‘A Place to Call Home’, Recovery-Focused Independent Transitional Living was created to facilitate safe, supportive and sober housing for expectant and postpartum women who have struggled with substance abuse and are in early recovery and their children. The recovery-focused program provides parenting support, vocational counseling, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and connections to community resources for up to 10 women at a time.
Statewide
At Acenda, we understand the unique challenges of the modern world. It can be tough balancing family, friends, work, and your physical and mental health coupled with financial pressures. By looking at your psychological and social needs, we are able to quickly assess and develop a customized support plan to get you back to feeling great. Our therapists provide essential mental health services, including adult counseling services, tele-psychiatry, and family-focused therapy to improve your overall well-being. Our caring and nurturing clinicians utilize evidence-based therapy treatments to guide each client as they navigate their personal path to success. Individual and Group Adult Counseling Services Whether you need help overcoming a sudden loss or are having difficulty with longer-term challenges, our therapists will develop a plan to address these issues in a timely and positive manner. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) CBT is a practical short-term approach to changing negative thinking and behavior patterns which cause stress and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) DBT is designed to help change patterns of behavior that are not helpful, including self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and substance use. It has been called the “gold standard” for treating non-helpful and harmful behaviors in adolescents and adults. Parent Management Training Negative behaviors in the home can have long-term effects for both parents and teenagers/pre-teens. This evidenced based therapy helps families learn successful ways of interacting. Pre and Post Bariatric Support Includes pre surgical evaluations and post-surgery support and counseling. 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, Salem
Adult Partial Care is a full-day service that provides individualized care for people with serious and persistent mental illness. Our goal is to treat individuals challenged by mental illness with compassion, concern and therapies that can help maximize their quality of life and empower them. Working together, our caring, experienced team of psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, case managers and technicians provide individual care for a wide range of disorders such as, schizophrenia, bi-polar, serious depression and co-existing addictions. Our Adult Partial Care program offers the best possible care in a supportive environment through therapeutic approaches and activities specially designed for individuals with mental illness. We’ll work with you and your loved ones over the course of treatment to help you achieve your personal goals. Our board-certified psychiatrists will meet with you to talk about your psychiatric concerns and make recommendations for designing a treatment plan that meets your needs. We’ll also provide case management services that can help you access important benefits to which you may be entitled. Free transportation and lunch are provided by the program.
Cape May, Gloucester
Atlantic County Council for Young Children provides parents, caregivers, and community members with an opportunity to improve the Health and Education outcomes for children from birth through 8 years of age. Atlantic CCYC educates families through workshops and trainings specific to their needs. Parent leadership opportunities and initiatives are community driven. The Council meets regularly throughout Atlantic County in Egg Harbor Township, Hammonton and Pleasantville to identify challenges and concerns. Families can enroll by contacting Clecy Romen (info below) or by completing the registration form.
Atlantic
The Bridge Program identifies, assesses and develops plans to address the needs of the Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) population incarcerated for non-violent offenses. Through the Bridge program, this population is given the option of receiving mental health and non-mental health services when released into the community. Program staff works in collaboration with the Gloucester County Jail staff and Community Providers to create a seamless transition from the jail to the community. Transition planning is critical to the success of the client after release. During the period of incarceration, program staff develops a pre-release plan that outlines the client’s resource needs. Coordination of identified services begins prior to release to ensure that the client’s immediate needs are addressed upon release. Case management services continue in the community with contact occurring in the client’s residence. Psychotropic medications are provided without cost to the client until benefits are in place. The case manager assures that all required followup is completed and that all necessary services are in place. Clients are monitored in the community for approximately 3 to 6 months. Client support is then maintained by community providers where the consumer has accepted services. Services are client driven and focus on the strengths and needs of the individual. Participation is voluntary and involves learning skills that will promote the client's ability to manage the illness and make responsible choices in all areas of life.
Gloucester
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
CHOICES assists mothers who are in recovery from a substance use disorder, Acenda provides clients with encouragement and accountability, along with weekly one-on-one meetings, facilitated peer support groups, life skills development, and transportation for client and child(ren) to any program service or activity. Additional services are available for clients experiencing postpartum depression. Group sessions include: Experiential activities Special presentations Homework assignments Review of the client’s history of substance dependency The group monitors and gives support to each other through positive modeling and reinforcement of acceptance of the addiction and recovery process. Group counseling and individual sessions address each women’s issues, such as: Self-esteem Domestic violence Sexual/physical abuse Case management services are provided as is follow-up care for a period of one year after discharge from Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient (OP) programs.
