-327-7482

Hours of Service: 8:30 am-8:00 pm
Days of Operation: Monday through Friday

Services Provided to DCF workers: 

• Helpline established to support, ease, and improve the lives of those employed by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF).
• Warmline for New Jersey Department of Children Protection and Permanency (DCPP) workers.
• As they strive to protect the lives of children and families, DCF and DCPP workers are routinely exposed to extraordinarily high-stress situations.  These peer-to-peer support services address a broad range of concerns: stress, emotional and physical exhaustion, depression, PTSD, phobias, medical concerns, as well as marriage, parenting, and relationship issues.     
• Dealing with death 
• Talk to clinical workers on zoom.