Resources

Warning Signs of Serious Emotional Stress
Youth Suicide Prevention

If your life or someone else’s is in imminent danger, call 911. If you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call:

  • The New Jersey Suicide Prevention HOPEline 1-855-654-6735 website
  • National Suicide Prevention Life Line website
  • New Jersey Youth Suicide Prevention website
  • Jersey Cares NJ Community Service Portal website
  • Youth Employment Pathways Program website
  • New Jersey Strategy for Youth Suicide Prevention PDF
  • Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools Toolkit
LGBTQI
  • NJ LGBTQI Resources website
  • Safe Space Directory PDF
  • Union County Office of LGBTQ Affairs website
  • Union County Pride website
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention: LGBT Youth Resources website
  • Human Rights Campaign (HRC): Advocating for LGBTQ Equality website
  • HRC 2018 LGBTQ Youth Report PDF
  • Stop Bullying.gov: Information for LBGT Youth website
  • Tips for Parents of LGBTQ Youth website
  • Supporting Your LGBTQ kids and Yourself During Coming Out Process website
Abuse

Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP)
For reporting allegations of abuse and neglect
1-877-NJ-ABUSE (1-877-652-2873)

DCPP Union County Office – town of Elizabeth
65 Jackson Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
908-939-8700
Serving Hillside, Winfield, and Union

DCPP Union County Office – town of Plainfield
200 West 2nd Street, 4th Floor
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-754-0952
Serving Berkeley Heights, Clark, Garwood, Fanwood, Mountainside, New Providence, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Springfield, Summit, and Westfield

DCPP Union County Office – town of Cranford
65 Jackson Dr.
Cranford, NJ 07016
908-374-3800
Serving Kenilworth, Linden, Roselle, and Roselle Park

DCPP SPRU (After 5 pm and the weekends for open DCPP cases)
1-800-792-8610

Union County Family Court
908-787-1650 ext. 21310

Food Pantries
  • List from the Division on Aging Web page
Parents in Action
  • Parent Support Guide A-Z website
  • Top Tips for You and Your Child website
  • The #Take20 Parents Hub website
  • What To Do If Your Child Is Refusing To Go To School website
  • Supporting Your Child with School Anxiety website