Mercer County
Special Note:
There may be resources available that are not listed here.
For more information, please contact the NJ ARCH Warm Line at:
warmline@njarch.org OR call:
1.877.427.2465
Adoption Agencies
Children's Home Society
Division of Youth & Family Services (DYFS)
Holt International Children's Services
Children's Crisis Intervention
Services
The Children's Crisis Intervention Services (CCIS)
listed below provide inpatient
psychiatric services in a hospital setting for children in "acute" crisis
situations
including homicidal or suicidal episodes. Children can be admitted
voluntarily
or committed by an appropriate agent. Each one provides services to
specific
counties in New Jersey.
University Behavioral Healthcare, Piscataway, NJ
Family Service Association
of New Jersey
Family and
Children's Services of Central New Jersey, Mercer County, Princeton, NJ
Family support
Organization
Family Support
Organization of Burlington-Mercer County
Legal Services
American Academy of Adoption
Attorneys
Medical services
Chiteste,
Deborah MS, CCC/SLP, Pennington, NJ
Mental Health Professionals
Hart Patti E. LCSW, ACSW, Princeton, NJ
Hurwitz Allison D. MSW, LSW, Princeton, NJ
Lyon Lynne MSW, LSW,
Lawrenceville, Mercer County, NJ
Mantell Joni
MSW, LCSW, CSW, Pennington, NJ
Martinson Charles F, MD, Princeton, NJ
Tilder Leigh Pennington, Mercer County, NJ
Suabedissen Ann M, Hamilton Squere, Mercer
County, NJ
Mobile Response and
Stabilization Services (MRSS)
Mobile Response and
Stabilization Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help
children and youth who are experiencing emotional or behavioral crises. The
services are designed to defuse an immediate crisis, keep children and their
families safe, and maintain the children in their own homes or current living
situation (such as a foster home, treatment home or group home) in the
community.
To access services call:
1-877- 652-7624
To view the DCP&P Link on this service click here:
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/families/csc/mobile/
Pre and Post Adoption Counseling
Service
These Pre and Post Adoption Counseling services are provided FREE of charge
by private agencies granted contracts and referrals from DYFS. Please note
that
the free Pre Adoption services are only available for families with children
placed
through DYFS and with a referral from DYFS. The free Post Adoption
services are
available to all New Jersey families who have adopted children up to the age of
18; whether from DYFS, a private agency or some
other means.
Available services may differ from county to county.
Catholic Charities, Perth
Amboy, NJ
Children's Home Society, Trenton NJ
Resource Family Recruitment
Foster and Adoptive Family Services, Statewide, NJ
Support Groups
Adoptive Parents
Organization of Central New Jersey, Hamilton, NJ