We are available for NJ National Guard Servicemembers everyday from 0700 to 1700 hours at 609-235-5959. For an immediate emergency call 911 or the 24 hours fully staffed helplines below.

Additional Hotlines

• Peer Recovery WarmLine (PRW)

  1-877-292-5588 is a peer-run service providing ongoing telephone support to mental health consumers as they work towards their recovery.
  
  

• NJMentalHealthCares

  1-866-202-HELP(4357) is New Jersey's mental health information and referral service.
  
  

• Veteran's Crisis Line

  1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  TTY: 1-800-799-4889
  Website: veteranscrisisline.net 
  Connects veterans in crisis (and their families and friends) with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential, toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
  
  

• NJ Hopeline

  1-855-654-6735. Whatever you're going through, feeling, or thinking, we are here to listen and support you. Don't face it alone.
  
  

• NJ Vet2Vet

  1-866-838-7654 is a 24 hour/7-day a week helpline coordinated by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The helpline features peer counseling for Veterans, members of the Air/Army National Guard, and family members.
  
  

• COP 2 COP

  1-866-267-2267 is a free and confidential 24-hour telephone helpLine. It is available exclusively for law enforcement officers and their families to help deal with personal or job related stress and behavioral healthcare issues.
  
  

• SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Helpline

  Toll-Free: 1-800-985-5990 (English and español)
  SMS: Text TalkWithUs to 66746
  SMS (español): "Hablanos" al 66746
  TTY: 1-800-846-8517
  Website (English): disasterdistress.samhsa.gov
  
  

• National Domestic Violence Hotline

  For any victims and survivors who need support, call 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 for TTY, or if you're unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.
  
  

• The National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline

  Call 800-656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.
  
  

• Trans Lifeline

  Dial 877-565-8860 for US and 877-330-6366 for Canada. Trans Lifeline's Hotline is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers.
  
  

• Post-Partum Depression Hotline

  1-800-PPDMOMS (773-6667) provides peer support and referrals.
  
  

• Hotline for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

  1-866-331-9947 (24/7). Text "loveis" to 22522.
  
  

• LGBT National Help Center

  888-843-4564 or refer to their website at glbthotline.org.

Services Offered

• Screenings
• Self-Referred Assessments
• Command-Directed Behavioral Health Assessments
• Referral To Therapeutic Services
• Clinical Case Management
• Crisis Intervention
• Psychoeducational Training
• Suicide Prevention
• Brief Supportive Counseling

Contact Information

North Jersey

Shawna Hinkson

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Call/Text: 609-864-0143
shawna.hinkson.civ@mail.mil

Central Jersey

Kevin Ball

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Call/Text: 609-864-0126
kevin.m.ball13.civ@mail.mil

South Jersey

Melissa Parmenter

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Call/Text: 609-864-9281
melissa.parmenter.mil@mail.mil