Links

Below are some general links that you may find useful. Please also check out the Parent Zone for many more links.

The mission of the New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse is to increase the awareness, utilization, development and understanding of mutual aid self-help groups to help reduce emotional suffering and isolation

NAMI

"The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness"

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center - Center for Mental Health Services

Child & Family Web Guide

Links to the best sites about infants, children, and teens supported by the William T. Grant Foundation.

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Facts for Families and Other Resources.

National Institute of Mental Health

Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior

National Mental Health Association

NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.

Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS)

Juvenile Justice Commission

Essex County Website

Child Welfare Reform Plan Fact Sheet

A fact sheet provided by the Department of Human Services

Child Welfare Reform Plan (PDF)

Depending on your connection, this may take a few minutes to download.

The Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ)

The Association for Children (ACNJ) is New Jersey foremost child advocacy organization. For the past 25 years, ACNJ has been hard at work, making every child count...