Children & Teens Archives

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Featured Program

Functional Family Therapy

Focuses on strengthening relationships and teaching practical skills that promote stability, and positive change at home and in the community.

New Jersey Statewide Student Support Services (NJ4S)

Helps students, caregivers, and schools navigate mental and behavioral health challenges through general prevention, small-group support, and individual counseling with licensed clinicians.

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Pathways to Academic & Career Exploration

Providing support to youth between the ages of 16 and 21 seeking to earn a high school diploma.

ARISE

Offers complete substance use assessments for teens, with personalized evaluations and care designed to support both students and their families.

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ARRIVE

Connects New Jersey law enforcement with psychiatric emergency screeners at crisis situations to deescalate conflicts and respond quickly to behavioral health-related calls.

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ASURI

Offers complete substance use assessments for teens, with personalized evaluations and care designed to support both students and their families.

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Bird’s Eye Family Success Center

Neighborhood gathering spaces providing support, connection, and growth through free family-friendly activities and workshops.

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Brief Strategic Family Therapy

An evidence-based, trauma-informed family therapy program for children ages 6-17.

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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Offers support services to individuals across the mental health and substance use spectrum.

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Connect to Home

Offers a supportive housing program for young adults to help them secure stable, affordable housing and provides guidance in developing life skills for independent living.

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Electronic Monitoring and Supervised House Arrest Program

Provides 24/7 monitoring for youth awaiting adjudication, using telephone check-in or GPS ankle devices to ensure safety and compliance.

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Expectant and Parenting Youth Program

Provides safe, supportive housing for young adults ages 18–21 who are expecting or parenting and have current or past involvement with the child welfare system and have had housing instability.