- ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADDP - AIDS Drug Distribution Program
- ADDI - American Dream Down Payment Initiative (HUD – federal)
- Aging In - Youth Transitioning In to Adult Social Services
- Aging Out - Youth Transitioning Out of Children’s Social Services
- AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- APS - Acute Psychiatric Services
- APS - Adult Protective Services
- ASAP - Adult Substance Abuse Program (at the Adult Correction Center)
- ATOD - Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- BA - Behavioral Assistance (Children’s Behavioral Health)
- CADC - Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor
- CAP - Community Action Program
- CAPP - Child Assault Prevention Project
- CARRI-YIIP - Children at Risk Resources & Intervention – Youth Intensive Intervention Program
- CASS - County Alliance Steering Subcommittee
- CCIS - Children’s Crisis Intervention Services
- CCS - Council for Children’s Services
- CDBG - Community Development Block Grant (HUD – federal)
- CDC - Community Development Corporation (faith-based)
- CHDO - Community Housing Development Organization (HUD – federal)
- CIACC - County Interagency Coordinating Council for Children
- CIL - Center for Independent Living
- CIU - Crisis Intervention Unit
- CMHC - Community Mental Health Center
- CMO - Care Management Organization (Children’s behavioral health)
- CMRSS - Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization System
- COAD - Community Organizations Active in Disaster
- COAH - Council on Affordable Housing
- COLA - Cost of Living Adjustment
- CoC - Continuum of Care (HUD – federal)
- CPS - Certified Prevention Specialist
- CSA - Contracted System Administrator (Children’s Behavioral Health)
- CSH - Corporation for Supportive Housing
- CSOC - [NJ] Children’s System of Care
- CSW - Certified Social Worker
- DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education
- DCA - [NJ] Department of Community Affairs
- DCF - [NJ] Department of Children and Families
- DCPP - [NJ] Division of Child Protection & Permanency (formerly DYFS)
- DEDR - Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction
- DFD - [NJ] Division of Family Development
- DHS - [NJ] Department of Human Services
- DMHAS - [NJ] Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- DMVA - [NJ] Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
- DO - District Office (usually in reference to NJ DCPP)
- DOE - Department of Education (Federal)
- DOJ - Department of Justice (Federal)
- DUI/DWI - Driving Under the Influence/Driving While Impaired
- EA - Emergency Assistance
- EIIHA - Early Identification of Individuals with HIV/AIDS
- EIS - Early Intervention Services
- EMA - Eligible Metropolitan Area (Ryan White)
- ESG - Emergency Solutions Grant (HUD – Federal)
- FCIU - Family Crisis Intervention Unit
- FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FSC - Family Success Center
- FSO - Family Support Organization (Children’s Behavioral Health)
- GA - General Assistance
- GCADA - Governor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- HCV - Housing Choice Voucher (aka Section 8, HUD – Federal)
- HEART - Homeless Empowerment Action Response Team (Elijah’s Promise)
- HEARTH - Homeless Emergency Assistance & Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HUD – Federal)
- HHS - Health and Human Services (Federal)
- HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- HIV - Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus
- HMFA - [NJ] Housing Mortgage Finance Agency
- HMIS - Homeless Management Information System
- HOME - Home Investment Partnership Program (HUD – Federal)
- HOPWA - Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
- HSAC - Human Services Advisory Council
- HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration (Federal)
- HUD - Housing and Urban Development (Federal)
- ICMS - Integrated Case Management Services
- ICP - Individualized Crisis Plan (Children’s Behavioral Health)
- IDRC - Intoxicated Driver Resource Center
- IEP - Individual Education Plan
- IHP - Individual Habilitation Plan
- IME - Interim Managing Entity (Addictions)
- IRTS - Intensive Residential Treatment Services (Children’s Behavioral Health)
- JDAI - Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
- JFK - JFK Medical Center
- JFS - Jewish Family Services
- JJC - [NJ] Juvenile Justice Commission
- JJDP - Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention
- JRF - Jewish Renaissance Foundation
- JRMC - Jewish Renaissance Medical Center
- LACADA - Local Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- LCADC - Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- LGBTQ - LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer. It is also used as a shorthand for longer acronyms like LGBTQ2SIA, which includes people who identify as queer or questioning, two-spirit, intersex, and asexual.
- LIHEAP - Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- LOA - Letter of Agreement
- LOI - Letter of Intent
- MAPS - Municipal Alliance Prevention Summer Day Camp
- MCAT - Middlesex County Area Transit
- MCBOSS - Middlesex County Board of Social Services
- MCFOODS - Middlesex County Food Organization & Outreach Distribution Services
- MCHC³ - Middlesex County Housing Continuum of Care Committee
- MCVAC - Middlesex County Veterans Advisory Council
- MEDICAID - Medical Insurance – Means Tested
- MEDICARE - Medical Insurance – Elderly and Disabled (Social Security)
- MFSC - Mobile Family Success Center
- MHB - Mental Health Board
- MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
- NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- NASW - National Association of Social Workers
- NBT - New Brunswick Tomorrow
- NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health
- NJ 211 - Portal for Information & Referral for Health & Human Services
- NJAC - NJ Association on Correction
- NJAMHAA - NJ Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies
- NJID - NJ Institute for Disabilities
- NJOJJDP - NJ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- NJPA - NJ Psychological Association
- NOFA - Notice of Funding Availability
- OEM - Office of Emergency Management
- OHS - Office of Human Services
- PAC - Professional Advisory Committee (Mental Health)
- PACADA - Providers Advisory Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- PATH - Programs for Assistance in the Transition from Homelessness
- PHA - Public Housing Authority
- PLWH/A - People Living with HIV/AIDS
- PRAHD - Puerto Rican Association for Human Development
- PRC - Proposal Review Committee
- PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- RBMC - Raritan Bay Medical Center
- RFP - Request for Funding Proposal
- RTC - Residential Treatment Center (Children’s Behavioral Health)
- RWJUH - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- S+C - Shelter Plus Care
- SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (Federal)
- SECTION 8 - Federal Housing Subsidies
- SHP - Supportive Housing Program
- SHSAC - [NJ] State Human Services Advisory Council
- SNAP - Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (Formerly Food Stamps)
- SRAP - State Rental Assistance Program
- SRC - Systems Review Committee (Mental Health)
- SSBG - Social Services Block Grant
- SSD - Social Security Disability
- SSH - Social Services for the Homeless
- SSI - Social Security Income
- TANF - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
- TGA - Transitional Grant Area (Ryan White)
- TIGS - Teen Institute of the Garden State
- TLC - Traumatic Loss Coalition
- UBHC - University Behavioral Health Care
- UWCJ - United Way of Central Jersey
- VA - Veterans Administration // Veterans Affairs
- VASH - Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD, VA Federal)
- VHAP - Veterans Housing Assistance Program
- VOAD - Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
- WFNJ - Work First NJ
- WIB - Workforce Investment Board
- WIC - Women, Infants and Children
- YIP - Youth Incentive Program
- YSC - Youth Services Commission