Cape May
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
We are excited to announce the start of our new education series! Register for one of our upcoming education sessions taking place in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties by competing the Registration form below. Registration Form https://youtu.be/zKe3QHqWDSQ If you are currently expecting, or have a child under the age of 18, our caring and knowledgeable staff can help connect you to local resources that fit your needs. We will provide all the information you need and can help with applications for resources such as WIC, mental health counseling, doulas, childbirth education, & more! If you have a child between the ages 0-5, did you know that your child’s brain is developing connections faster right now than it will at any other time in their life? Utilizing the Ages & Stages Questionnaire, our staff can help you learn about your child’s milestones and provide you with activities to help promote their development. Want to use the tool right now? Find your county and preferred language, & fill it out at your convenience! Our staff will give you a call within 2 business days to discuss your responses. For those currently expecting or who have little ones under the age of 3, we can also connect you to a free home-visiting program that best fits your family! When you enroll in Nurse-Family Partnership, Healthy Families, or Parents As Teachers, you will be paired with a Registered Nurse or Home Visitor. This is someone you will meet with on a consistent basis in the comfort of your own home, who you can rely on for unwavering support, information and activities that promote bonding and early childhood development, and long-term support connecting to resources as needed. All programs are free and voluntary! To learn more or to enroll in a program, call +1 (856) 431-4180 or visit NJ.GOV/CONNECTINGNJ.
Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Creative Visitation provides supervised visits between children in foster care and their parents, relatives, and siblings with the goals of promoting permanency, maintaining the family-child bond, and improving parent-child interactions. Visit coaches help parents appropriately identify and meet their childs needs during visits, and work to teach, model, and coach parents on appropriate and effective parenting skills.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
EISS is co-located with other acute care programs in an easily accessible care continuum. Unlike emergency rooms, EISS is commonly utilized to achieve faster, more efficient care in a non-stimulating environment.
Cape May, Gloucester
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
A passionate focus on providing you with the best quality care possible to improve your workplace performance. At Acenda, we understand the unique needs of today’s workforce, as employees work to juggle a host of workplace, home, social, health, behavioral, and/or financial pressures. Our standard is to quickly assess a situation, provide proper supports and get you back to functioning at your highest level. With a single phone call or in person meeting, we can provide you with the support and assistance you need.
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
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 Family Connections Program provides intensive in-home services including concrete supports such as home management, budgeting, skill building, advocacy, and linkages to community resources to enhance protective factors. Family and individual therapy are also provided to help improve parent-child dynamics, address trauma, and enhance family functioning and well-being. DCP&P Caseworkers can contact the Program Director at 856 725-4746 for more information or to refer a family.
Cumberland, Gloucester
Qualified Acenda staff work with families to better parenting skills and offer community resources for their children to receive the necessary care to grow and develop. Our focus is to promote positive parenting, child wellbeing, and strong family bonds. 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. Parent Management Training Negative behaviors in the home can have long-term effects for both parents and teenagers/pre-teens. This evidenced based therapy helps families learn successful ways of interacting. Telehealth Services Our top priority is providing additional care for those experiencing stress and anxiety due to the stressors 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
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
The Family Counseling Program provides short-term family counseling for at-risk youth referred by Children’s Mobile Response, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), and other agencies. The program is designed to address the needs of children and their families related to one or more of the following areas: family conflict, truancy, threats of running away, safety concerns and issues related to past or future legal involvement. The program works to stabilize the child and family and support positive behavioral change in the context of outpatient family therapy.
Gloucester
Family Outreach Program is an in-home therapeutic program, providing family-centered interventions to parents and children, psychoeducation, support, advocacy and linkages community resources to support and empower families. Therapists work with the whole family to provide them with tools they need to set and achieve life domain goals, support each other, enhance their protective factors and achieve long-term stability. Therapists help empower families to meet their needs and improve parent-child dynamics and enhance family functioning and well-being. DCP&P Caseworkers can contact the Program Director at 856 725-4746 for more information or to refer a family.
