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Crisis Response

If you or a family member are experiencing an emergency, please call 911.

District School Counselors & Support Personnel

  • Carlos Villacres, RBMS School Counselor 732-758-1500 x5166
  • Dawn Fowler, RBMS School Counselor 732-758-1500 x1527
  • Sophia Mierzwa, RBMS School Counselor 732-758-1500 x1859
  • Christopher Murray, RBPS School Counselor 732-758-1500 x1545
  • Nyomi Garcia, RBPS School Counselor 732-758-1500 x1545
  • Josie Katz, Social Worker/SAC 732-758-1500 x5165

If you or a family member are struggling and in need of immediate support, utilize one of the resources listed below.

  • Monmouth County Psychiatric Screening Services (PESS): 732-923-6999​​​​​​
    • Monmouth Medical Center is a state-designed emergency screening service for Monmouth County. Crisis intervention, stabilization, mobile outreach, crisis hotline and family crisis services are provided.
  • Mobile Response/PerformCare: 1-877-652-7624
    • Mobile Response Stabilization Services will come to your home within one hour of notification to provide face-to-face crisis services. Can be utilized in situations where a child or adolescent is experiencing an emotional or behavioral crisis. 
  • Riverview Medical Center Crisis Response: 732-530-2438
  • Jersey Shore University Medical Center Crisis Response: 732-776-4555
  • Hackensack Meridian Health Urgent Care with Behavioral Health Neptune: 732-455-5800
    • Provides psychiatric evaluations and treatment with immediate access to care, care coordination with referral to long-term outpatient care and school clearance when there is no acute safety concern.
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
  • 2nd Floor Youth Helpline: 1-888-222-2228
  • The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
    • Suicide prevention supporting LGBTQ+ young people
  • Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center
  • BEAM Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
  • AAKOMA Project
    • Support for Youth and Young Adults of Color
  • Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
    • Connect with a crisis counselor 24/7.
  • Family Crisis Intervention Unit: 732-542-2444 Day / 732-996-7645 Night
    • Provides crisis intervention for families on a 24 hour basis. The crisis situations involve serious conflict between the parent/guardian and the juvenile, serious threat, incorrigibility, runaway behavior, and truancy issues
  • Suicide Prevention Lifeline
    • Provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
  • Monmouth Cares
    • Helps youth and families with emotional, behavioral, substance use, developmental, and intellectual disability, physical health needs.
  • Youth Helpline: 2nd Floor
    • Confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults.
  • MC Mental Health Association
    • Provides advocacy and services to families and identifying gaps in the mental health system of care in collaboration with community, county, and state partners to close those gaps.
  • NJ Hope and Healing: 1-833-795-HOPE (4673)
    • Offers emotional support services, education and community-based resources for individuals and families affected by natural disasters.
  • Community Resources & Helplines