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The Children’s Home Main Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Main Phone Number: 609-267-1550 Main Fax Number: 609-251-5672 Facebook: http://facebook.com/thechildrenshome Website: www.childrens-home.org E-mail: kids@chbc.org Executive Director: Roy Leitstein Mercer House Address: 1430 Parkside Ave., Trenton, NJ 08638 Telephone Number: 609-434-4100 Program Director: Tyrone Bowden Type of Program: Shelter Program Capacity: 12 Gender: Male/Female Age Served: 11-17 County or Counties Served: Mercer County Description of Program: The Children’s Home Mercer House Program serves youth referred primarily through the Mercer County Family Court and by DYFS with a program of counseling, education, recreational, cultural and vocational programming. Referral Source/Process: Mercer County Family Court and DYFS Residential Treatment Center (RTC) Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly NJ 08060 Telephone Number: 609-267-1550 Program Director: Kevin Kelly Type of Program: Residential Treatment Center Program Capacity: 51 Gender: Male/Female Age Served: 10-17 County or Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: The Children’s Home provides a highly structured, therapeutically oriented residential treatment program. The program provides the children with a home-like setting that will results in them learning basic living skills as well as relationship building skills with peers and staff. In this collaboration the approach will foster a sense of wellness, individualized growth, and prevention. Referral Source/Process: DYFS, CMO, YCM, JJC Specialty Services Program Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly NJ 08060 Telephone Number: 609-267-1550 Program Director: Kevin Kelly Type of Program: Trauma Informed Residential Treatment Program Capacity: 25 Gender: Male/Female Age Served: 11-17 County or Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: Trauma informed residential treatment program for youth who have experienced significant trauma and requires a higher level of care than basic residential treatment. This proposed trauma- informed program will adopt the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model (for sexual reactive/ offending issues), the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). Referral Source/Process: DCBHS Psychiatric Community Homes (PCH) Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Telephone Number: 609-267-1550 Program Directors: Maria Talone and Darrell Woodliff Type of Program: Intensive Residential Treatment Program Capacity: 10 Gender: Male/Female Age Served: 11-17 County or Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: Residential treatment program for youth diagnosed with significant mental health and complex behavioral issues needing intensive out-of-home services. The programs trauma-informed treatment and Illness Management Recovery modalities will individually address the behavioral and emotional symptoms as well as the co morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses. Illness Management Recovery and trauma Informed care both are focused on the client’s therapy healing from victim of their past trauma and current mental illness to survivor. Referral Source/Process: DCBHS Community Placement Enhancement Program (CPEP) Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Telephone Number: 609-267-1550 Program Director: Darrell Woodliff Type of Program: In-Home Respite and Behavioral Support Training Program Capacity: unlimited Gender: Male/Female Age Served: up to age 21 County or Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: The Children’s Home In–Home Community Placement Enhancement Program (CPEP) provides respite services and behavioral support training for developmentally disabled (DD) youth and their families. A TCH behaviorist develops a thorough behavioral plan that aims to improve and enhance the level of independent functioning of the DD youth. Training is also provided to the parent or caretaker to help them deliver the plan. Referral Source/Process: Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), and Private Insurance Fastow Supported Housing Business Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Housing Site Address: 96 Madison Ave., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Telephone Number: 609-267-1550 Program Director: Greg Wilson Type of Program: Supported Housing Program Capacity: 4 Gender: Male/Female Age Served: 18-21 County or Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: Affordable apartment housing which includes: case management. independent living skills instruction, post-secondary educational advocacy, job readiness preparation and other supportive services for aging-out youth. Referral Source/Process: DYFS, CMO, YCM or Self-Referral Mary A. Dobbins School Address: 243 Pine St., Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Telephone Number: 609-267-1550 Program Director: Robert Mayer, Principal Type of Program: Special Education School Program Capacity: 80 Gender: Male/Female Age Served: 8 - 21 Counties Served: Entire State Description of Program: Our state-approved special education school uses a Learning Center Model with small class size and individualized instruction. All teachers are Special Education certified and each classroom includes two teacher’s aids. We provide a full-time Guidance Counselor, School Social Worker, Reading Specialist, and Learning Disabilities Teaching Consultant (LDTC), to meet the needs of all individualized educational plans (IEP). There is a full-time nurse on duty to attend to the medical needs of the students. Students attending our Mary A. Dobbins School are residents of The Children’s Home treatment programs and day students referred from their local school districts. Referral Source/Process: DYFS, CMO, State-wide school districts
