Pediatric & Adolescent Behavioral Health and Psychiatry

Our Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) offer focused, structured therapy for children and adolescents who need more support than traditional outpatient care can provide. IOP bridges the gap between inpatient and outpatient care, helping children with severe conditions stabilize and build coping skills while remaining at home.

What we offer:

• Access to IOP at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
• Individual and group therapy tailored to challenges like ADHD, anxiety, depression and PTSD
• Family counseling to improve communication and strengthen relationships
• Transportation for local families to ease access to care

For children managing less severe symptoms or transitioning from more intensive care, our outpatient programs offer personalized, flexible support.

Services include:

• One-on-one therapy for anxiety, OCD, stress and more
• Medication management and psychiatric evaluations
• Group therapy that supports social skills and peer relationships

Inpatient care is critical for addressing severe symptoms quickly, ensuring safety and creating a personalized treatment plan. When your child is experiencing a behavioral health crisis, our inpatient care provides immediate, round-the-clock support in a safe and therapeutic environment.

What we offer:

• Acute hospitalization for children and adolescents in partnership with Carrier Clinic.
• Psychiatric evaluations and stabilization for conditions such as severe depression, suicidal thoughts and hallucinations.
• Integrated care addressing both medical and mental health needs for hospitalized children.

The New Jersey Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative (NJPPC) is a grant-funded program that partners with pediatricians across New Jersey to help them screen, diagnose and manage mild to moderate mental health conditions directly in their offices. It involves:

• Collaboration with experts: Pediatricians work with psychiatrists at statewide hubs, including those at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, to enhance care for conditions like anxiety, ADHD and depression.
• A bridging clinic: The PPC ensures continuity of care with a bridging clinic that transitions children to outpatient services, often within a week.
• Comprehensive access: This program is open to all children, improving access to mental health care statewide.

In order for your child to receive services through the NJPPC, their pediatrician needs to be a registered member of the NJPPC. You may direct your child’s pediatrician to this link so they can learn more about the NJPPC and how to register with the program.

Located in Neptune, NJ, our Behavioral Health Urgent Care clinic offers immediate help when your child needs fast support.

We can help if:

• Your child is having a mental health crisis
• You’ve run out of prescribed medication
• You’re waiting for a new provider or evaluation

This service offers short-term treatment and assessments for urgent needs, helping families avoid emergency department visits while receiving specialized psychiatric care.

Through early intervention, individual and group therapy, we help teens with mild to moderate substance use build healthy coping skills and restore well-being through our Adolescent Addiction Therapy Program.

Our Pathways to Recovery Youth Program provides early assessment for mental health and substance use disorders, connecting teens with support through local family health centers and ERs.

We offer specialized services for patients navigating eating disorders, including:

• Pre- and post-op therapy for patients considering bariatric surgery, ensuring realistic expectations and emotional readiness
• Half-day clinics where focused evaluations are offered to bariatric and oncology patients, coordinated with surgery and oncology teams

Our Sports Psychiatry Program supports student-athletes with conditions like anxiety, ADHD or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Designed for middle and high school students aiming for peak performance, this program helps adolescents overcome mental health challenges while reaching their full potential.