The following list of links provide you with additional online mental health care and related information. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the listed organizations or content of their websites.

For Immediate 24/7 Help in a Mental Health Crisis/Emergency 

• Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org (National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). 
• Alternatively, you can call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency department. In Atlantic County, you may go to or call the Psychiatric Intervention Program (PIP) at 609-344-1118. PIP is located at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, and you enter through the emergency department. (For other counties in NJ, click here for the designated mental health crisis screening center.) 

Local/Regional

Mental Health Support and Referrals

• Mental Health Association in Atlantic County
• NJ Mental Health Cares
• NAMI NJ

Resource Guides with Links to Local/State Services 

• Atlantic County Resource Guide.pdf (hcdnnj.org), Cape May County Resource Guide.pdf (hcdnnj.org), Cumberland County Resource Guide.pdf (hcdnnj.org) & Ocean County Resource Guide: food resources, healthcare resources, housing resources, legal and financial resources, resources for families and children, resources for seniors
• NJ Resources 2020-2021, NJ Department of Human Services: Click on English, Spanish or Audio version
• The Source (atlantic-county.org) (resource guide for people of all ages in Atlantic County, NJ)
• Mental Health Resource Directory (sharpschool.com) (Atlantic County)

General/National

Mental Health Related Associations & Institutes

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• American Counseling Association
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Center for Mental Health Services
• Mental Health America
• MentalHealth.gov/
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Association
• National Sleep Foundation
• National Women’s Health Resource Center
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Depression

• Depression and How Therapy Can Help
• Depression Screening
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

Anxiety Disorders

• Anxiety (APA)
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD
• International OCD Foundation
• Trichotillomania Learning Center

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Center for PTSD
• Give an Hour— for veterans and their families
• National Center for PTSD Real Warriors (U.S. Department of Defense)— for veterans and their families
• The Gift From Within
• Sidran Institute

Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Center for On-Line Addiction
• Web of Addictions

Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorders Association

Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders
• Help for Persons with Personality Disorders

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH

Child Abuse, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

• Childhelp USA
• Prevent Child Abuse America
• National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
• Rape and Incest National Network (RAINN) National Sexual Assault Hotline

Developmental Disorders

• Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
• Developmental Disabilities Institute
• American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Brain Injury and Mental Health

• Brain Injury Association of America
• Cerebral Palsy Guide

Mental Health Diagnoses 

• DSM-V: Diagnoses and Criteria

Medication

• DrugWatch.com provides information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.