Resources
Disability Resources
The NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
The NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
The NJ Division of Disability Services
The NJ Commission of the Blind and Visually Impaired
The NJ Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The NJ Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
The New Jersey Division of Disability Resources and Publications
Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation Services
IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, CALL 911
Child Abuse-State Central Registry
1-877-652-2873
Health Care Facility Complaints
1-800-792-9770
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Funded Living Arrangements
1-800-832-9173
Domestic Violence
1-800-572-7233
Adult Protective Services—For Adults Living in the Community
The role of Adult Protective Services (APS) is to investigate complaints of suspected abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation of vulnerable adults aged 18 or older. A complaint to APS will generate a thorough assessment which will include a private, face-to-face interview with the potentially at-risk adult to determine if intervention is warranted. All information generated by the investigation is confidential. A report of suspected abuse may be made to the Division of Aging Services Information and Referral toll-free number at 1-800-792-8820 or to the APS office in the county in which the individual lives—the phone numbers are listed below.
Atlantic County: 1-609-645-7770
Bergen County: 1-201-368-4300
Burlington County: 1-609-518-4793
Camden County: 1-856-225-8178
Cape May County: 1-609-886-2784
Cumberland County: 1-856-825-0255
Essex County: 1-866-903-6287
Gloucester County: 1-856-256-2209
Hudson County: 1-201-537-5631
Hunterdon County: 1-908-788-1300
Mercer County: 1-609-989-4320 ext. 1641
Middlesex County: 1-732-745-3635
Monmouth County: 1-732-531-9191
Morris County: 1-973-326-7282
Ocean County: 1-732-349-1500
Passaic County: 1-973-881-2616
Salem County: 1-856-339-8622
Somerset County: 1-908-526-8800
Sussex County: 1-973-383-3600
Union County: 1-908-497-3902
Warren County: 1-908-475-6591
NJ Statewide Independent Living Council
The New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) is a 17-member body appointed by the Governor which maximizes opportunities for people with disabilities through planning and advocacy. www.njsilc.org
NJ Centers for Independent Living
Centers for Independent Living (many funded through the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services) are community-based, consumer-driven organizations that provide peer counseling, skills training, advocacy, information and referral, and a variety of services based on individual needs. See listing of NJ Independent Living Centers below:
Alliance Center for Independence
(Middlesex, Somerset, Union Counties)
629 Amboy Avenue, 1st Floor, Suite 104
Edison, NJ 08837
Telephone: 1-732-738-4388
www.adacil.org
Atlantic Center for Independent Living
(Atlantic County)
4 East Jimmie Leeds Road, Suite 7
Galloway, NJ 08205
Telephone: 1-609-748-2253
www.artemiscil.org
Camden City Independent Living Center
(City of Camden)
Virtua Camden
1000 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 105
Camden, NJ 08104
Telephone: 1-856-966-0800
www.camdencityilc.org
Center for Independent Living of South Jersey, Inc. (CIL-SJ)
(Camden and Gloucester Counties)
1150 Delsea Drive, Suites 1 & 2
Westville, NJ 08093
Telephone: 1-856-853-6490
Dawn, Inc.
(Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties)
66 Ford Road, Suite 121
Denville, NJ 07834
Telephone: 1-973-625-1940; 1-888-383-DAWN (1-888-383-3296)
VRS: 1-973-453-4689
www.dawncil.org
Dial, Inc.
(Essex and Passaic Counties)
2 Prospect Village Plaza, First Floor
Clifton, NJ 07013
Telephone: 1-973-470-8090
VRS: 1-973-556-0226
www.dial-cil.org
Heightened Independence & Progress (HIP)
(Bergen County)
131 Main Street, Suite 120
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Telephone: 1201-996-9100
www.hipcil.org
Heightened Independence & Progress—Hudson
(Hudson County)
35 Journal Square, Suite 703
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Telephone: 1-201-533-4407
www.hipcil.org
Moceans Center for Independent Living
(Monmouth and Ocean County)
Monmouth County:
565 Broadway, Suite 105
Long Branch NJ 07740
Telephone: 1732-571-4884
Ocean County:
1027 Hooper Avenue, Building 6, 3rd Floor
Toms River, NJ 08753
Telephone: 1-732-505-2310
www.moceanscil.org
Progressive Center for Independent Living (PCIL)
(Hunterdon and Mercer Counties)
Mercer County:
3525 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 904
Hamilton NJ 08619
Telephone: 1-609-581-4500
Hunterdon County:
4 Walter E. Foran Blvd., Suite 410
Flemington, NJ 08822
Telephone: 1-908-782-1055; 1-877-376-9174
www.pcil.org
Resources for Independent Living (RIL)
(Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem Counties)
351 High Street, Suite 103
Burlington City, NJ 08016
Telephone: 1-609-747-7745
www.rilnj.org
Disability-Related Information & Referral Hotlines
NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
For general information about Division Services: 1-609-292-5987
NJ Division of Disability Services (DDS)
For assistance navigating statewide disability-related supports and services: 1-888-285-3036
NJ Dept. of Human Services Long-Term Care Information Line
1-844-646-5347
Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)
For assistance navigating statewide caregiver and other services available for older NJ residents: 1-877-222-3737
NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
For accessing services for adults (ages 21and older) with intellectual/developmental disabilities: 1-800-832-9173
PerformCare
For accessing services for children and adolescents (up to age 21) with behavioral health challenges, emotional challenges, and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities: 1-877-652-7624
NJ Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1-800-792-8339
NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1-877-685-8878
NJ 2-1-1
There are three ways to contact this 24/7 call center to connect with services available in your local community:
- Dial 2-1-1
- Text your zip code to 898-211
- Visit their website at http://www.nj211.org/
Veteran Resources
Veteran’s Benefit Hotline
1-888-865-8387
NJ Veterans Counseling Hotline
1-866-838-7674
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255 (for Veteran’s Crisis Line, press 1)
Insurance/Medical Assistance Hotlines
NJ Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare
1-800-701-0710
NJ Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare Fraud and Abuse Hotline
1-888-937-2835
NJ Medicare Information Line
(State Health Insurance Assistance Program, SHIP)
1-800-792-8820
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)/Lifeline Program
1-800-792-9745
Medicare
1-800-633-4227
Mental Health/Addictions Hotlines
NJ Hopeline—Suicide Prevention
1-855-654-6735
NJ Disaster Mental Health Helpline
1-877-294-4357
NJ Mental Health Cares
1-866-202-4357
Addictions Access Center
1-844-276-2777
NJ Addictions Hotline
1-800-238-2333
NJ Connect for Recovery
1-855-652-3737
Peer Recovery Warmline
1-877-292-5588
ReachNJ—Addictions Helpline
1-844-732-2465
NJ Council on Compulsive Gambling
1-800-426-2537
New Jersey Poison Control
1-800-222-1222
