EXPANDING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED Acenda's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, or CCBHC, provides individualized care and wrap around services to support the unique needs of each client across the mental health and substance use disorder spectrum. Utilizing evidence-based practices, a team of mental health clinicians, substance & recovery staff, nurses, and psychiatrists integrate behavioral health with physical health care services. Acenda's CCBHC provides screening, assessment, diagnosis, and linkage to community services for all behavioral health conditions. The continuum of care includes individual and group therapy as well as case management, medication monitoring, crisis response, and peer support services. Who is eligible? Adults, children and adolescents who have ongoing or severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders. What is the referral process? Individuals can contact Acenda through the Access Center to determine their eligibility for CCBHC services. Local emergency room and hospital personnel can refer discharged patients to our CCBHC. Crisis Screening and Mobile Response services can also refer clients.
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
We want to ensure all children and teens can learn, grow, and develop to realize their fullest potential. Childhood and adolescence can be a difficult time that is often intensified by social and familial complexities. Our clinical staff help youth navigate life’s challenges by teaching coping skills, building self-confidence, and managing emotions. Individual & Group Youth Counseling Our highly skilled therapists provide individual and group counseling sessions to help children and teens cope with challenges in their lives. Clinicians help teach self-confidence and social skills, manage anger and emotions, and develop other essential life skills. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) PCIT is a fun, interactive therapy for children ages 2 to 8 and their parents. We help parents learn effective ways to get a child’s undesirable behaviors to stop. Undesirable behaviors exhibited by children include disruptiveness, acting out at school or home, failure to pay attention or follow simple directions, and having frequent temper tantrums. Autism Spectrum Disorder Groups Acenda offers social skills groups which teach appropriate social interaction. Five different social skills groups are available based on a child or adolescent’s age and needs. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) DBT is designed to help change patterns of behavior that are not helpful, such as self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and substance use. It has been called the “gold standard” for treating non-helpful and harmful behaviors in teens and adults. Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) TF-CBT is an evidenced based treatment for children and adolescents who have been impacted by trauma. Telehealth Services Our top priority is providing additional care for those experiencing stress and anxiety due to these extraordinary circumstances. Acenda is now accepting new clients for counseling services via telehealth—a remote phone or online therapy & counseling solution. Click here to learn more about our expanded Telehealth Services. Counseling & Wellness Center Locations Glassboro Egg Harbor Township Woodbury Cape May Salem How are you feeling? Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a mental health professional. Click here to take a self-assessment
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester
Connect to Home provides permanent supportive housing for youth and/or parenting youth ages 18 to 21 who are at risk of homelessness and are currently or were previously involved with the Division of Child Protection & Permanency. Staff provide youth with support services to enhance life skills, education, employment, community supports, and stability. "Before this program, I would have people help me make doctor appointments but now I am able to make them myself. I have gained so much knowledge from this program and it has made me more independent," says Taylor M., CTH resident.
Burlington
The Electronic Monitoring Program and Supervised House Arrest works with the Family Court and Juvenile Probation to provide around the clock supervision for youth that are awaiting sentencing.
Burlington
Our Expectant and Parenting Youth program supports expectant and/or parenting youth who are currently involved with the DCP&P and are either homeless or at risk of homelessness. Staff provide youth with supportive services to enhance life skills, education, employment, community supports, and stability.
Camden
The Fostering Independence Program provides life skills instruction and case management to youth who are aging out of foster care and involved with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency. The program provides case management and advocacy and assists adolescents and young adults during their transition from foster care to independent living. This is an open purchase program and requires a SAR (Special Approval Request) through the DCP&P.
Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
An in-home, evidenced-based family intervention program for youths ages 11-18 and their families who are experiencing behavioral and relational problems at home and in the community.Functional Family Therapy providers engage each family with specific goals designed to develop and strengthen the unique characteristics of that family; taking a relational approach.This model-specific program is an effective treatment for a wide range of behavioral problems such as symptoms of conduct and oppositional defiant disorders, anxiety, depression, and more.
Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Intensive In-Community Services provides short-term intensive behavioral health counseling to youth and their families in their homes or communities. Counseling is provided by master’s level and licensed clinicians.
Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Intensive Outpatient Services Compassionate, personalized, and evidence-based substance use and mental health outpatient treatment services to youth, young adults and adults. Individual, group and family counseling is provided, in addition to comprehensive assessments and psychiatric treatment.
Hunterdon, Morris, Ocean, Salem
Life Link Homes offer permanent supportive housing for youth who are homeless or aging out of the child welfare system. The program provides life skills, employment counseling, and therapy to ensure a successful transition to self-sufficient living and to prevent long-term dependency on social services. Young adults who comply with their lease requirements may remain until they determine they have the skills and self-confidence to live fully independently.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
If your child is having a mental health crisis in the home, we can provide help within the hour. Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) provides immediate support for families with children up to the age of 21 who are experiencing escalating emotional or behavioral issues. Call toll free 877-652-7624 and ask for "Mobile Response Services". Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and we can come into your home, or provide support by phone or video. Crisis interventions include de-escalation, service linkage, and short term stabilization management. Additional Resources: Five Tips for De-escalating Your Teen’s Behavior Does My Child or Teen Need Emergency Mental Health Intervention?
Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
NJ4S is a statewide, innovative hub-and-spoke model which supports youth mental wellness and promotes prevention of bullying, teen suicide, substance use, and more.
Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
PACES is an in-home service that aims to support adolescents involved with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) by providing effective transition practices to obtain a high school diploma and engage in post-secondary education, career exploration, vocational training, and other supports and services to assist the youth to secure employment. Individuals must be between the ages of 16 and 21 and meet one of the requirements below to be eligible for the NJ Foster Care Scholars (NJFCS) program: • For youth currently residing in DCP&P out-of-home placements, they must be between the ages of 15 and 16. • Youth must have been adopted through DCP&P after age 12 or entered Kinship Legal Guardianship after age 16. • For youth experiencing homelessness, they must reside or have recently resided in a Transitional Living program or independent living arrangement.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Pettirosso Community Home provides an intensive therapeutic community home setting in which females will receive 24 hour supervision and intensive treatment services in a trauma-informed treatment milieu, with a goal of transitioning to a lower level of service or family reunification. Services are available to females living in any county in New Jersey, and last 8 to 10 months on average. Referrals are received through PerformCare, and females are placed in the home following an assessment through the Division of Children’s System of Care that indicates they need this level of care. A meet and greet is held with the youth and family prior to acceptance into the program.
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
School Based Youth Services (SBYS) seeks to help young people navigate the adolescent years and graduate healthy and drug-free. Who does SBYS serve? SBYS serves students at Cape May County Technical High School (Cape Tech) and Lower Cape May Regional High School (LCMR). Educational presentations and interactive workshops involve the entire student body. Approximately 75% of students receive individual support at some time during their high school career. What services does SBYS provide? Life Coaching to guide students in accomplishing their personal goals such as improving health, boosting grades, saving money, applying/interviewing for a job, stopping vaping/smoking, etc. Informal supportive counseling for individuals and families. We offer flexible scheduling to accommodate working families. For those who require additional assistance, we can conduct an intake for clinical therapy and/or a psychiatric evaluation through Acenda Integrated Health. Class presentations and lunch-time groups covering pregnancy prevention, substance use, employment skills, decision making, nutrition, stereotyping, resolving conflicts, etc.
Cape May
While school is designed as a place for children to learn and grow, many students face difficult challenges in the classroom that range from behavioral missteps to problems interacting with their peers. To help make these challenges easier on both parents and educators alike, Acenda clinicians partner with local school districts to find strategies and methods that work in the classroom and help make the learning environment a better place for everyone. CLINICAL COUNSELING We utilize a variety of evidenced based protocols in working with your students. Our staff are trauma informed clinicians who specialize in working with school age youth. We provide both individual and group counseling, and work tirelessly to engage parents in the clinical process. PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION On-site psychiatric evaluations to meet zero tolerance and child study team requirements, or to provide barrier-free access to psychiatry in rural communities. MEDICATION MANAGEMENT On-site psychiatric medication management SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS Many of our schools have a need for students to engage in social skills. We utilize an evidence-based protocol which students enjoy! TEACHER CHILD INTERACTION TECHNIQUES Based on the core skills from Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Teacher Child Interaction Techniques (TCIT) allow teacher and classroom assistants to address behaviors utilizing positive, reinforcing feedback, and interaction. TCIT will reduce the number of outbursts and tantrums in your classes. HARASSMENT AND BULLYING We provide policy development and staff training for required Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) protocols.
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Steps Toward Independence (STI) is a transitional, supportive housing program that assists homeless youth, especially youth leaving the child welfare system, with life skills and support services to enhance life skills, education, employment, community supports, and stability.
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
The Strive to Thrive program seeks to support youth in foster care with innovative life skills education. Acenda staff work with youth on goals that the youth is passionate about and will ultimately set them up for success as they age out of care.
Burlington
The Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth Program (TLC) at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care is New Jersey’s primary youth suicide prevention program and is funded by the Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Behavioral Health Services. The TLC is an interactive, statewide network that offers education, collaboration, and support to professionals working with school-age youth. The dual mission of the TLC is excellence in suicide prevention and trauma response assistance to schools following unfortunate losses due to suicide, homicide, accident, and illness. This is accomplished through county, regional, and statewide conferences, training, consultation, and technical assistance. The purpose is to ensure that those working with youth from a variety of disciplines and programs have up-to-date knowledge about mental health issues, suicide prevention, trauma response, and resiliency enhancement. The TLCs are available to: Provide county coalition meetings for the purpose of networking, disseminating information, and reviewing best practices in the areas of mental health, traumatic loss and suicide prevention. Educator Professional Development Credits are available for attending the educational component of these meetings. Provide schools with assistance from the TLC’s Lead Response Teams (LRT) in the event of a traumatic loss. Assistance can range from phone consultation and support to the provision of on-site services. Coordinate a two hour Suicide Awareness Training for Educators to fulfill the professional development requirement, per N.J.S.A. 18A:6-11. Consult with schools and communities regarding evidence-based suicide curricula. This consultation can help schools fulfill the requirements of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.
Cape May, Salem
Youth Outreach Services provide services such as: Comprehensive Clinical Assessments and Recommendations with Strength and Needs Assessment provided in the community; Intensive In-Home Community Services by Licensed or Masters prepared Therapists; Intensive In-Home Community Services by a Bachelors prepared Counselors; Behavioral Assistance under the supervision of a Licensed Therapist; and Stabilization Services for youth involved with Mobile Response.
Cape May
Acenda’s Youth Partial Care (YPC) offers comprehensive, intensive treatment for youth exhibiting behavioral, emotional, or social impairments that disrupt their academic or developmental progress or put them at risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Services are available for youth 8 to 17 years of age (youth 18 years of age are eligible if currently enrolled in school). Services are provided through an after-school program that includes individual, group, and family therapy. In addition, the YPC program provides psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring. Transportation services are available within county on a limited basis.
Cape May, Gloucester