Behavioral Heath Support
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
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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
Central Jersey
South Jersey

Melissa Parmenter
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Call/Text: 609-864-9281
melissa.parmenter.mil@mail.mil
Last Updated: 12/20/2021