Gloucester, Salem
The Family Outreach II program provides in-home counseling, skill building, life skills training, resource education, and assistance for families and children, with the goal of improving family functioning and well-being. DCP&P Caseworkers can contact the Program Director at 856 725-4746 for more information or to refer a family.
Salem
Family Preservation Services provides intensive in-home crisis intervention and family education for families at imminent risk of abuse/neglect or out of home placement or recently reunified with goals to ensure child safety, well-being, and permanency. Staff works with families to ensure child safety, create stability, prevent out-of-home placement, improve family functioning, and link families with appropriate community resources.
Atlantic, Cape May, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem
Family Success Centers are community-based, family-centered neighborhood gathering places where community residents go for family support, interactive workshops, activities, and groups. Family Success Centers are beautiful spaces designed to bring the community together to build relationships, strengthen the community and the families in it. They are places where residents and volunteers share their time and talent to build community capacity and enrich the lives of community members, and make families and neighborhoods stronger. A variety of family friendly events take place each month. We offer fun and educational workshops and activities, connection to resources, and volunteer opportunities. All services are free and open to all families in the community. LOCATIONS Bird’s Eye FSC 364 S Broadway Pennsville, NJ 08070 (856) 517-9100 www.birdseyefsc.org Mosaic FSC 110 E. High Street Glassboro, NJ 08028 (856) 347-4338 www.mosaicfsc.org Oceanside I FSC 201 Melrose Avenue, Unit 3 Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (609) 236-8800 www.oceanside1fsc.org Oceanside II FSC 3201 Atlantic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (609) 594-4990 www.oceanside2fsc.org Orchards FSC 416 Sicklerville Road, Unit A-2 Sicklerville, NJ 08081 (856) 513-8829 www.orchardsfsc.org Oasis FSC 399 N. Main St. Manahawkin, NJ 08050 (609) 994-0200 Ext 651 www.oasisfsc.org Riverview FSC 157 W. Main Street Penns Grove, NJ 08069 (856) 517-0029 www.riverviewfsc.org Shore FSC 1046 B Route 47 Rio Grande, NJ 08242 (609) 778-6226 www.shorefamilysuccess.org
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem
Family Ties provides supervised and progressive visitation for children in foster care and their parents. Visit coaches guide parents in meeting their children’s needs during weekly visits, with the goal of achieving reunification and permanency within 12 months. Therapists work with select parents and families to address needs related to their child’s permanency.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
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
The Fresh Start Program is an innovative service dedicated to the treatment of individuals with both chronic mental illness and chronic addictions. It is a full day program of individually tailored care. Services are provided to clients who are 18 years-of-age or older and reside primarily in Gloucester County. Out-of-county residents can be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. We provide comprehensive, non-residential, structured therapeutic programming, Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:30am and 3:30pm. Our team of psychiatrists (specializing in addictions), and therapists experienced in both mental health and addictions will provide you personal care in your recovery. The program is designed to deliver the very best in current mental health and addictions practices. Our number one goal is to support you on the road to recovery and encourage you every step of the way. We will work with you and your support system over the course of treatment to help you achieve your goals. You will have an opportunity to consult with our doctors and your personal therapist about your concerns. Together you and your team will develop a treatment plan best suited to your needs. We will also provide assistance in helping you access important benefits to which you may be entitled. Free transportation and lunch are provided by the program.
Gloucester
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
Gloucester County Prevention Program provides short term case management and support for families living in Gloucester County that have primary custody of at least one child under the age of 18 and are experiencing hardship or instability. Financial assistance to assist with instability is available as appropriate.
Gloucester
Healing Hearts and Minds (HHM) is a free and voluntary program that helps parents with pre- and post-substance use treatment. We provide clinical services to parents and their entire families throughout the recovery process. Therapists will provide services helping to better you and your family's lives by assisting with coping skills, fostering healthy parent-child interactions, processing trauma, teaching healthy relationship skills, learning boundaries, and other therapeutic interventions as needed. Peer recovery specialists will be available for additional recovery support, case management needs, and resource linkages. Who is Eligible? Parents of children 0-17 who reside in Ocean, Atlantic, or Cape May Counties with current or recent substance use. What is the referral process? Referrals can be self-referrals or come from any source. There is a simple referral source or an email can be sent to hhm@acendahealth.org Click here for more information.
Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean
We understand that parenting can be beautiful, but it can also be difficult and demanding – even if it's not your first time! Acenda's Healthy Families program provides a free support service for eligible parents, to help you work through any challenges, and ensure you and your child are able to build healthy and loving connections. Click on the link below for more information! Enroll Today! To enroll, call +1 (856) 431-4180 or click here to request your FREE personal home visitor on ConnectingNJ.
Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Affordable and secure video or phone counseling. Times are tough, so no monthly subscription required. Only schedule what you need. How can we help? COVID-19 is making me or someone in my household feel more anxious or stressed. I’m worried about money and how long I may be out of work. Our family does not seem to be getting along. I’m feeling lonely and am not sure of how to handle it. My child needs help developing coping skills. I get really angry or frustrated a lot. My specific need isn’t listed here, but I just need someone to talk to. Talk to us. We're here to listen.
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
The Housing Navigator Program assists clients that qualify for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program for Gloucester County. Acenda Staff will work with the clients to complete applications and will work with Landlords to expedite the application process.
Gloucester
iComWell is a community wellness initiative with a mission to expand mental health services in Cape May and Gloucester Counties.
Cape May, Gloucester
The Integrated Case Management Services (ICMS) are available to all eligible clients with the intent to eliminate barriers to service regardless of location (in catchment areas) and cultural or linguistic orientation. The ICMS program includes targeted case management services. ICMS assist clients to reach and maintain their optimal level of functioning in the community. Empower clients to exercise their basic right to obtain a quality of life in the community of their choice. Through individualized treatment, maintaining the highest level of functioning, and ongoing stability. Clients will reside successfully in the community and have a support system in place that enables them to receive optimal benefits from available community resources. Referrals for ICMS may come from multiple different sources: from within Acenda, psychiatric hospitals, Emergency Screening Services, the community service providers, shelters, outreach throughout Gloucester County, and through community gatekeepers that may identify individuals at risk, and in need of linkages to behavioral healthcare services, or the homeless mentally ill clients who need services. Priority admission will be given to: Individuals who have a serious and persistent mental illness primarily: Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders; Major Depression, Bipolar Disorders, Delusional Disorders, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Severe Personality Disorders if at High Risk of hospitalization. Individuals admitted to a State, County, Diversion, or STCF bed in a psychiatric hospital. Individuals who have two or more Psychiatric Screening events within a 30-day period. Individuals who could benefit from community services and support is limited and their welfare may be threatened without such services. Clients living independently, with family, and in boarding homes who are not receiving necessary services.
Gloucester
Intensive Family Support Services (IFSS) provides support services to the families of the mentally ill through a network of social, community and group gatherings. IFSS services include educational presentations, one-on-one counseling and intervention, as well as respite care to lighten the load for families caring for mentally ill loved ones. IFSS can help your family navigate the mental health system to get access to the services you’re entitled to. IFSS also seeks to help reduce the burden and frustration that often goes hand in hand with caring for a family member with a serious mental illness. Our IFSS team is experienced in communicating on your behalf with other provider agencies that can be of value to your loved ones. Through IFSS, families can also learn skills to help them be effective advocates for themselves and their mentally ill relatives. We offer workshops throughout the year on medications, treatment options and coping strategies. Guest speakers cover a wide range of topics from relapse, crisis intervention and estate/future planning to employment and housing options.
Cape May, Gloucester
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
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) provides services for adults with significant mental health needs of a more urgent nature. Priority is given to individuals with recent phone or in-person contact with Psychiatric Emergency Screening (PES). Our program offers primarily group-based services as well as individual and family therapy, psycho-social education and medication monitoring services. Services are available to individual adults regardless of their ability to pay. Individuals must present with a primary mental health diagnosis. Individuals with co-occurring substance use issues are able to participate in IOP services providing they are not in need of medical intervention for detoxification. Individuals with co-occurring substance use issues must agree to service coordination with other substance treatment or medical treatment providers and agree to random testing for substances.
Cape May, Gloucester
The Intensive Supervision program works with Family court and Cape May County Sheriff's department to provide around the clock supervision of youth that are awaiting sentencing.
