LGBTQ+ Resources
The following information and services are provided to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other (LGBTQ+) students, allies, and advocates and to create an environment of inclusivity on campus.
Students interested in joining the Queer Identity and Lifestyle Club—which brings together students whether or not they identify as LGBTQ+ and offers them a safe space to connect with each other—can contact faculty advisor Celia Winchester: cwinchester@middlesexcc.edu.
Resources
Gender-Neutral Bathroom Locations
The following locations on the Edison campus include gender-neutral bathroom facilities:
- College Center (Room 209)
- L’Hommedieu Hall (Room 148)
- North Hall (Room 109)
*The above locations are also wheelchair accessible.
Chosen Name Request Form
Middlesex College respects and values each student’s identity. To ensure you are addressed by the name you feel most comfortable with, you can fill out the Chosen Name Request Form. This form allows you to provide your chosen name, which will be used to display on Canvas, faculty course rosters, Outlook email directory, advising in Self Service, and your Middlesex College student ID card.
To make this change, complete the Chosen Name Record Update Form.
LGBTQ+ Support and Resources
- PROUD Gender Center of New Jersey: Transgender Community Services (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital)
- The Pride Center of New Jersey – Provides a safe and welcoming space for all individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ to find support, educational tools, health and education resources, and social opportunities within a community of acceptance.
- State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families – LGBTQIA+ Resources
- The Society of Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities offers a list of resources for LGBTQ+ individuals and works to educate counseling professionals on LGBT issues.
- The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists offers numerous resources for LGBTQ+ people who are experiencing mental health conditions, including a directory of LGBT-friendly therapists.
- The LGBT National Help Center provides multiple resources and access to a hotline and a youth chat line.
- GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network) provides the National School Climate Survey annual report on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in U.S. schools.
- The Pride Institute is an unlocked, LGBT-exclusive facility that offers a residential treatment program, including psychiatric care for depression, anxiety, and other needs.
- The Trevor Project is a multimedia support network for LGBTQ+ youth providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
Mental Health and Crisis Intervention
The following national and regional resources and services are available for anyone struggling or in crisis. To report an emergency at Middlesex College, call the Campus Safety Main Line: 732.906.2530.
Mental Health Contacts and Resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.8255
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free, 24/7 crisis support via text message.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine: Call 1.800.950-NAMI (6264) M–F, 10 a.m.–10 p.m., ET for free mental health information, referrals, and support.
- 4 Ways Teens Can Access Therapy Without Health Insurance
- Intensive Family Support Services Program, funded by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and available in all counties, is a range of supportive activities designed to improve the quality of life for families with a mentally ill relative. Services are available to any family, free of charge and regardless of whether or not the ill family member is receiving mental health services.
- MyHealios provides a fee-based family psychoeducation program to help families of adults who experience a range of psychiatric diagnosis.
- Middlesex County Screening Center provides mental health services including assessment, emergency, and referral services:
Middlesex County
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care
671 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855
Hotline: 732.235.5500Emergency services affiliated w/screening center:
Raritan Bay Medical Center PES
530 New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Hotline: 732.442.3794View a full list of New Jersey Screening Centers by county.
- Early Intervention Support Services (EISS), funded by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services and available in all counties, is a short-term mental health service for adults who are experiencing significant emotional or psychiatric distress and are in need of immediate intervention.
Housing and Food Insecurity
Middlesex College is dedicated to connecting students with community resources that will improve their health, wellness, and security. The on-campus Community Resource Hub & Food Pantry provides food, personal hygiene items, and cleaning products at no cost to students. The hub also addresses a broader range of basic needs insecurity, such as those related to housing, healthcare, transportation, childcare, technology, WiFi access, etc.
Students may contact Connie Silletti-Cafaro, case manager, with questions about housing and food insecurity: csilletti-cafaro@middlesexcc.edu.
For questions specific to housing in Middlesex County, contact Kayla McCellon, Access Navigator, at 732.668.0989 or kayla.mccellon@co.middlesex.nj.us. Students can also stop by the Community Resource Hub (College Center Room 170A) on Thursdays from 12-5 p.m.