Important Mental Health Numbers Psychiatric Intervention Program Screening Center 609-344-1118 Adult Intervention Services -Urgent Care for Mental Health (Hartford Ave Atlantic City) 609-572-8555 Perform Care Children's Crisis Service 877-652-7624 Atlantic Homeless Alliance 609-343-2282 Hope Exists 609-910-3395 MHA Support for Families whose loved one in in crisis 609-517-8614 8am-8pm 7 days a week. Text or Leave voice message and we will call back next am if hours. Jewish Family Services On call response 609-287-2466 Outpatient Counseling Services AtlantiCare Behavioral Health Access Center 609-646-9159 Center for Family Services (EHT and Absecon) 609-569-7352 Legacy Services (Northfield) 800-443-7365 Jewish Family Services 609-822-1108
Other Important Numbers AtlantiCare PACT Team - 609-407-0060 Mental Health Association (Galloway) 609-652-3800 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill NAMI 609-741-5125 Volunteers of America 609-541-2806
Veterans Assistance Numbers Atlantic County Veterans’ Response Team Coordinators (Police Officers) : Det. Christopher Southard: (609) 338-1391 (cell); southard_c@acpo.org Det. Hannah Piatt: (609) 364-3522 (cell); piatt_h@acpo.org VA Peer Suicide Response Team : Team email: WIMSPCPeerProgram@va.gov Pat Carney: (302) 358-9736 (cell) Matt Jacobs: (302) 300-6570 (cell) Ian Brady: (302) 530-2670 (cell) Veterans’ Justice Outreach : Jake Sanders: (302) 518-3729 (cell); jake.sanders@va.gov Veterans’ Homeless Outreach : Ari DeVizio, LCSW – HUD VASH: 302-438-6627 (cell); ariadne.devizio@va.gov Mae Delguercio, LCSW – HUD VASH: 302-932-0734 (cell); mae.delguercio@va.gov Vet Center (with address) : David Mullen, Veterans Outreach Program Specialist (VOPS); Work Email = david.mullen@va.gov ; Work Cell = (302) 383-3666; Main Office = South Jersey Vet Center, 2900 Fire Road, Suite 101, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 Veterans Multi-Service Center : 616 E. Landis Ave, 1st Floor Suite 2, Vineland NJ 08360 Office Number: 856-293-7321 Outreach Specialist: Mike Polhamus: 302-354-7543 (cell); Mike.Polhamus@vmcenter.org
Hotline Numbers Crisis - 988 Cop to Cop 866-COP-2COP (267-2267) Child Abuse & Neglect 877-652-2873 Help for Homeless Veterans 877-424-3838 Juvenile Family Crisis Unit 609-645-5861 National Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 NJ Connect for Recovery 855-652-3737 NJ Domestic Violence 800-572-7233 NJ Mental Health Cares 866-202-HELP (4357) NJ Peer Recovery Warmline 877-292-5588 National Suicide Prevention Line 800-273-TALK (8255) (Now 988) Veterans Crisis Line 800-273-8255 press 1
Our CIT Atlantic Co-chairs are: Sgt. Brian Shapiro, Atlantic City Police Department & Vicki Phillips, Executive Director, Mental Health Association
The CIT model, known as the "Memphis Model" was first developed in 1988 and has spread throughout the US and is now international. At the core is an evidence based 40-hour training program designed to prepare a select group of patrol officers to continue their patrol duties with a specialization in assisting people in crisis. Officers learn how to identify and most effectively respond to mental health crisis situations, divert individuals from the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems when appropriate, and help individuals access local mental health services.
TheCrisis Intervention Team(CIT) program is a community partnership of law enforcement, mental health professionals, individuals who live with mental illness and/or substance use disorders, their families, and other advocates. It is an innovative first-responder model of police-based crisis intervention training to help persons with mental disorders and/or substance use disorders access medical treatment rather than place them in the criminal justice system due to illness-related behaviors. It also promotes officer safety and the safety of the individual in crisis. · CIT is community-based and improves community responses to mental health. The most visible faces of CIT are CIT officers, but CIT is not a law enforcement program. CIT is designed to bring mental health professionals, advocates, elected leaders, and others to the table to problem-solve and take responsibility for improving the mental health crisis response system—so that police and jails are not the default responders and locations. CIT programs work to build crisis response systems where law enforcement plays a supporting role and responds only when the level of danger or criminal activity warrants such a response. CIT programs also work to strengthen locations in the community where community members can walk in and receive the help, they need without contact with the justice system. · CIT includes people living with mental health disorders and their families. No one has a greater stake in the outcome of a mental health crisis than the person in crisis, followed closely by their family members. These stakeholders also have valuable insight into how the crisis response system works and what helps make it better. Only by engaging individuals with mental illness and their families can we build crisis response systems that people feel confident reaching out to in a crisis without fear of danger or incarceration. · CIT is based on partners coming together. CIT partners are equal decisionmakers who solve problems together, bring resources to the table, and hold each other accountable. Mutual commitment, trust, and respect are the bedrock of strong partnerships. · CIT focuses on responses to mental health crises. CIT is not just about how law enforcement responds to mental health crisis situations. It also addresses how mental health professionals and other supports are involved in crisis response. CIT examines how systemic problems—like outdated policies or a lack of services— contribute to crisis situations and develops solutions to these systemic challenges. We are one of the 21 NJ counties that have a CIT program. https://www.cit-nj.org/