Health Care Resources: COVID-19 Testing Options, Physical Health, Mental Health, Dentistry
Last updated February 15, 2021
COVID-19 TESTING OPTIONS
- Consult your Health Care Provider
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/primarycare/fqhc/ See below. COVID-19 testing is free of charge at FQHCs regardless if you have insurance or not.
- Essex County COVID-19 Testing Centers
- Essex County Residents may register at www.EssexCOVID.org
- Essex County Residents may call the COVID-19 Testing Call Center at 973-877-8456. The call center will be open from 9am - 2pm.
- To find a testing site near you: https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/testing#test-sites
- Essex County COVID-19 Testing Centers
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/primarycare/fqhc/
New Jersey’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) deliver high quality health care to all people regardless of their ability to pay. You don’t need health insurance to receive care at a health center. They serve the uninsured as well as patients with Medicaid, NJ FamilyCare, Medicare and private insurance. If you are uninsured, fees are charged based on your income level using a sliding fee scale. No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
COVID-19 testing is free of charge, regardless if you have insurance or not.
Health centers provide a wide range of services which include:
- Comprehensive Primary and Preventive Health Care
- Pediatric Services
- Dental Care
- Women’s Health
- Behavioral/Mental Health
- Lab Services
- HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing
- And much more
Health Centers are conveniently located statewide. To locate the Essex County Health Center nearest you, visit https://healthapps.state.nj.us/fhs/cphc/cphcList.aspx
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Helplines
- Family Support Organization of Essex County: 973-395-1441 https://fsoec.org/index.php
- Mental Health Association of NJ HelpLine: 877-294-4357 “if you are feeling stressed, anxious or depressed”
- NJ Mental Health Cares: 866-202-4357 Health information, referral service and emotional support during COVID-19 help@nullnjmentalhealthcares.org
- NJ Hopeline: 855-654-6735 Peer support and suicide prevention hotline
- The Family Service Bureau of Newark: 973-272-7488 Offering a Crisis Counseling Program for mental health counseling during the pandemic crisis, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm FSBNJHH@nullnewcommunity.org
- Maplewood Township Website has further resources on its Mental Health page https://www.twp.maplewood.nj.us/community-services-department/public-health-division/pages/mental-health
- Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (RUBHC): 833-223-0011. Free helpline will provide and expand behavioral health treatments and supports to individuals who are experiencing mental health and substance abuse issues related to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/primarycare/fqhc/ See above.
DENTAL HEALTH
American Dental Association
ADA Find-a-Dentist: Search by zip code and specialty/general. Then you can filter payment options to include "Medicaid accepted"
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine: Accepts Medicaid and has a sliding scale fee schedule. They have clinics for almost every dental specialty (oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatrics, endodontics/root canals, periodontics/gum stuff, prosthodontics/dentures, crowns and bridges)
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/primarycare/fqhc/ See above.
TOWNSHIP RESOURCES
Township of Maplewood Website Community Health Care Resources page:
Township of South Orange Website Community Support page:
https://southorangecovid19.com/community-support