HOUSING UNITS Kempte Cottage This RTC living unit is one of our largest, located on our main campus and serves eleven boys ages 11-18. This dorm style setting allows for frequent peer interaction, supervised team building projects, and group education in a non-threatening, supportive environment. All services are provided on-site where youth receive individual therapy, group therapy, allied therapies, employment training and intramural programming. In accordance with the Sanctuary Model, youth will use the pillars of democracy, social responsibility, and open communication by planning activity schedules with the residential manager that will be posted on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis Reily Cottage This RTC living unit is one of our largest, located on our main campus and serves eleven boys ages 11-18. This dorm style setting allows for frequent peer interaction, supervised team building projects, and group education in a non-threatening, supportive environment. All services are provided on-site where youth receive individual therapy, group therapy, allied therapies, employment training and intramural programming. In accordance with the Sanctuary Model, youth will use the pillars of democracy, social responsibility, and open communication by planning activity schedules with the residential manager that will be posted on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis Horton Cottage Located in Mount Holly within the local community, this RTC living unit serves five boys ages 15-18. Horton is a small home-like setting that results in them learning chores and basic living skills as well as relationship building skills with peers and staff. In this collaboration the approach will foster a sense of wellness, individualized growth, and prevention All other services are provided on-site where youth receive individual therapy, group therapy, allied therapies, employment training and intramural programming. Youth are responsible for preparing meals one a week, grocery shopping and individual laundry. Adams Cottage Located within the local community of Mount Holly and adjacent to our main campus, this RTC living unit serves five boys ages 11-14. The townhome living unit is designed to resemble a home-like atmosphere, fostering a familial relationship between residents and staff. This type of setting allows for frequent peer interaction, supervised team building projects, and group education in a non-threatening, supportive environment. All services are provided on-site where youth receive individual therapy, group therapy, allied therapies, employment training and intramural programming. In accordance with the Sanctuary Model, youth will use the pillars of democracy, social responsibility, and open communication by planning activity schedules with the residential manager that will be posted on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis Dobbins Cottage Located adjacent to our main campus, Dobbins cottage serves five boys ages 11-18, focusing on Substance Abuse (SA) related struggles and diagnoses. Youth are referred to The Children’s Home Residential Program and those that are in need of more intense substance abuse services may be placed in Dobbins. Related services include individual and group therapy focusing on sobriety, the change cycle and psycho education related to illegal or mood-altering substances as well as legal ramifications and the effects of their past use. The program is designed to work with youth closely who are having difficulty maintaining sobriety and who are preparing to return to their home environments or a less restrictive setting upon discharge. Sutphin Cottage Located within the local community of Mount Holly and adjacent to our main campus, this Specialty Bed unit serves five boys ages 10-14. The program was developed and operates with a specific Trauma-Informed treatment approach to serve the youth with a program that is “uniquely tailored to the particular needs of the youth in a manner that extends beyond the usual expectations” of residential care. This program adopts the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model (for sexual reactive/ offending issues), the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). This program also entails a multi-system team that incorporates knowledge of trauma into comprehensive service planning Hunter Cottage Located within the local community of Mount Holly and adjacent to our main campus, this Juvenile Sex Offender Specific Treatment Program serves five boys ages 12-18. The Children's Home Juvenile Sex Offender Specific Treatment Program utilizes an integrated theoretical approach to treating Juvenile Sex Offenders. The integrated approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, psycho-dynamic and psycho-education treatment. These approaches are applied concurrently in order to provide residents, staff and caregivers with a common language and understanding of the treatment provided. Semple Cottage Located in Mount Holly within the local community, this Independent Living Style housing unit serves four boys ages 15-18. Youth are required to perform such tasks grocery shopping, laundry, cooking, and banking. Semple Cottage is used as an advanced level of our RTC care, where prospective youth must apply and receive letters of recommendation from staff across departmental lines. All youth are required to maintain part-time employment. Youth can petition for and receive time limited independent travel within the local community. Pine Cottage Located in Mount Holly within the local community this Specialty Bed living unit serves fives girls ages 10-14. The program was developed and operates with a specific Trauma-Informed treatment approach to serve the youth with a program that is “uniquely tailored to the particular needs of the youth in a manner that extends beyond the usual expectations” of residential care. This program adopts the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model (for sexual reactive/ offending issues), the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). This program also entails a multi-system team that incorporates knowledge of trauma into comprehensive service planning Alles Cottage Located in Mount Holly within the local community this Specialty Bed living unit serving fives girls ages 10-14. The program was developed and operates with a specific Trauma-Informed treatment approach to serve the youth with a program that is “uniquely tailored to the particular needs of the youth in a manner that extends beyond the usual expectations” of residential care. This program adopts the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model (for sexual reactive/ offending issues), the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). This