Resources
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988- Call or text-The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources
Youth Helpline: Youth Helpline (24 hrs/day, for ages 10-24, confidential except in life-threatening situations)
Call or text 1-888-222-2228 www.2ndfloor.org
LGBTQ youth suicide hotline: The Trevor Project 24-hour confidential hotline 866-488-7386
Low-cost counseling for children, teens, and adults: Community Counseling Clinic (CCC) at Montclair State University Campus
147 Clove Rd. Little Falls, NJ 07024 973-655-3407 www.montclair.edu/cehs/clinical-services
Nearby clinics who accept NJ Family Care/Medicaid:
UMDNJ, University Behavioral Health, Newark 800-969-5000
Family Connections, Orange 973-675-3817
Main Street Counseling, West Orange 973-736-9050
Free Bereavement Support Group: Good Grief provides year-round, peer support to children ages 3-17, their parents, young adults ages 18-30, and adults who have experienced the death of a child. Good Grief also provides bilingual support in our La Noche de Los Amigos program for Spanish-speaking grieving families. The groups are located in Morristown and Edison. Call 908-522-1999 or visit www.good-grief.org to learn more information.
Miscarriage and Early Infant Loss Support Group: Pockets of Light in Montclair, NJ www.pocketsoflight.org
Mindfulness Meditations: Free guided mindful exercises by Susan M. Orsillo, :PhD. and Lizabeth Roemer, PhD. www.mindfulwaythroughanxiety.com Click on the 'mindfulness exercises' page
What to learn more about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Visit the Assocation for Contextual Behavior Science website. Here's the link to an introductory article by co-founder Stephen Hayes: https://contextualscience.org/act
Want to read more about EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) therapy? https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/
Here's a video that explains why EMDR therapy is so effective: