Camden County Mental Health Resources for Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic
PerformCare (NJ Children’s System of Care)
PerformCare is New Jersey’s single point of access for an array of behavioral health services, including Mobile Response and Stabilization Services and the Care Management Organization.
To access services, call PerformCare (877) 652-7624 (24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week)
Camden County Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (Oaks Integrated Care)
- Immediate, in-home stabilization services are available 24/7 for youth up to age 21.
- In-home services and assessments are being done via telehealth.
Camden County Care Management Organization (CMO)Camden County Partnership for Children
- Care management and in-home services are being done via telehealth
Crisis Screening and Intervention Services (Oaks Integrated Care)
Oaks Integrated Care
https://oaksintcare.org/services/child-and-family-services/crisis-stabilization-child-and-family/
(856) 428-HELP (24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week)
- Call the helpline and a screener or manager will determine what services are needed.
- If the youth is in immediate danger to themselves or others, please call 911.
Inpatient Hospitalization Resources
Hampton Behavioral Health Center (Westampton, NJ)
(800) 603-6767
- Adolescents ages 12-17 and young adults ages 18-26
- Hampton is still providing inpatient hospitalization services with direct admission (if beds are available).
- They are providing level of care assessments and partial hospitalization (PHP) and intensive outpatient services (IOP) via telehealth.
Jefferson Health (Cherry Hill, NJ)
https://newjersey.jeffersonhealth.org/services/behavioral-health/behavioral-health-treatments
(800) 528-3425
- Children’s Crisis Intervention Services (CCIS) for ages 5-17
- Acute inpatient unit for children and adolescents
- Jefferson also provides PHP and IOP
Inspira Health (Bridgeton,NJ)
https://www.inspirahealthnetwork.org/child-adolescent
- Children’s Crisis Intervention Services (CCIS) for ages 5-17
- Complete inpatient evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for youth who are in need of immediate treatment.
Hackensack Meridian Carrier Clinic (Belle Mead, NJ)
800-933-3579
- Ages 12-17
- Carrier Clinic continues to provide inpatient hospitalization services for adolescents.
- Visiting hours are still being offered for parents on a limited basis at this time.
- Private insurance and Medicaid are accepted.
Friends Hospital (Philadelphia, PA)
(215) 831-2600
- Adolescents ages 13-17 and young adults ages 18-26
- Friends Hospital is still providing inpatient hospitalization services for adolescents and young adults with direct admission (if beds are available).
- Direct admissions can come from any entity (crisis, mobile, etc.) that can interface with the insurance company to get a precertification for inpatient psychiatric admission.
Foundations Behavioral Health (Doylestown, PA)-Inpatient Unit for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(215) 345-7151 / (215) 345-0444
- Ages 5-20
- Clinical Assessment Center – 24/7
- The Acute ASD Inpatient Treatment Program provides applied behavioral analysis program to children and adolescents with ASD with co-morbid psychiatric conditions.
- Accepts patients who are either verbal or nonverbal as well as those experiencing acute behaviors.
- Due to COVID-19, they are currently operating single patient rooms.
- Accepts commercial insurances for ASD patients
- Not in network with NJ Medicaid, but able to accommodate single case agreements
Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
Hampton Behavioral Health Center (Westampton and Cherry Hill, NJ)
(800) 603-6767
- Adolescents ages 12-17 and young adults ages 18-26
- Level of care assessments , PHP, and IOP via telehealth.
Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health (Moorestown, NJ)
(888) 437-1610
- Child Psychiatric (ages 6-12)
- Adolescent Psychiatric/Dual Diagnosis (ages 13-17)
- Adolescent DBT
- Now providing PHP/IOP via telehealth including psychiatric evaluation
- Private insurance and Medicaid accepted for youth
Virtua CASTLE Program Children and Adolescent Behavioral Health (Berlin and Camden, NJ)
hwww.virtua.org/services/behavioral-health-castle
CASTLE Camden (856) 246-3013
- Partial Hospitalization Program (ages 5 to 15)
- Therapeutic Nursery Program (ages 3 to 4)
- After-School / Intensive Outpatient Program (ages 5 to 12)
CASTLE Berlin (856) 322-3270
- Partial Hospitalization Program (ages 5 to 12)
Both Locations
- Outpatient Program (ages 3-17)
- CASTLE is now providing telepsychiatry, teletherapy and telephonic services
- Patients and their families can schedule appointments using a live video appointment.
- Private insurance and Medicaid accepted for youth
High Focus Centers (Cherry Hill, NJ)
https://highfocuscenters.pyramidhealthcarepa.com/locations/outpatient-center-in-cherry-hill-nj/
(800) 877-3628
- PHP and IOP treatment for both middle school (ages 10-13) and adolescents (13-18)
- Offering telehealth services for teen mental health treatment during COVID-19.
- Mental health and dual program for primary mental health with a co-occurring component of treatment for chemical dependency
- In-network with all commercial insurance policies, but no Medicaid insurance.
- Intake department is available 7 days per week to schedule assessments. They do not operate with wait lists, but can see new patients within 48 hours of the time of call for assessment.
Inspira Health
https://www.inspirahealthnetwork.org/child-adolescent
A Step Ahead Partial Hospitalization Programs (Elmer and Bridgeton, NJ)
(856) 575-4196
- Ages 3-18
- PHP and IOP are being provided via telehealth (both phone and video)
- Includes group counseling, individual counseling, family counseling, psychiatric assessment, and medication monitoring.
Inspira Partial Hospitalization (Woodbury, NJ)
(856) 251-9059
- Ages 5-12
- Level of care assessments are being completed at time of referral.
- All services are being provided via telehealth.
Rogers Behavioral Health (Philadelphia, PA)- Specialized Services for OCD/Anxiety
https://rogersbh.org/
(267) 787-6600
- Rogers is now providing specialized teletherapy for PHP and IOP level of care for:
- Children and adolescent OCD/anxiety (ages 8-18)
- Adolescent depression and mood disorder (ages 13-18)
- Admission, counseling, CBT and DBT groups, psychiatric sessions, and family sessions are completed virtually
- In-network with most major private insurance companies
Outpatient Mental Health
Please visit www.camdenresourcenet.org for a searchable database of providers.
Hotlines
2NDFLOOR-Call /text 1-888-222-2228 or chat online (24/7)
A 24/7 confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey’s youth and young adults
NJ Hopeline-Call 1-855-654-6735 or chat online (24/7)
New Jersey’s Peer Support & Suicide Prevention Hotline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline-Call 1-800-273-8255 or chat online (24/7)
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
The Three-Digit Number (988) for Suicide Prevention is NOT CURRENTLY ACTIVE and will not connect callers to the Lifeline.
Mom2Mom Helpline-Call 877-914-6662 (24/7)
24/7 Peer support services for moms of children with special needs including mental health challenges
Family Helpline
(800) THE-KIDS (843-5437)
- 24/7 hotline for stressed families to work through frustrations before a crisis occurs.
- Trained volunteers of Parents Anonymous provide empathic listening about parenting and refer to resources in the community.
For all other resources, please visit www.nj211.org or contact NJ211 directly by dialing 2-1-1; texting your zip code to 898-211; or chatting with them online. The NJ211 statewide service is free, confidential, multilingual and always open.
Thank you to the Childrens Interagency Coordinating Council, The Camden County Youth Services Commission, and First Children Services for the collection of the information