Community resources
Help that isn’t us — and sometimes is.
If you or someone you love is in crisis, these lines are open right now. We list them above our own number on purpose.
In a crisis right nowAll lines below are free and confidential.
988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text. 24/7, free, confidential.
Veterans Crisis Line
Dial 988, then press 1.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741.
911 — Immediate danger
When someone is in immediate physical danger.
Substance use & treatment access
Free, confidential, and not us.
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, 24/7, English & Spanish. No insurance required. Referrals to local treatment + support groups.
NJ Connect for Recovery
Free, confidential, New Jersey–specific.
NJ 211
Community resource line — housing, food, family services, recovery.
NJ Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services (DMHAS)
State agency directory of licensed providers and services.
Mental health
Talk to someone who knows.
NJMentalHealthCares
New Jersey statewide mental health information and referral.
NAMI HelpLine
Information, support, and referrals for people with mental illness and their families.
Family support
For the people standing beside someone.
Partnership to End Addiction — Parent/Family Helpline
Free, confidential coaching for parents and families navigating a loved one's substance use.
Al-Anon NJ
Fellowship for families and friends of people with alcohol use challenges.
Nar-Anon
Fellowship for families and friends of people with drug use challenges.
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)
Recovery program for adults who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes.
Domestic violence
If you are not safe at home.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Anger and family crises sometimes overlap with substance use. If you are not safe, please call this line.
Peer recovery — community options that are not us
Other rooms, other doors.
AA New Jersey
Alcoholics Anonymous, NJ intergroup
Visit site
NA New Jersey
Narcotics Anonymous, NJ region
Visit site
SMART Recovery
Secular, science-based, self-management
Visit site
Refuge Recovery
Buddhist-informed recovery
Visit site
Celebrate Recovery
Faith-based, Christian recovery
Visit site
We will tell you honestly when one of these is a better fit for you than Enlighten is. That is what community trust looks like.
For attorneys, providers, and employers
Working with us professionally.
For attorneys
Court-aware referrals.
Proper assessment, releases, documentation, and reporting boundaries for court-referred and attorney-referred clients.
For providers
Warm handoffs.
Coordination with prescribers and primary care. We do not take over psychiatric care — we add structure around it.
For employers & EAPs
Working with employer programs.
Our evening schedule is built for working adults. We coordinate with EAPs and employer health plans on benefits verification and authorized return-to-work documentation — within 42 CFR Part 2 limits and only with a signed release.