On Campus CONCERN EAP1-800-242-7371Hours: Monday through Saturday, with hours on campus by appointment. Employee Assistance ProgramArea Served: William Paterson UniversityEligibility: Faculty, staff and their household members Fees charged: Free The EAP is a service for William Paterson University faculty and staff and their household members. The EAP offers confidential short term counseling and referral for problems ranging from work-related concerns to personal difficulties that affect an individual's everyday life. Trained counselors help with problems such as career issues, child care, elder care, family and workplace relationship problems, finances, health care, mental health, retirement, substance abuse, and Work/Life balance. Off Campus Compassionate Friends/National Office48660 Pontiac Trail#930808Wixom, MI 48393Phone: (877) 969-0010 (use toll free only)www.compassionatefriends.orgHours: 9 am - 4 pm, Mon - Fri (Central Time)Area Served: NationalEligibility: Contact the national office for a chapter in your area. Information packets availableFees Charged: None Offers support and understanding to families grieving the death of a child. Contact the national office for a chapter in your area for more information. Cancer Care/Counseling & Financial Assistance Programs141 Dayton St.Ridgewood, NJ 07450Phone: (800) 813-4673 Toll FreeEmail: njinfo@cancercare.orgwww.cancercare.orgHours: 9 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri, (evening and daytime support groups available)Area Served: New JerseyEligibility: Diagnosis of cancer in self or family member, loss of loved one due to cancerFees Charged: None Free professional counseling for patients and/or their family members and bereaved relatives. Helps families find appropriate home services and can provide some financial support toward the cost. Education and outreach programs provided through seminars and workshops. Support groups available. Rainbows/NJ Chapter55 Woodland Ave.Summit, NJ 07901Phone: (908) 608-0888Email: info@rainbowsnj.orgwww.rainbowsnj.orgHours: 9 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri; answering machine 24 hrs/dayArea Served: Northern NJ and Central NJEligibility: Pre K - High School children and single parent adultsFees Charged: None Rainbows provides a peer support curriculum for children of various ages who are grieving the loss of a parent due to divorce, death, separation, or abandonment. Offers grief support services primarily to children and teens, also to adults and single parents. Care Alternatives70 Jackson DriveCranford, NJ 07016Phone: (973) 839-6636Area Served: Morris, Passaic, Bergen, EssexEligibility: Terminally ill patients in need of hospice careFees Charged: Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurances accepted Provides palliative care (pain relief and symptom control) to terminally ill patients in their homes or in nursing homes or hospice centers. Care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, health aides, clergy, therapists, and volunteers. Provides continuing support, including bereavement services, to family members after the death of a loved one. North Jersey Counseling Centers/Randolph/Sparta891 Route 10 EastRandolph, NJ 07869-1399Phone: 973-252-5120 Randolph; 973-729-1667 SpartaEmail: njcci@tellurian.netHours: By appointmentArea Served: Morris, Essex, Warren, and SussexEligibility: No restrictionsFees Charged: None Provides individual, couple, group, and family counseling. Anger management counseling. Workshops on stress reduction, anxiety, conflict resolution, building self-esteem in children, marriage and the family, separation and divorce, assertiveness training, death and dying, and crisis of middle age.
