Mental Health Archives – Oaks Integrated Care

Services Overview

Pam Collins2023-01-30T09:20:50-05:00September 5th, 2022|

Choose Help Today Oaks Integrated Care offers over 230 programs throughout New Jersey for adults, children and families living with a mental illness, addiction or developmental disability. Our services give individuals the opportunity to make healthy choices and eventually reach his or her full potential. Using Trauma Informed Care, we embrace each person’s diverse story including life experiences, history and culture. We will help you see beyond the immediate barriers of conflict, struggle and worry and welcome opportunities for hope and change. Mental Health Services Outpatient counseling services, mental health urgent care, partial care, residential programs and more are designed to reduce isolation, increase connections to community services and improve quality of life. By focusing on integrated care, it [...]

COPE Center

Liza2024-06-20T14:19:27-04:00April 28th, 2021|

We welcome COPE Center to our family of services! On May 1, 2021, Oaks officially announced a merger with COPE Center in Essex County. Headquartered in Montclair, COPE services and locations will remain the same and continue to provide high-quality, compassionate care to individuals and families in their local communities. COPE Center has been strengthening communities by helping people overcome challenges with drugs, alcohol, family and AIDS since 1971. The new partnership expands Oaks’ geographic reach in North Jersey and brings together two organizations dedicated to serving children, adults and families. Read more about the merger. Clinical Services Individuals and families facing addiction and mental health challenges in our communities need our help now more than ever. COPE [...]

Children’s Mobile Response

Donna Peteraf2022-09-06T15:00:32-04:00January 8th, 2018|

A Family Focused Approach Children’s Mobile Response (CMR) uses a family focused approach to help children ages 5-21 experiencing a behavioral or emotional crisis. Immediate, in-home stabilization services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in Camden County. If a child is experiencing any of the following symptoms that interfere with life at home or at school, we will send a trained professional to the home that same day. Anxiety Oppositional or defiant behaviors Suicidal thoughts Depression Refusal to attend school Self-mutilation (not requiring emergency treatment) Children’s Mobile Response services are designed to defuse an immediate crisis, maintain a safe living environment for the child and family, prevent inappropriate hospitalizations and reduce the need for out-of-home [...]

Food Pantry

Donna Peteraf2022-09-06T14:44:47-04:00August 12th, 2016|

Food shouldn’t have to be a choice! The Oaks Food Pantries, located in Mt. Holly and Berlin, provide the people we serve and community members in need with basic food, clothing and household provisions. Over 90% of the individuals and families in Oaks programs live at or below the poverty level. They often face the harsh dilemma of spending their meager financial resources to purchase the medications which keep them mentally stable or to purchase food. Our goal is to make sure food doesn’t have to be a choice! Thanks to the generosity of community donors, we offer food assistance to over 800 families a month. As the need continues to increase, we need your help to keep our [...]

Residential Services

Donna Peteraf2024-05-01T15:47:20-04:00August 12th, 2016|

A Place to Call Home Everyone deserves a home to live a healthy life and enjoy a future. Oaks Integrated Care provides caring, residential services in a safe, loving environment for children, adults and families. Residential services such as supportive housing, transitional emergency housing and group homes for individuals living with a mental illness or developmental disability can mean the difference between a person lost and a full meaningful productive life. Housing gives individuals the support needed to reach their highest possible level of independence and become contributing participants in their community. Oaks offers a range of residential options in safe, welcoming environments including over 250 supportive housing residences and over 60 group homes. COMMUNITY [...]

Visitation Services

Donna Peteraf2024-06-28T13:28:20-04:00August 12th, 2016|

Creating a Healthy Home Visitation services give families a chance for healthy, positive interactions together after a child has been placed outside of the home. The ultimate goal for each program is reunification. Sibling Visitation provides an opportunity for siblings separated in foster care to spend quality time together in a recreational atmosphere. FLC Visitation provides supervised visitation for children and parents. Services include scheduled supervised visits, transportation for children within county, assistance for families in achieving DCP&P case plans, and work toward reunification.

In-Home and Community Support Services

Donna Peteraf2024-06-28T13:29:15-04:00August 6th, 2016|

Live the most fulfilling life possible. Adult Services Through outreach services, we can help you or your loved one learn to manage mental illness and live the most fulfilling life possible. Programs are designed to reduce isolation, increase connections to community services and improve quality of life. Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) serves adults living with severe and persistent mental illness. Goals include reducing the frequency and length of hospitalization, increasing connections to community services and improving quality of life. Doors are open to adults receiving mental health services in Burlington, Camden and Mercer Counties. Services include: Engagement Assessment Service planning and linkage System advocacy Assistance with care coordination Locations: Burlington County 662 Main Street Lumberton, NJ 08048 [...]

Outpatient Services

Donna Peteraf2024-07-24T12:15:28-04:00August 6th, 2016|

Important Telehealth Announcement To support the ever-growing needs of our community in response to COVID-19, Oaks now offers Telehealth services for individuals and families in need of counseling, therapy, medication management, psychiatric evaluation and more via video and phone conferencing. We continue to stay on the front lines providing essential services, accepting new clients and will continue to carry out our mission virtually! As an organization, we understand that our mission is more important now than ever. Many people are experiencing overwhelming fear, stress and anxiety during these unprecedented times. Our first priority is the health and safety of the people we serve and our employees- we’re here to help you and your loved ones in the comfort of [...]

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