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Here you will find a list
of local, and national websites, telephone numbers, and
contact information for a variety of victim services
including domestic violence, suicide prevention, substance
abuse, etc. If you, or someone you know needs any one of
these crisis services, please call the number listed.
Services listed below are all free.
Victim
Of A Crime
National
Center For Victims Of Crimes
- 1-800-FYI-CALL
The mission of the National
Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national
commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives.
We are dedicated to serving individuals, families and
communities harmed by crime.
Victims
of Crime Compensation Board
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1-800-242-0804
(24-Hour Hotline )
The State of New Jersey recognizes the special needs of
those victimized by crime. In providing specific monetary
compensation and other critical services, the Victims of
Crime Compensation Board is government at its humanitarian
best, sharing and helping to alleviate the crime victim's
burden because it is the right thing to do.
Domestic
Violence
Hudson
County Domestic Violence - 201-333-5700
National
Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is staffed
24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide
crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal
advocacy, health care centers, and counseling. There is
also a toll-free number for the hearing-impaired,
1-800-787-3224.
RAINN
Hotline - 1-800-656-HOPE
The Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network will
automatically transfer you to the rape crisis center
nearest you, anywhere in the nation. It can be used as a
last resort if people cannot find a domestic violence
shelter.
New Jersey
Coalition for Battered Women - 1-800-224-0211
2620 Whitehorse/Hamilton Square Road
Trenton, NJ 08690
FAX: 609-584-9750
Suicide
Prevention
- Emergency Psychiatric
Services - (201)
623-2323
- 100 Bergen St.
- Newark, NJ 07103
National Hope
Line Network - 1-800-SUICIDE
The
Help Line USA
- 1- 800-785-8111
THE HELP LINE USA, INC. is a 24 hour telephone
counseling service.We talk to all kinds of people of
all ages with all kinds of problems. We talk to people
who
are in crisis, people with drug or alcohol problems,
people who are thinking of killing themselves and
prople who just need someone to talk to. When a person
is in the immediate need to talk to another human
being, day or night, The Help Line
is there for that person.
Substance
Abuse Hotlines
- ALA-CALL Substance
Abuse Hotline -
1-800-322-5525
The Ala-Call/Substance Abuse hotline is an
INFORMATION and REFERRAL hotline for New Jersey
residents with ALCOHOL and DRUG problems. A trained
volunteer will provide you with information about
meeting times and locations for Alcoholics Anonymous,
Al-A non, Alateen, Narcotics Anonymous, Nar-Anon, ACOA,
CODA and other self-help groups. Information is
available concerning counseling, hospitalization, and
treatment facilities which cover the entire state of
New Jersey. There is also service for
non-English-speaking callers.
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