Behavioral Health

The road to wellness begins here.

A warm, compassionate and effective resource to serve your emotional and mental health needs.

We believe that mental health plays a significant role in total mind and body wellness. We provide comprehensive assessment, counseling, and when necessary, medication management. Our physicians, therapists and staff are trained to work with all age groups. With kindness and understanding, our physicians will assess the patient’s overall health, lifestyle and environment to formulate a customized action plan that focuses on complete mental wellness.

Our experienced team, which includes skilled professionals and distinguished psychiatrists who’ve been recognized as “Top Docs” in New Jersey, can provide relief for patients and their families at times when mental illness, emotional difficulties, addiction or other issues arise.

Did You Know?

Hackensack Meridian Health was the first health care organization in the region to offer a behavior management and therapeutic play program for young children.

Today, our services have grown to include other innovative and custom programs.

Understanding Mental Illness

Mental illnesses are true medical conditions. Left untreated, these disorders can be debilitating.

The American Psychological Association recommends you seek the help of a trained mental health professional if:

You constantly worry.
You feel trapped.
You aren’t getting any better with self-help.
You feel as if you can’t handle things alone.
Your feelings are affecting your job, relationships, or sleep and eating habits.

When your life spins out of control, asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.

Locations

Academic Medical Centers

Hackensack University Medical Center

30 PROSPECT AVE, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601

Hackensack University Medical Center (HackensackUMC) is a 900-bed nonprofit, research and teaching hospital located seven miles (11 km) west of New York City, in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center

1945 NJ-33, NEPTUNE CITY, NJ 07753

Since our founding in 1904, Jersey Shore University Medical Center has built a solid reputation for delivering the most advanced programs and services in central New Jersey. As a not-for-profit academic medical center, and one of the busiest medical centers in the state, Jersey Shore is a university medical center affiliate of UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Children's Hospitals

Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital

30 PROSPECT AVE, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601

Children need special treatment. Our specialists have dedicated their careers to taking care of kids. They know how to treat children, and how to communicate with them. Our equipment is specially designed for children. And our hospital itself has been designed with children in mind.

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital

1945 NJ-33, NEPTUNE CITY, NJ 07753

Meeting all of a child’s needs whether physical, emotional and mental, helps them to recover quicker and gives parents additional peace of mind. Supporting the parents and family members is just as important.

Community Hospitals

Riverview Medical Center

1 RIVERVIEW PLAZA, RED BANK, NJ 07701

Riverview Medical Center provides a variety of service and quality of care that is unsurpassed in Monmouth County. Riverview offers patients the convenience and accessibility of a community hospital in addition to the advanced technology and continuum of care provided by a regional health care network. Our reputation has been built on the professionalism, compassion, and skill of our nurses and physicians.

Mountainside Medical Center

1 BAY AVE, MONTCLAIR, NJ 07042

Hackensack University Medical Center Mountainside has been serving Montclair and its surrounding New Jersey communities since 1891. The physicians, nurses and volunteers who are a part of the Mountainside family are also your friends and neighbors. We’re your community, your hospital and your team, working hard on your behalf.

Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy

530 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE, PERTH AMBOY, NJ 08861

Raritan Bay Medical Center, with hospitals located in both Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, is a New Jersey state-designated primary stroke center and recipient of the American Stroke Association and American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines® – Stroke Silver Plus and Heart Failure Gold Performance Achievement Awards recognizing the optimal care of stroke and heart failure patients.

Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge

1 HOSPITAL PLAZA, OLD BRIDGE, NJ 08857