program also entails a multi-system team that incorporates knowledge of trauma into comprehensive service planning Lumberton Cottage Located in suburban Lumberton Township, this RTC living unit serves fives girls ages 11-18. This ranch style home provides a home-like setting for residents to address their individual treatment goals. This type of setting allows for frequent peer interaction, supervised team building projects, and group education in a non-threatening, supportive environment. All services are provided on-site where youth receive individual therapy, group therapy, allied therapies, employment training and intramural programming. In accordance with the Sanctuary Model, youth will use the pillars of democracy, social responsibility, and open communication by planning activity schedules with the residential manager that will be posted on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The girls are provided individualized and group instruction on hygiene, cooking, cultural tolerance, and self-awareness. Anderson Cottage This RTC living unit is located on our main campus in Mount Holly, NJ serving fives girls ages 13-17. This townhome style living unit provides a home-like setting for residents to address their individual treatment goals. This type of setting allows for frequent peer interaction, supervised team building projects, and group education in a non-threatening, supportive environment. All services are provided on-site where youth receive individual therapy, group therapy, allied therapies, employment training and intramural programming. In accordance with the Sanctuary Model, youth will use the pillars of democracy, social responsibility, and open communication by planning activity schedules with the residential manager that will be posted on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The girls are provided individualized and group instruction on hygiene, cooking, cultural tolerance, and self-awareness. Ryann House Located in Robbinsville, NJ this RTC living unit serves five girls ages 12-15. The program’s treatment approach will individually address the behavioral symptoms and the co-morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses, relationship dysfunction regarding attachment issues, cognitive distorted thought processes, and learning disorders. The programs modalities will individually address the behavioral and emotional symptoms as well as the co-morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses. Youth will also participate in groups three times a week with LSW and Residential Manager. Youth will rotate through three 8-10 week group therapy curriculums in the areas of Relationship Building, Emotional Regulation, and Coping Skills. The youth placement in these groups will be indentified at admission based upon child’s needs and progress to completion of groups will be reviewed monthly. Smithburg House Located in Jackson, NJ, this Specialty Bed living unit serves five boys ages 10-14. The program was developed and operates with a specific Trauma-Informed treatment approach to serve the youth with a program that is “uniquely tailored to the particular needs of the youth in a manner that extends beyond the usual expectations” of residential care. This program adopts the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model (for sexual reactive/ offending issues), the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). This program also entails a multi-system team that incorporates knowledge of trauma into comprehensive service planning Jacob’s House Located in Hopewell, NJ this Psychiatric Community Home (PCH) serves five girls in ages 15-19 meeting PCH IOS as specified by DCBHS. Additionally Jacob’s House will serve youth with Developmental Disabilities (DD), using positive behaviorial support and Applied Behavioral Analysis. The population served will include clients who have been in an inpatient Children's Crisis Intervention Services program, an Intensive Residential Treatment Services program or those who may possibly be diverted from attending an IRTS program. Clients will demonstrate symptoms comsistent with a DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 mental helath disorder. The program’s trauma-informed treatment and Illness Management Recovery modalities will individually address the behavioral and emotional symptoms as well as the co morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses. Balance House Located in Titusville, NJ this Psychiatric Community Home (PCH) serves five boys 15-19 meeting PCH IOS as specified by DCBHS. The population served will include clients who have been in an inpatient Children's Crisis Intervention Services program or an Intensive Residential Treatment Services program or those who may possibly be diverted from attending an IRTS program. Clients will demonstrate symptoms comsistent with a DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 mental helath disorder. The program’s trauma-informed treatment and Illness Management Recovery modalities will individually address the behavioral and emotional symptoms as well as the co morbidity of psychiatric diagnoses Harmony House Located in Robbinsville, NJ this Specialty Bed living unit serves five girls ages 11-14. Harmony House employs a Trauma-Informed treatment approach to serve the youth with a program that is “uniquely tailored to the particular needs of the youth in a manner that extends beyond the usual expectations” of residential care . This proposed trauma- informed program will adopt the tenets consistent with Child Centered Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the Pathways model (for sexual reactive/ offending issues), the Sanctuary Model, and Trauma Affect Regulation: Guidelines for Education and Therapy (TARGET). This trauma-informed program also entails a multi-system team that incorporates knowledge of trauma into comprehensive service planning . Therefore a multi-disciplinary treatment team will be comprised of a Psychiatric APN, Registered Nurse and LPN, Group therapists (Music and Art), Individual therapist (TF-CBT), teacher or instructional aide, Program Directors, residential manager, direct care staff, the family, and the case management entity
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