Community Mental Health Resources

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Mobile Response/Perform Care TELEHEALTH

Mobile Response Stabilization Services (MRSS) will come to your home within one hour of notification to provide face-to-face crisis services. Mobile Response and PerformCare are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is no charge for calling Mobile Response/PerformCare. PerformCare assists in linking individuals with services related to emotional and behavioral health concerns. 877.652.7624

Family Crisis Intervention Unit

Family Crisis Intervention Unit provides crisis intervention for families in Monmouth County on a 24-hour basis. The crises involve serious conflict between the parent/guardian and the juvenile, serious threats, incorrigibility, runaway behavior, and truancy issues. 732.542.2444 day / 732.996.7645 night

Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services (PESS)

Monmouth Medical Center is a state-designed emergency screening service for Monmouth County. Crisis intervention, stabilization, mobile outreach, crisis hotline, and family crisis services are provided. Services can be accessed through the Emergency Department or by calling our crisis hotline at 732.923.6999.  

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

988 (Formerly 1.800.273.8255) - The Lifeline provides 24/7, free, and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Monmouth Cares

Monmouth Cares helps youth and families with emotional, behavioral, substance-use, developmental, and intellectual disability, and physical health needs. 877.652.7624 

Youth Helpline: 2nd Floor

2NDFLOOR is a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults. We are here to help you find solutions to the problems that you face at home, at school or at play. 888.222.2228

Monmouth County Mental Health Association 

The Monmouth County MHA provides advocacy and services to families in Monmouth County and identifies gaps in the mental health system of care in collaboration with community, county, and state partners to close those gaps. 732.542.0422 / After Hours 732.996.7645

NJ Hopeline 

Specialists are available for confidential telephone counseling and support 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. 1.855.654.6735. 

Monmouth County Behavioral Health Crisis Counselors

Crisis counselors are available to residents experiencing stress or anxiety via phone Monday - Friday from 9am - 8pm at 732.845.2070.

NJ Hope and Healing

RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery’s Hope and Healing Program offers emotional support services, education, and community-based resources for individuals and families.  For more information, please call 833.795.HOPE (4673) or email [email protected].

Community Resources & Helplines - YMCA of Greater Monmouth County

The Y offers safe and confidential services that strengthen family life and individual growth.  Professionals are licensed to serve as counselors to youth, families, and schools, specializing in social work, clinical counseling, and alcohol and drug counseling. 732.290.9040

Common Ground Grief Center

Common Ground provides peer support groups for children and teens who have experienced the death of a parent, primary caregiver, sibling or friend. 732.606.7477

Wall Youth Center

The Wall Youth Center & Community Services is the social services department of Wall Township.  732.681.1375