Cape May
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (IOC) serves individuals diagnosed with serious, persistent mental illness who, due to his/her mental illness are dangerous to him/herself, others or property in the reasonably foreseeable future. These individuals have also demonstrated a history of positive treatment response in an outpatient setting. IOC is an opportunity to effect change before an individual reaches a crisis point which results in an inpatient hospitalization. The individual must have some level of willingness and capacity to participate in the IOC program and plays an active role in the development of his/her treatment plan. IOC Services are delivered by a multi-disciplinary team comprised of a psychiatrist, care managers, peer support specialists and a director with an emergency screening certification. Services include: case management, service linkage, court system coordination, transportation to IOC related appointments, interaction with family members or other significant social supports, peer support and interim psychiatric medication monitoring for individuals who are not in active treatment at the time of admission. The goal of providing these supports is to increase the individual’s participation and adherence to his/her wellness and recovery plan in order to maintain safety and stability in the community.
Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Keeping Families Together provides both short and long-term supportive housing for high risk families who have a current or ongoing history of homelessness, with children at risk of removal or soon to be reunified. The program provides housing resource specialty, case management, therapy and support groups to families who receive either a program-based or rental assistant voucher.
Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, 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
This is a 3-4 day per week program, 3 ½ hours a day which utilizes groups, individual therapy, psycho-education and medication monitoring to work towards wellness and recovery. Transportation is available when needed. To be eligible, clients must be 18 years or older, a resident of Cape May County, and have an Axis I mental health diagnosis—they may a secondary substance abuse diagnosis as well. Clients should present with a high degree of clinical risk as evidenced by recent hospitalizations or multiple screenings. This is not a partial hospitalization program.
Cape May
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
If you're pregnant with your first baby, you may be eligible for a FREE personal nurse from Nurse Family Partnership. Your personal NFP nurse can provide the help you need throughout your pregnancy and up until your child's 2nd birthday to help support the healthiest possible outcomes. Acenda believes every new parent deserves a safe, respectful birth and the opportunity to thrive. Check on your eligibility today! Enroll Today! To enroll, call +1 (856) 431-4180 or click here to request your FREE personal nurse on ConnectingNJ. https://youtu.be/o-yizjH-xTc
Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Acenda staff work with parents to enhance their parenting skills and offer them community resources to ensure that their children are receiving the necessary care to grow and develop. Our supportive staff work to promote positive parenting, child wellbeing, and strong family bonds. 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. Parent Management Training Negative behaviors in the home can have long-term effects for both parents and teenagers/pre-teens. This evidenced based therapy helps families learn successful ways of interacting. Pre and Post Adoption Support Skilled therapists trained in the unique needs of foster, adoptive, and birth families work to ease all stages of the adoption process. 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
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Salem
Parent Support Services provide in-home and concrete services to link parents to community resources and provide skill building necessary for reunification to occur or to stabilize those reunified within the last month. Staff work to model and coach parents on basic skill development, such as budgeting, employment, and housing, so that the parent can provide a safe, stable home environment for their children upon reunification. Parents must be involved with the Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Your child’s healthy development is probably one of your highest priorities. But it can be difficult to know exactly what to look for, and finding the right supports can be overwhelming. Acenda's Parents as Teachers program provides FREE Parent Educators to eligible families, and we can help make this process much more manageable for you and your family. Click on the link below for more information! Enroll Today! To enroll, call +1 (856) 431-4180 or click here to request your FREE Parent Educator on Connecting NJ.
Gloucester, Salem
Project for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) is an intensive case management service which provide mobile outreach services to the psychiatrically disabled homeless living in the community. This program is designed to reach out to consumers who have not accepted traditional center-based mental health services. This service includes: supportive services, advocacy, housing assistance, mental health services, substance abuse services, and transportation.Each counselor functions as part of a team, and all clients interact with all members of the team.
Cape May, Gloucester
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
The Prevention Gloucester Program provides short term case management and financial services to families in Gloucester County. Families must have one dependent under the age of 18 and reside in the Gloucester County area. Acenda staff provide temporary, short term case management services and financial assistance (if qualified).
