| Babyland Family Services, Inc. |
| 755 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07106 |
| Tel: (973) 399-3400 |
| Fax: (973) 399-2076 |
| Eligibility: Chidren and their families |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Child Care Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides eight child care and pre-school programs throughout Newark: Five are Abbott Pre-school sites, Babyland I serves HIV/AIDS affected families, Babyland VII serves primarily children involved with DYFS. Children Together offers foster care homes for siblings and boarder babies. 24-hours crisis group home for children. Family Violence program offers domestic violence shelter and crisis hotline; batterer treatment; community based domestic violence counseling. Pediatric AIDS program and asthma reduction programs. Young Fathers program. Family Literacy program; parenting education; community organizing. |
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| Babyland Family Services-Family Violence Program |
| 755 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07106 |
| Tel: (973) 484-1704 or Hotline: (973) 484-4446 |
| Fax: (973) 484-7682 |
| Eligibility: Battered women and their children; Men who need batterer counseling |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Shelters and Housing Services
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| Services provided: | Domestic violence shelter for battered women and families; 24-hr. Hotline for domestic violence; community-based support counseling for women and men; batterer group counseling; legal advocacy for victims of domestic violence. Services for Babyland FVP residents and victims in Family Court. |
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| Community Agencies Corporation of New Jersey |
| 25 James Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 623-2800 |
| Fax: (973) 621-8120 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Abuse Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Health Care Services
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Recreational Programs
- Shelters and Housing Services
- Social Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides GED and ESL classes; special education; computer training; Vocational and career guidance; family activities; housing/rental assistance; emergency financial/material assistance; nutritional counseling; senior services; community organizing and education; advocacy; adoption and child residential programs; crime prevention. Protestant Community Center, Inc. of CAC provides after school programs; summer camp; tutoring program; job preparation; placement and referrals; Boys Scout/Girls Scout programs; mentoring program; HIV/AIDS support services; primary health care; health education; outpatient substance abuse treatment; alcoholism treatment program; domestic violence counseling; temporary housing for substance affected infants (see listing for Project B.A.B.I.E.S.); detox; aftercare service; parent education and support programs; individual mental health counseling; crisis intervention; day care; school-based counseling; recreational activitieis (Other location: 165 Court Street). |
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| Community Mental Health Services |
| 570 Belleville Avenue |
| Belleville, NJ 07109 |
| Tel: (973) 450-3100 |
| Fax: (973) 450-1189 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health counseling for individuals, children, couples, families and groups; day treatment for adults with psychiatric problems; alcoholism treatment program; domestic violence counseling; child therapy/play therapy; crisis intervention; case management; therapeutic school for children with emotional and developmental delays. |
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| East Orange General Hospital-Behavioral Health Center |
| 300 Central Avenue |
| East Orange, NJ 07019 |
| Tel: (973) 395-4182 |
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| Eligibility: Essex County residents |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Hospitals and Medical Centers
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health therapy for individuals and families. Groups for many types of problems including domestic violence survivors, anger management, bereavement, etc. Partial hospital programs. Intenstive Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser (MICA) program. Short-term and long-term inpatient psychiatric care. |
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| Essex County Division of Welfare |
| 18 Rector Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 733-3326 |
| Fax: (973) 643-2148 |
| Eligibility: Welfare recipients |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Social Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides Work First, a mandated program by the Division of Welfare provides assessment and referrals to a range of work training for job readiness programs. (Other locations: 50 South Clinton Ave., E. Orange (973) 395-8600). Essex County office of N.J. State Public Assistance program; financial assistance for underpriveledged families; food stamps and housing subsidy vouchers; special services available for victims of domestic violence. |
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| Family Connections |
| 395 South Center Street |
| Orange, NJ 07050 |
| Tel: (973) 675-3817 |
| Fax: (973) 673-5782 |
| Eligibility: Depends on services provided |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and families; outpatient alcohol/drug treatment and counseling; crisis intervention; child therapy/play therapy; domestic violence counseling; school-based counseling and youth services/delinquency prevention; senior services; support groups; parenting groups; Youth Connection Program: An intensive behavior modification based therapeutic after school program for behaviorally disordered children ages 8-14. |
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| Family Service Bureau |
| 393 Central Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 412-2056 |
| Fax: (973) 484-3452 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Outpatient mental health counseling for individuals, couples and families; outpatient substance abuse treatment; domestic violence counseling; batterer counseling; child therapy/play therapy; group therapy; support groups; parenting groups; crisis intervention. (Other location: Kearney (201-246-8077). |
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| Irvington Counseling Center |
| 21-29 Wagner Place |
| Irvington, NJ 07111 |
| Tel: (973) 399-3132 |
| Fax: (973) 399-7552 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | Domestic violence counseling for individuals, couples, families and groups; support groups; batterer group counseling. |
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| La Casa De Don Pedro, Inc. |
| 317 Roseville Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07107 |
| Tel: (973) 485-0701 Ext. 101 |
| Fax: (973) 485-7555 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Child Care Services
- Domestic Violence Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Immigration Services
- Mental Health Services
- Recreational Programs
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides domestic violence counseling; individual, couples and family mental health counseling; housing, rental and utility assistance; home owner education workshops and home repair; child care and after school programs; ESL classes; computer skills training; job placement/referrals; Citizenship Project helps legal immigrants prepare for US Citizenship test; community organizing and education; recreational activities. |
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| New Community Corporation-Harmony House |
| 278-282 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07101 |
| Tel: (973) 623-8555 |
| Fax: (973) 623-8467 |
| Eligibility: Homeless women and children or victims of domestic violence and their children |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Shelters and Housing Services
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| Services provided: | Transitional housing for homeless women and children or victims of domestic violence; child care; relocation services; counseling for residents; case management; parenting groups; individual mental health counseling; information and referrals; advocacy. |
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| New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women |
| 2620 Whitehorse Hamilton Square Road |
| Trenton, NJ 08609 |
| Tel: (609) 584-8107 |
| Fax: (609) 584-9750 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
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| Services provided: | Domestic violence advocacy, community organizing and education. (NJ State Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 572-7233; NJ State Battered Gay/Lesbian Hotline: (800) 224-0211). |
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| The Safe House-Domestic Violence Shelter |
| P.O. Box 1887 |
| Bloomfield, NJ 07003 |
| Tel: (973) 759-2378 Hotline: (973)-759 -2154 |
| Fax: (973) 844-4922 |
| Eligibility: Victims of domestic violence and their children. |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Shelters and Housing Services
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| Services provided: | Domestic violence shelter and counseling for battered victims and their children; 24-hour domestic violence hotline; support groups; legal advocacy services for Safe House residents and victims in Family Court. |
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| UMDNJ-UBHC Children of Violence |
| 215 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 972-6939 |
| Fax: (973) 972-6976 |
| Eligibility: Ages 2-18 yrs. who are victims of child abuse, or have witnessed domestic violence or other violent crimes. |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | Psychiatric evaluation and treatment for children traumatized by violence. |
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| UMDNJ-UBHC Comprehensive Victims' Services |
| 215 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 972-6100 |
| Fax: (973) 972-0218 |
| Eligibility: Some residency requirements (call for details) |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | Domestic violence counseling; batterer counseling; individual mental health counseling; psychiatric evaluation; case management; crime victims advocacy; child abuse services; crisis Intervention; sexual assault crisis intervention; support groups. |
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| UMDNJ-UBHC Safe & Sound |
| 215 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 972-1325 |
| Fax: (973) 972-6646 |
| Eligibility: All |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
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| Services provided: | Domestic violence, sexual assault and mental health counseling; crisis intervention; crime victims advocacy. |
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| UMDNJ-UBHC Safe Start Project |
| 183 South Orange Avenue, Children of Violence Project-Level C |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 972-1730 Pager: (973) 312-5323 |
| Fax: (973) 972-1720 |
| Eligibility: Children ages 0-6 and family members |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Social Services
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| Services provided: | Multi-service agency provides chrisis intervention, consultation, case management, information and referrals to families with children exposed to violence. Available via pager 24/7 for emergency consultation. Provide professional and community training and education regarding the impact of violence on children and intervention strategies. |
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| UMDNJ-University Behavioral Health Center (UBHC) |
| 215 South Orange Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Tel: (973) 972-5430 or (800) 969-5300 |
| Fax: (973) 972-7173 |
| Eligibility: Adults; Children ages 2-18 |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Mental Health Services
- Substance Abuse Services
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| Services provided: | Psychosocial assessment; individual mental health counseling and therapy; couples/family counseling; child therapy/play therapy; group therapy; crisis intervention; adult/child psychiatric day treatment; mobile psychiatric care; psychiatric/psychological evaluation and monitoring; partial care programs; crime victims advocacy; sexual assault services; partial hospitalization-Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser Program (MICA); domestic violence counseling; batterer counseling; parenting support programs. |
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| Victim/Witness Advocacy-Essex County Office of the Prosecutor |
| 50 West Market Street, 3rd Floor |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 621-4707 |
| Fax: (973) 621-6150 |
| Eligibility: Adults, Essex County residents |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Legal Services
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| Services provided: | Crime victim advocacy for individuals with legal cases in Essex County Criminal Court; emotional support and crisis counseling; court accompaniment; assistance in obtaining restitution and other material needs. |
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| Victim/Witness Office of Newark Municipal Court |
| 31 Green Street |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 733-4862 |
| Fax: (973) 7334786 |
| Eligibility: Crime victims in Newark Municipal Court |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Legal Services
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| Services provided: | Crime victim advocacy for victims with legal cases in Newark Municipal Court; emotional support and crisis counseling; court accompaniment; assistance in obtaining restitution and other material needs. |
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| Wise Women's Center at Essex County College |
| 303 University Avenue |
| Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Tel: (973) 877-3395 |
| Fax: (973) 877-3555 |
| Eligibility: Adults |
| Type of services: | - Domestic Violence Services
- Educational and Vocational Services
- Mental Health Services
- Parenting Support Services
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| Services provided: | Computer training; job preparation; career guidance; vocational assessment; life skills/personal development; parenting skills group; domestic violence services; individual mental health counseling; crisis intervention. |
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