FREE Family Counseling (for Ocean County Residents)

Family Crisis Intervention Unit: Free counseling for Ocean County residents

Please call (732) 240-3638 or (732) 240-3693 for more information.

The Family Crisis Intervention Unit is a county funded program within Harbor House, offering free counseling and case management services to Ocean County residents. Our counselors are trained and qualified to intervene in family crises, working with juveniles ages 10 to 17 years old and their families.

At the Family Crisis Intervention Unit we aim to divert cases involving juvenile family crises from the courts by providing our families with the counseling, case management, and referral assistance needed to stabilize the immediate family crisis. Our counselors work to maintain a network of services and county agencies including police, schools, physicians, substance abuse services, and other juvenile agencies to coordinate services for our families.

Anyone can refer a family. Complete the form here: Family Crisis Intervention Unit Interest Form

Not an Ocean County Resident? Refer to the state site to find counseling resources: https://www.nj.gov/njfosteradopt/klg/counseling/

• Individual, sibling, and family counseling
• On and off site services including crisis management at schools, police stations, and in-home
• Case management and referrals
• 24 Hour on-call services for families in crisis
• Court referrals in coordination with Juvenile/Family Court Intake after all FCIU and community services have been exhausted

Court approved, out-of-home placements are for extreme circumstances and require the FCIU office to prove that all other community resources have been exhausted before being presented in front of the judge.