Mental Health Resources
Click the links below to find on/off-campus resources.
On-Campus Resources
Anti-Violence Initiatives
Anti-Violence Initiatives (AVI) offers confidential counseling and support services for students who have been directly or indirectly impacted by power-based personal violence (i.e. sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, and stalking).
Mental Health Services (MHS)
Mental Health Services (MHS) provides group counseling, workshops, brief individual counseling, and referral services to TCNJ students. Services are confidential; no record of counseling appears on the student’s permanent academic record. MHS is staffed by a team of licensed mental health professionals as well as interns from both master’s and doctoral degree-granting programs, under direct supervision from licensed professionals.
Let’s Talk
The MHS Let’s Talk program provides easy access to informal, brief, consultation session with mental health professionals from TCNJ’s Mental Health Services (MHS). It is free and there is limited paperwork and no full intake assessment to complete to participate. Speaking with a therapist during Let’s Talk can help you access support, gain perspective, explore resources and options, and discuss how a referral to therapy might be helpful
Center for Integrative Wellness (CIW), NOT AVAILABLE FALL 2020
The Center for Integrative Wellness (CIW) is a newly-restructured training clinic and holistic health center that provides low-cost and longer-term mental health services to TCNJ’s students, faculty, staff, and community members. The training program draws upon graduate students from the Schools of Education, Nursing, Health and Exercise Science, and the Department of Public Health.
Collegiate Recovery Program
The College of New Jersey’s Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) provides comprehensive supports to students in recovery from alcohol and/or other drugs. Lion’s House and the Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC), it is a community of students working towards growth, sobriety, and academic excellence. Lion’s House and the CRC is a place where students can actively work on recovery and positive change. RECreate Your Night is a program that provides students with healthy options for having fun. This program is open to all students. Having healthy options for recreation serves to reduce substance abuse and provide additional support to students in recovery.
Community Counseling Collaborative
The Community Counseling Collaborative (CCC) is a new Health and Wellness initiative at TCNJ to bring licensed mental health providers on campus to provide low-cost, longer-term mental health care to our students. Offices are located on the 4th floor of Forcina Hall, Suite 413-415. Access to services at the CCC can be coordinated through CAPS and the Dean of Students Office – but clinicians can also be contacted directly for appointment availability (see website).
Off-Campus Resources
MHS Referral Database
MHS maintains a referral database with local and regional community providers who have been vetted by MHS. Included on this referral database are individual mental health providers, Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Partial Hospitalization Programs (PH), and drug and alcohol rehab facilities.
All Access Mental Health (AAMH) – Outpatient Treatment
Provides outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults with a diversity of psychological, psychiatric, and developmental problems.
819 Alexander Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540, (609) 452-2088
Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton – Mental Health
Behavioral health care program that provides psychotherapy and counseling for people with behavioral, emotional, psychiatric and substance abuse concerns.
(800) 360-7711 – Toll Free Access Center, (609) 394-3202 – Intake Information
Millhill Child and Family Development – Counseling Services
Offers individual, family and group counseling, psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring and case management services for children and adults ages 4 to 64.
101 Oakland Street,Trenton, NJ 08618,
(609) 989-7333, M - F, 9am to 9pm
Psychology Today – Search for a therapist, psychiatrist or support group.
Hotlines
Local
Womanspace (helps people of all gender identities)
609-394-9000
NJ Mental Health Cares
866-202-HELP (4357)
NJ Hopeline
1-855-654-6735
CONTACT of Mercer County
609-896-2120
National
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text "Start" to 741-741
For students of color who wish to speak to a counselor of color -
Text "STEVE" to 741-741
RAINN: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
1-800-656-4673
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Alcoholics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
Actively Moving Forward
Actively Moving Forward (AMF) is a non-profit whose mission is to help support, empower, and connect grieving young adults from coast-to-coast.
Mental Health Services' "Choosing a Mental Health Provider" handout
Mental Health Association in New Jersey – The Mental Health Association in New Jersey strives for mental health for children and adults through advocacy, education, training, and services.
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI): Mercer County
TCNJ Cares
If you would like to get connected to a mental health practitioner or other services but are not sure where to start, contact us!
Website
Resource Page
Submit a CARE referral
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