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A Resource List For Young Adults

Abuse

  • Break the Cycle — A nonprofit organization whose mission is to end domestic violence by working proactively with youth.

  • Love Doesn't Hurt — Dating violence information from the American Psychological Association.

  • 2ND Floor — 2NDFLOOR is a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults. We are here to help you find solutions to the problems that you face and we are available 24/7 365 days a year.

Adoption/ Foster Care

  • Foster Club — The national network of young people in foster care. The website provides support, information and dialogue. 

  • I’m Adopted shares stories, resources, and topics for adoptees.

Alcohol / Drugs

  • Above the Influence — Pressure to drink, do drugs or do anything that goes against who you are in order to fit in -that's negative influence.

  • Go Ask Alice! — Originally for college students, now for everyone. Answers to all those burning questions.

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse: Students & Young Adults — The “Students & Young Adults” section gives information and resources about drugs, smoking, marijuana, steroids, prescription medications, and other topics.

Bullying

  • Girlshealth.gov offers girls reliable, useful information on health and well-being, including resources on stopping and standing up to bullying.

  • StopBullying provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.

Climate Change

Covid-19

Disabilities

  • What Comes Next? — A resource guide by and for teens and young adults with disabilities.

  • LDA: Support and Resources for Adults with LD — Resources on how to handle obstacles disabilities may pose in our daily lives.

  • Cerebral Palsy Guidance (CPG) content extends deep into health and medicine, plus topics like counseling, grief/coping, culture, inclusion, adoption, assistance, lifestyle, civil rights, and education.

  • Cerebral Palsy Guide provides free educational materials, financial resources, and support options for families affected by this condition and other birth injuries.

Eating Disorders

Education/Homework Help

  • Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep — Prepare for standardized tests like the GED, SAT, ACT, and AP with online lessons and full-length practice tests. Create a free account to save your progress, take quizzes to match with career recommendations, and more!

  • Khan Academy — a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

  • Purdue Owl — Learn how to format citations for electronic resources, print resources, and more.

Finances

  • Young Americans Center for Financial Education — Home to Young Americans Bank and an incredible array of award-winning nonprofit programs, all designed to teach young people 21 and under about finances, economics and business.

  • High School Financial Planning Program — As a teen, you are already making decisions today about money that will impact your lifestyle as an adult. HSFPP is a program that provides you with information to help you make informed financial decisions as a teen and young adult and equips you with the skills and knowledge to adapt as your circumstances change. Create a free student account to access the books and activities to start building your future success today.

  • CashCourse — Are you planning to go to college or taking some classes already? If so, then CashCourse is for you. CashCourse is a free, online noncommercial financial literacy resource for college students and those teens planning to attend college. The program provides interactive personal finance tools, articles, and other resources to help you navigate the financial decisions that you will face before and while attending a post-secondary institution.

Health/Hygiene

Homelessness

  • Covenant House New Jersey — Providing food, shelter, immediate crisis care, and an array of other important services to homeless, runaway and trafficked youth between the ages of 18-21

  • Performcarenj — Helping youth and young adults gain access to the services they need throughout the state of NJ

LGBT Support

  • The Trevor Project — 866-488-7386. 24/7 suicide & crisis prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth. You can also talk via text or chat.

  • Trans Lifeline — 877-565-8860. A line primarily for transgender people experiencing a crisis. This includes people who may be struggling with their gender identity and are not sure that they are transgender.

  • I'm From Driftwood — True stories by gay people from all over. More GLBTQ Resources

  • Campus Pride  — Campus Pride's objective is to develop necessary resources, programs and services to support LGBTQ and ally students on college campuses across the United States. Includes the Campus Pride Index identifying LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.

  • Gay/Lesbian/Straight Education Network (GLSEN) — Strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

  • Gender Spectrum — Provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.

  • GLAAD — The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

  • GSA Network — Connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances to each other and community resources through peer support, leadership development, and training.

  • TransYouth Family Allies — Empowers young people & their families through support, education, & outreach about gender identity and expression.

  • Garden State Equality — New Jersey's statewide advocacy and education organization for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

  • Department of Children and Families LGBTQ Resources — Resources in and out of state for LGBTQ youth.

Life Skills

  • GCFLearnFree — This free site offers online courses in workplace basics, including completing I-9 and W-4 forms and understanding your paycheck.

Loss

  • Modern Loss — Candid conversation about grief.

  • Help for Teens shares resources on how to deal with grief from losing a loved one.

Mental Health

  • Reach Out — Help for teens and young adults facing tough times and struggling with mental health issues.

  • TeensHealth, Your Mind — Worried? Depressed? Afraid? Get some answers.

  • 2ND Floor is a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults. We are here to help you find solutions to the problems that you face and we are available 24/7 365 days a year.

  • Dealing with Depression  — An interactive workbook to help deal with depression.

  • Half of Us — Half of Us, mtvU and The Jed Foundation aim to initiate a public dialogue to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues and connect students to the appropriate resources to get help. The goal is to provide information about mental health and help teens and young adults find needed resources. The website also hosts interviews with celebrities who has struggles with substance abuse and mental health issues.

Race

  • Black Lives Matter — Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. Resources include toolkits on healing action, conflict resolution, and healing justice.

  • Black Mental Wellness — The mission of Black Mental Wellness, Corp. is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals, and to decrease the mental health stigma in the Black community.

  • Ourselves Black — Ourselves Black is a place where we own the narrative and are unapologetic about our goal: to share imagery and tell stories infused with knowledge that promotes Black mental health. 

Sex

Suicide (call 988 for emergency)

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 800-273-TALK (8255). No matter what problems you are dealing with, they want to help you find a reason to keep living.

  • NJHopeLine  — If you are in crisis and need immediate help, please call the New Jersey Suicide Prevention Hopeline at 1-855-654-6735.