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On this page you will find links to resources in the community to help you with accessing mental health care!
If you are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 911, visit your nearest emergency room, or call PerformCare at 1-877-652-7624.
If you are not in crisis, but are still struggling to manage your mental health, please take advantage of any of these apps, websites, and call centers to receive support!
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Resources for Helping Youth Cope after a Mass Shooting
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Disaster Distress Helpline is available 24/7/365: Call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor any time.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
- Mass Violence Resources
- After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
- Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
- Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for Mental Health Providers
- Childhood Traumatic Grief: Youth Information Sheet | German version, Ukrainian version
- Coping after Mass Violence — For adults
- Creating Effective Child- and Family-Focused Disaster Behavioral Health Messages on Social Media
- For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence | Spanish version
- Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services
- Help Kids Cope
- Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version
- Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version
- Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version
- Helping Youth after a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators | Spanish version, Chinese version
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing — For responders | Spanish version
- Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen | Spanish version
- Talking to Children about the Shooting
- Talking to Teens about Violence | Spanish version
- Tips for Talking to Students about Violence
Resources on Psychological First Aid
Psychological First Aid (PFA) (Spanish version) is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events.
- PFA Mobile
- PFA Wallet Card | Spanish version
- PFA Online Training
- PFA: Tips for Adults | Spanish version
- Psychological First Aid: Adults Working with Children and Teens
- PFA: Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children after Disasters | Spanish version, Chinese version, Japanese version
PFA in Schools:
- Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide
- Providing PFA-S: For Health-Related Professionals
- Providing PFA-S: For Principals and Administrators
- Providing PFA-S: For School Support Staff
- Providing PFA-S: For Teachers
- Psychological First Aid: Teachers and Educators
Additional Resources from SAMHSA and Partners
Resources on Mass Violence
- Mass Violence/Community Violence
- Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence and Domestic Terrorism
- Survivors and Witnesses After Traumatic Events
Resources for Children, Youth, Parents and Other Caregivers, and Schools
- Resources for children
- Resources for adolescents
- Resources about children and disaster
- Resources about adolescents and disaster
- Children and Disasters — from the Disaster Survivors portal
- Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
- Understanding Child Trauma
- SchoolSafety.gov
- Helping Your Child Cope With Media Coverage of Disasters: A Fact Sheet for Parents | Spanish version
- Recovery From Large-Scale Crises: Guidelines for Crisis Teams and Administrators
- Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI)
- Responding to Stressful Events: Helping Children Cope
- Responding to Stressful Events: Helping Teens Cope
Resources on General Disaster Response and Recovery
- SAMHSA Disaster Mobile App
- Tips for Survivors: Coping With Grief After a Disaster or Traumatic Event
- Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event: Managing Stress | Spanish version, Punjabi version
- Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event | Spanish version
Resources from Additional Federal Sources
- Addressing Adversarial and Human-Caused Threats that May Impact Students, Staff, and Visitors — From the REMS TA Center
- Attacks in Crowded and Public Spaces — From Ready.gov
- Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event | Spanish version — From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Managing Grief after Disaster — From the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
- Response and Resiliency — From the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
- The Impact of Disaster and Mass Violence Events on Mental Health — From the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
- Trauma-Informed Approaches — From the IWGYP
Resources from the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center
- Transcend — iOS mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence
- Rebuild your Community — For community leaders
- Media Guidelines for Homicide Family Survivors
- Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery
- Self-Help — Resources for survivors
- Online Clinical Trainings
- Victim Service Professionals
- Unexpected Challenges for Communities In the Aftermath of a Mass Violence Incident
Resources from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University
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- Apps:
- Calm
- Stop, Breathe, and Think
- Breathe2Relax
- CPT Coach
- MoodTools
- Calm Harm
- What’s Up?
- Virtual Hope Box
- MyLife
- 5-Mins-Gratitude
- Gem
- Present Sense
- Jour
- Tally
- Websites:
- LGBTQ+ help
- The Tribe – Wellness Community
- COVID and Mental Health for Teachers
- Mental Health Resources for Teachers (from worksheets to educational games to music)
- Mental Health Tips for Parents
- Homelessness Resources
- NJ Parent Link
- Family Support Groups
- Addiction Support Facility - The Recovery Village at Cherry Hill
- How to help after a hospitalization
- What to expect in an inpatient hospitalization process
- For more family support services, visit http://www.monmouthresourcenet.org/search/category/main/family/
- Apps:
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- Call Centers:
- 2nd Floor Hotline (text or call 24/7): 888-222-2228
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- NJ Mental Health Cares: call 1-866-202-HELP (4357)
- 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. (732-264-4111)
- Services Provided:
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Amanda’s Easel – Creative Arts Therapy (music, art, and play) (732-787-6503)
- Sexual Violence Response Teams (888-264-7273)
- Domestic Violence Response Teams (888-843-9262)
- Family Justice Center
- Court Liaison
- Emergency Safe House
- 2nd Floor Hotline to text or call 24/7 (888-222-2228)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Text Available: (732-977-2766)
- Services Provided:
- PerformCare NJ
- Services Provided:
- Mobile Response and Crisis Stabilization
- Care Management Organization
- Services Provided:
- Call Centers:
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Email: akortenhaus@monmouthregional.net
Phone: (732) 542-1170 x.1157
Fax: (732) 542-5815
Room #: 402