About New Jersey Connect for Recovery (NJCR)
A pathway for family and friends navigating a loved one’s substance use challenges.
NJ Connect for Recovery (NJCR) Call Line is a safe place.
It is a free, confidential, non-judgmental place where you can get support, education and advocacy from trained family peer specialists who have lived experience dealing with the same issues and concerns for their own family members and friends. We provide emotional support, counseling, and guidance to better understand addiction and its impact on relationships. We make connections to individual family counseling resources, support groups, educational webinars, training. We help people understand and navigate the substance use treatment system through our network of community partners.
We want to be an ongoing resource to you.
The support does not end with the first call. We can assist you in accessing treatment and recovery services, family support groups and education, as well as the individual support you need. We will offer to follow up with you. We encourage you to keep us in your phone for easy access! If we somehow are unable to answer your call-we will return your call as soon as we can.
About NJ Connect for Recovery
Calls are answered live weekdays 8 a.m.to 10 p.m. and weekends 5 p.m.to 10 p.m. We have translation services available as well as services to accept calls for the deaf and hard of hearing. Our email address is njconnectforrecovery@mhanj.org. Click here to follow us on Facebook.
NJCR is a program of the Mental Health Association in New Jersey, funded by the NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and not affiliated in any way with any treatment facility.
Our only concern is supporting families and friends who have a loved one
dealing with substance use challenges.
