If you have any questions at about mental health -- on behalf of yourself or a loved one -- please call the MHANJ's NJ MentalHealthCares' toll-free, confidential number. Our staff members are trained, behavioral health specialists who use their experience and expertise to help callers identify the problem and then determine the best next steps to make a difference. Then, they serve as advocates and telephone case managers to help ensure that every caller is linked to the desired service plan. The NJ MentalHealthCares Helpline is a free, confidential service funded by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
How Can Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Be Used to Treat Mental Health Issues?
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) approaches include a wide variety of non-medical substances and techniques used for treatment or prevention, such as yoga and essential oils. According to Mental Health America, people considering using CAM treatments to treat a physical or mental health or any other type of issue need to make an informed decision, just as they would with any synthetic medication or other treatment, weighing the evidence about effectiveness, drug interactions, side effects, and less dangerous options, to come up with a risk/benefit calculation. These are the issues that any physician must consider, and that anyone considering CAM treatment should consider. Click here to read more about CAM treatment for mental health problems.
WHO Offers Short Videos to Start
Conversation about Depression
According to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. The Organization has produced short videos have been produced as part it's Depression: let's talk campaign. These videos can be very helpful in opening up the conversation about depression as they focus on the importance of seeking treatment. Click the picture above to see one of the videos. Click the here to see others in the campaign.
Do you know someone who is coping with opiate addiction? The Mental Health Association in New Jersey's NJ Connect for Recovery Call Line provides counseling and support and education groups for families who have concerns about their loved one.
Click here for more information.
The MHANJ's Peer Recovery WarmLine (PRW) )is a peer-run service providing ongoing telephone support to mental health consumers as they work towards their recovery. All calls are answered by peers who are trained, supportive mental health consumers.
