Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, 24 hours a day. For anyone having a hard time with mental health, suicidal thoughts or substance use, and for family and friends worried about someone.
Help Lines for South Jersey
These help lines are answered day and night. If someone is in danger right now, call 911.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline NJ 211 Dial 211 or 1-877-652-1148, or text your ZIP code to 898-211, any time. Specialists point you to local help with housing, utilities, food, health, mental health and more.
ReachNJ Call 1-844-732-2465 (1-844-REACHNJ), 24 hours a day, for help with addiction. The state says a live person answers within 30 seconds.
New Jersey domestic violence hotline Call 1-800-572-7233, 24 hours a day. The deaf helpline is 1-855-812-1001. The New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence's page also links to a directory of programs in each county.
See also: Hospitals, ERs and urgent care · Code Blue and warming centers · Free food · County social services offices
Sources: SAMHSA: 988 fact sheet · NJ 211: Get help · NJ Department of Human Services: ReachNJ · New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence: Statewide services.