Bergen Community College

The Center for Health, Wellness and Personal Counseling offers Bergen Community College students on line mental health information and surveys.

To find out about the services of Personal Counseling or to make an appointment, please call 201-447-9257.

Our Personal Counselors are licensed professionals who provide short term counseling to current Bergen Community College students seeking assistance with person concerns and a wide range of mental health issues.

The personal counseling e-mail and website are not monitored 24 hours a day. In the event of any life threatening situation, such as suicidal thoughts/attempts to harm one’s self, alcohol or drug overdose, or serious mental health crisis, call 911 (police) or go to your local emergency room immediately.

Here are some mental health resources:

Mental Health Screening Centers

• Designated screening services in New Jersey for psychiatric emergencies, crisis intervention services, information and referral
• Primary screening services in each county – Affiliated Emergency Services (AES)  – Affiliated with Primary Screening Service

Notes: The designated screening centers‘ contact information can be found at https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/hotlines/MH_Screening_Centers.pdf

Additional Mental Health Resources

• Alcohol and Drug use/ Rethinking Drinking ( http://rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/ )
• Depression and College Students (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression-and-college-students/index.shtml )
• Eating Disorders: About More Than Food (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders-new-trifold/index.shtml ) 
• General Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/index.shtml )
• Social Phobia ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/social-phobia-social-anxiety-disorder/index.shtml )
• Suicide Prevention ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml )