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EspañolWomanspace provides services to those impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault. Service include: a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy, housing services, children’s programs, and more. The confidential shelter offers up to a 30-day stay, and has an optional onsite homeschool program for school-aged children. Their domestic violence and sexual assault response teams are available to meet victims at the police station and at hospitals. Womanspace also has a Deaf Advocacy Project, which trains Deaf volunteers to provide holistic, culturally appropriate services to Deaf survivors. Serving Mercer County.
Local Programs
Updated:
November 6, 2023This page has contact information for programs that offer help/referrals to victims of abuse throughout the state. If you plan to contact a program via email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Mercer
Womanspace
1530 Brunswick Avenue
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Hotline:
(609) 394-9000 (24 hours)
Phone:
(609) 394-0136
Phone 2:
(609) 619-1888 (text line for Deaf/hard-of-hearing)
Middlesex
Women Aware
250 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Hotline:
(732) 249-4504 or (833) 249-4504 (24 hours)
Phone:
(732) 249-4900
Women Aware provides services to individuals and families affected by domestic violence in Middlesex County. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, community education, support groups, counseling for children and adults, creative arts therapy, safety planning, case management, life skills, and more. Services offered in English and Spanish.
Monmouth
180 Turning Lives Around
I Bethany Road, Building 3, Suite 42
Hazlet, NJ 07730
Hotline:
(888) 843-9262 (domestic violence hotline)
Phone:
(888) 264-7273 (sexual violence hotline)
Phone 2:
(732) 977-2766 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
URL:
180 Turning Lives Around provides services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, creative arts therapy for children, counseling, safety planning, LGBTQ+ community program, court advocacy, and more. The shelter is pet-friendly and offers family housing for 30-60 days, including basic necessities, counseling, youth advocacy, legal advocacy, and more. Counseling services are offered in English and Spanish. Online chat available on their website.
Monmouth County Family Justice Center
Monmouth Superior Court
71 Monument Street, lower level, room L-49
Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone:
(732) 264-4360, ext. 5000
Email:
The Family Justice Center offers coordinated services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, child abuse, and human trafficking in one safe place to meet survivors’ immediate needs. The Center provides access to resources, crisis support, legal assistance, immigration assistance, case management, and counseling services all in one place, through referrals to partner agencies. Family Court Liaisons are also available in court to assist survivors through the restraining order process.
Morris
Jersey Battered Women's Services (JBWS)
P.O. Box 1437
Morristown, NJ 07962
Hotline:
(877) 782-2873 (24 hours)
Phone:
(973) 314-4192 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
Fax:
(973) 605-5898
URL:
Email:
Jersey Battered Women’s Services (JBWS) serves survivors of dating, domestic, or partner abuse, and their families. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, batterer’s intervention, assistance with restraining orders, and more. Services offered in English and Spanish, and interpreters are available.
Morris Family Justice Center
10 Court Street, 4th floor
Morristown, NJ 07962
Phone:
(973) 829-4050
Fax:
(973) 206-1645
Email:
The Morris Family Justice Center (MFJC) is a walk-in location that provides necessary services to survivors of domestic violence, dating abuse, and sexual assault, in one place. Agencies come together at the center to work with victims during their crisis and afterward, and include social service agencies, county government, law enforcement, and the court. Services include: counseling, support groups in English and Spanish, safety planning, legal and immigration assistance, children’s services, culturally specific services for Spanish-speaking survivors, and more. MFJC focuses on supporting language needs and has bilingual Spanish-speaking staff.
Rachel Coalition of Jewish Family Service
256 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 105
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone:
(973) 740-1233
Phone 2:
(973) 746-2131 (Legal Department)
Email:
Rachel Coalition serves victims of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and people in high conflict relationships. Services include: individual counseling, children’s counseling, support groups, safety planning, community education, and training. The legal team provides direct legal representation on final restraining orders and court advocacy for victims in Essex, Union, Hudson, and Morris counties.
