CLERGY, Wardens & vESTRY - HELP WITH ADDITONAL RESOURCES

In these challenging times many report feelings of fatigue, worry, stress and all the anxiety which comes from uncertainty. Many feel the agitations of mind, spirit and emotions in performing the tasks of ministry in so many new ways: from wrestling with technology to the helplessness that comes when we can’t minister to others as we feel called to do. Still others report feelings of outright depression, hopelessness, and despair. As leaders, you may asked to help people in your congregation navigate finding mental and spiritual health resources.

Please reach out to us through the form below if you would like assistance in locating additional mental and spiritual resources (e.g. spiritual direction, support group, how to find a therapist ) for yourself, a family member or someone in your congregation.

Please note that the Warm Line is no longer Acitve

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911 or contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

Clergy, Wardens and Vestry members who would like assistance in finding mental or spiritual health resources or therapist for themselves, their family member or someone in their congregation, may complete this form to contact a counselor who will assist you. We will contact you back within approximately 48 business hours.

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911 or contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

CONFIDENTIALITY

We value you privacy. Here is information about Warm Line confidentiality:

Although we are a Ministry of the Diocese of New Jersey, neither the Diocese nor the Bishop have access to information about your call - that you had called or what you discussed.
Information you share is only kept in the individual private practice files of the specific counselor you speak with and is protected by the privacy laws of the State of New Jersey. Counselors do NOT have access to other counselors' records and Warm Line does not keep a list of callers or caller records.
Counselors who are also clergy, however, are bound by canon to report Title IV violations - this is NOT true for lay counselors. You have the option to to speak with a counselor who is not clergy, where this canon would NOT apply (see list of non-clergy/lay counselors above).
If you share with your counselor (lay or clergy) that you are suicidal; homicidal; or abusing children, the elderly, or a disabled person; the clinician is required by NJ law to report this to the proper authority.

CLERGY, Wardens & vESTRY - HELP WITH ADDITONAL RESOURCES

Please note that the Warm Line is no longer Acitve

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CONFIDENTIALITY