Parents & Caregivers - Become an advocate and master issues regarding behavioral, emotional, and mental health by exploring the following links:
The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Child Behavioral Health Services (DCBHS) -www.state.nj.us/dcf/behavioral/
DCBHS serves children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral health care challenges and their families.
DCBHS is committed to providing these services based on the needs of the child and family in a family-centered, community-based environment.
Download New Jersey Resources 2009
A comprehensive statewide directory of programs and services for individuals with disabilities (This is a large file which opens with Adobe Reader; please be patient):
New Jersey Resources 2009
The United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration -
www.samhsa.gov
“A Life in the Community For Everyone”
Partnership for Family Success -
www.forfamilysuccess.org
Family-oriented Training and Technical Assistance Center
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health -
www.ffcmh.org
Helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life.
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) -
www.spannj.org
SPAN's mission is to empower and support families.
Family Intervention Services -
www.fisnj.org
Promoting the positive growth, development, and well-being of children, families, and communities.
Parents Anonymous of New Jersey -
www.PA-of-NJ.org
PANJ's mission is to protect children by strengthening families. They provide mutual support and parent leadership in free, professionally facilitated self-help groups for parents in New Jersey.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) -
www.nami.org
“The nation's voice on mental illness”
New Jersey chapter of NAMI -
www.naminj.org
The Mental Health Association of New Jersey -
www.mhanj.org
New Jersey's free, confidential statewide mental health information and referral helpline.
The New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse -
www.medhelp.org/njgroups
Helping people help themselves through the use and development of mutual aid self-help groups.
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation -
www.bpkids.org
Information, resources and a network of parents and experts on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Because I Love You (BILY) -
www.becauseiloveyou.org
A parent support network designed to help parents whose children have behavioral problems.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association -
www.add.org
Information, resources & networking opportunities to help adults with AD/HD lead better lives.
Wrong Plant (WrongPlanet.net) -
www.wrongplanet.net
An on-line resource and community for individuals (and parents) with Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, ADHD and other PDD's.