Mercer County
STATEWIDE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
The New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services’ (NJ4S) program creates and delivers prevention education programming to meet the needs of the community.
In Mercer County, the NJ4S team works closely with schools, family success centers, and other community-based providers to make sure students have the mental health services they need to succeed and grow.
Three Tier System
Our team offers three tiers of services for students based on their behavioral and educational needs. Most of the services in each of the tiers are evidence-based.
Tier 1 — Universal Prevention Programming
Tier 1 provides webinars, assemblies, trainings and evidence-based interventions to the community at large. These efforts include workshops at libraries, community centers, family success centers/after school programs and summer camps.
Tier 2 — Targeted Evidence-Based Prevention
Tier 2 offers small group programs for middle and high school students who could use a little extra support. Groups help students build confidence, manage stress and emotions, strengthen relationships, make healthy choices, and develop skills they can use at school and in everyday life.
Tier 3 — Clinical Intervention
Tier 3 provides assessments and brief clinical interventions at middle and high schools in Mercer County.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is made up of Mercer County students, teachers and parents. Community advocates lead the team. The Board identifies the needs of the community and works together to get these services out. The Board also determined the Hub’s primary areas of focus:
- Mental health and wellness, including suicide prevention
- Anti-bullying and violence prevention
- Substance use prevention
Who Works on the Hub?
The Mercer Hub Team includes Scheduling Coordinators who are the first point of contact for answering general questions and booking services. There are Prevention Consultants who work with school districts and community service providers to help coordinate workshops, webinars and assemblies. Our Supervising Prevention Consulants plan school and community programs and Clinicians provide brief clinical services to students and families, both in person and via telehealth. Clinicians’ services are available before, during, and/or after school.
Mercer Hub Long-term Goals
- Improved healthy development
- Improved social, emotional and behavioral health
- Improved mental health
- Improved ability to overcome challenges
Can’t find what you are looking for?
Call our Access, Help and Information Center at 1-800-360-7711.
Location:
1670 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road, Suite 2 & Suite 4
Hamilton, NJ 08690
Telephone:
609-394–5157 x3601 or x3602
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday from 9 am to 4:30 pm
Event and program schedules may vary