Gloucester
Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) provides comprehensive treatment to people with serious and persistent mental illness. People served by PACT receive individualized multidisciplinary services that include staffing available 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week, and a staff Psychiatrist. PACT’s primary goals are to: - Promote appropriate self-management of symptoms - Facilitate community integration - Prevent unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations - Maximize independence PACT services include: - Symptom assessment, management and supportive counseling - Medication prescription administration, monitoring, documentation and continuing education - Crisis assessment and intervention - Direct assistance to ensure that each client has the basic necessities for daily living - Support of recreational and social activities and inter personal relationships - Substance abuse assessment, counseling and treatment referral - Vocational and employment services, including job coaching, training and employer liaison - Family and social network support
Cape May, Gloucester
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week crisis intervention service that offers face-to-face crisis and emergency intervention to individuals who are suicidal, homicidal, or acutely psychotic. PES is not able to assist with prescription renewals, evictions, or non-crisis calls.
Cape May, Gloucester
Psychiatry adheres to the biopsychosocial model of care in which treatment is provided by a multidisciplinary team. Psychiatry involves the client, and whenever possible, their families, in the development of the client’s individualized care plan. Psychiatric Services is sensitive to a client’s cultural values and affords every client dignity, respect and the right to be treated in the least restrictive setting. Treatment is provided in the most efficient manner while utilizing the use of community supports. Psychiatric evaluations and medication monitoring services are provided by licensed psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, both onsite and through telepsychiatry.
Cape May
A HOUSING RESOURCE AND STABILIZATION INITIATIVE Resources, Education, Assistance, Community Partnerships, and Housing Help For those who have recently lost housing due to unemployment or are eminently at risk of losing housing, REACH offers free education and resources on eviction prevention. REACH is committed to providing resources to shelters for those experiencing homelessness, affordable housing options for low-income individuals and families, and supportive housing for those with mental health or substance use disorders.
Cumberland, Gloucester
If you find yourself dealing with substance abuse, trying to face challenges alone can be overwhelming. There is help, and its right in your community. Acenda offers a full range of services at the outpatient level to address abuse and addiction chemical issues with both the adolescent and adult population in Cape May County. The goal of care is to intervene in the progression of the disease of addiction in an atmosphere of compassion, safety and understanding. These clinical services include drug and alcohol awareness classes, outpatient one day a week recovery groups, intensive 9 hours a week group counseling, and weekly relapse prevention groups. For those who need a higher level of care in a residential setting, a placement specialist will assess, place and follow-up with in care individuals who need detoxification, residential rehabilitation and half-way house services. This placement service is dedicated to remove the financial barriers in accessing care so that treatment is available and affordable. Click hare to view 5 frequently asked questions concerning Acenda’s substance and recovery services in Cape May. For more information on recovery services available in Cape May County, please call our main number at 844-4-ACENDA (844-422-3632 x9501).
Cape May
Our Residential Service Program offers a continuum of housing for the acutely and chronically mentally ill with supervised residences, family home care and supported housing. Our purpose is to help those suffering from severe mental illness to live in the least restrictive setting that is compatible with their level of functioning. Our goals are: - To provide affordable housing. - To help those we serve be as independent from the mental health system and as self-sufficient as possible by providing the least restrictive setting necessary to assure safety and promote personal growth. - To provide a meaningful context for personal rehabilitation by focusing on helping individuals acquire daily living skills. - To prevent psychiatric hospitalization by providing support systems within the community, linking individuals to the right social services and natural support.
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 Strengthening Foster Children and Families (SFCF) program provides in-home counseling for children in out-of-home care whose goal is reunification with their biological family. The program works with both foster children and their resource parent(s), with the goals of enhancing the child and family relationship and improving the child’s behavior in order to stabilize the placement or reduce the number of disruptions. The program works with resource families who are in need of loss and separation education, building attachment, and improving their foster child’s home and school behaviors. All children who have experienced trauma would benefit. Resource parent participation is required.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
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 Supported Employment Program actively assists adults with severe and persistent mental illness in choosing, securing and retaining competitive full or part time employment. Services include job development, on and off site job coaching, benefits planning and the Career Paths Internship Program.
Gloucester
In our Therapeutic Visitation Services program, therapists and visit coaches provide progressive visitation and therapeutic support for children who are in out of home placement who are likely to be reunified with their families within 9-12 months. Staff coach and guide parents in meeting their children’s needs during weekly visits, with the ultimate goal of achieving reunification and permanency.
Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Salem
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
Our skilled clinicians are trained in helping our returning heroes adjust to the stresses and challenges unique to our veterans and their families. Whether it’s adjusting to being in a parenting role again or dealing with trauma, we are trained to meet your needs. 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.
Gloucester, 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