FAMILY CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT (FCIU)

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Phone: (908) 704-6330
            8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday
            8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday
After-Hours: (908) 526-4100

The FCIU serves children and families who are in crisis as a result of juvenile-family conflicts, runaway behavior, or truancy by the child. The Unit provides immediate intervention, assessment, therapy and case management services in an effort to stabilize the crisis and avoid court involvement and/or placement. Staff is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

The FCIU facilitates court involvement in order to protect a child whose safety remains at risk despite exhaustion of services and community resources.

In addition, the FCIU provides Risk Assessments to the Superior Court for domestic violence cases.

Services

• Crisis response (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
• Crisis intervention and stabilization
• Short-term family treatment
• Case Management
• Linkage to community resources
• Intensive in-community case management for school truancy
• Collaboration with school and other community agencies
• Facilitate court involvement and/or placement if child remains at risk

Referrals
Any resident can make a referral for any Somerset County family with youth between ages five and 17.

Cost
No fee for crisis intervention

Hours
8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday

Family Crisis Intervention Unit
Second Floor
27 Warren Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone: (908) 704-6330
After-Hours Phone: (908) 526-4100
Fax: (908) 253-0180
Email: familycrisis@co.somerset.nj.us