Middle & High School Social Work Program & Resources 

Middle and High School:

Guidance Counselors - Your child’s  Guidance Counselor can provide counseling for your child, can connect you with resources available in the Secondary Schools such as the Social Work Intern Programs, ISTEP or ESS programs, and can provide referrals to an outside therapist. 

Case Managers - available to students with IEPs. You can reach out to them to help plan a response which could include working with a Social Worker, a Social Work Intern, referral to an outside therapist. 

Columbia High School Counseling Department 

Visit the CHS Counseling Department Website 

SOMSD Mental Health Resources 

• CLICK HERE to access information on mental health resources available to our SOMSD Community

• CLICK HERE for Grief Support & Resources

Suicide, Grief Support & Resources 

• CLICK BELOW to access information on 

  1. Crisis & Support Hotlines

  2. NASP Preventing Youth Suicide for Teens (English)

  3. NASP Preventing Youth Suicide for Teens (Spanish)

  4. Helping Teens Cope with the Sudden Death of a Peer (UMDNJ)

• CLICK HERE FOR PerformCare: A national, full-service behavioral health managed care organization.  Serves as primary resource for parents who are concerned about their children’s mental health. PerformCare will connect parents or concerned guardians to a live person who can direct them to the level of care needed for their young person.  The organization’s website can be found at www.performcarenj.org and its phone number is 877-652-7624.

• Atlantic Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Services 24/7 Hotlines (for staff):

  • Chilton Medical Center:  973 – 831 – 5078

  • Hackettstown Medical Center:  908 – 454 – 5141

  • Morristown Medical Center:  973 – 540 – 0100

  • Overlook Medical Center:  908 – 522 – 3586

  • Newton Medical Center:  973 – 383 – 0973

Resources for LGBTQ Youth & Allies 

• Hetrick-Martin Institute: CLICK HERE New Jersey (HMI NJ):  Offers SOMSD support groups;  free one on one support resources for students

• Trevor Project  - CLICK HERE the only national crisis line (Phone/Text/online) and support for LGBTQ+ (and questioning) youth ages 13-24 in the country

• CLICK HERE Sexual Assault, Dating and/or Domestic Violence Resources for Students 

• Taking Back My Power:  CLICK HERE Hotlines & Resources for Sexual Assault and/or Dating Violence

Resources for Staff 

• CONCERN "EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM" (EAP) 

  • Phone:  (973) 451-0025

  • Web:  https://www.atlantichealth.org/concern

  • Download/view CONCERN brochure