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Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, Inc.
ALTERNATE NAME
PA
ADDRESS
127 Route 206S, Suite 10
Hamilton, NJ 08610
PHONE
609-585-7666 - Hamilton Office
800-843-5437 - Emergency Phone
FAX
609-585-7686 - Hamilton Office
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Kathleen Roe, Executive Director
CONTACT NAME
Laurie A. Nicolai-Komjati, Volunteer Coordinator
DESCRIPTION
Parent's Anonymous of NJ, Inc (PA) is a self-help organization
for parents. PA provides parent-led, professionally facilitated
groups for parents, groups for fathers, mothers, grandparents,
teen parents, and adults abused as children. Parents
Anonymous also provides childcare during group or a Children's
Program. All support groups are confidential and meet weekly
for two hours. A 24 hour Stressline is available for parents who
need to talk or would like information or a referral to other
services in their community. The support groups and the
Stressline are primarily run by volunteers. Two additional offices
are located in Woodbury (856-686-0600) and Newark (973-353-0986).
PROGRAMS
Help a Parent, Save a Child Volunteer Service Program:
Comprehensive Volunteer opportunities, training, supervision
and continuing education provided.
HOPES (Healing Ourselves Physically, Emotionally, Spiritually)
Support Group: A specialized PA group for adults who have
experienced the trauma of childhood abuse (members may or
may not be parents.)
Parent Support Groups: Free, professionally facilitated self-help
groups create an environment in which parents help each other
develop methods of coping with stress and learn alternative
methods of discipline. Groups are facilitated by volunteer
professionals, but are actually run by parent leaders. Groups
meet weekly throughout the state. A Children's Program (with
limited availability) may run concurrently with a PA Parent
Support Group and offers a structured play therapy and family
systems program.
Training for Professionals Program: PA provides training
seminars to the professional community on issues of child
abuse, and neglect, i.e., Time Out for Parents Coping with
Anger, and Preventing Parent Burn-Out.
Family Helpline (1-800-THE-KIDS): The only 24-hour statewide
phone line dedicated to family issues. The line offers a place to
vent, information and referrals, and crisis intervention.
Parent Education and Workshops: An educational program
utilizing printed materials and experiential workshops.
FOUNDED
1970
SUBJECTS
Speakers
Support Groups
Social Service Organizations
LAST UPDATED
3/08