Behavioral
Health Services
Overview
of programs for adults
recovering from mental
illness
Our
Mission:
Founded
in 1974, SERV Centers of
New Jersey is the
cornerstone of the
organization that has
since grown to become
SERV Behavioral Health
System, Inc. A private,
not-for-profit
behavioral healthcare
organization, SERV
focuses on serving
adults who are working
to recover from and cope
with serious mental
illness or developmental
disability.
We
know that every person
can make a valuable
contribution to the
community. That is why
SERV integrates housing
and supportive services
to address the needs of
the whole person and not
just an illness.
It
is our goal to assist
the people who come into
our care to live and
work successfully in
their communities as
they gradually build
more independent and
meaningful lives outside
the walls of an
institution.
Download
SERV
Centers of New
Jersey brochure.
SERV as a benefit
and resource to the
community
Much
more than Mental
Health
Through
our work we address
a multitude of
social issues
including
homelessness,
hunger, housing,
addiction recovery,
senior care,
diversity and
tolerance, and
educational issues.
Treatment
that Works
Research
indicates that
mental health
consumers are much
more responsive to
accepting treatment
after they have
housing in place.
1 Because
we integrate housing
with supportive
services, SERV is
able to achieve a
higher level of
success with a very
challenging
population.
Read more: SERV
as a benefit and
resource to the
community
Community
Reintegration
(Housing, Support
& Guidance)
Group
Homes —
These 24-hour
supervised
residences provide a
home for adults who
are working to cope
with and recover
from a serious
mental illness.
Residents are
referred to SERV
through a state
hospital.
Apartment
Programs —
A wide variety of
apartment programs
offer variation in
support and
supervision for
those adults who are
in the process of
building a
progressively more
independent life.
Community
Support
Services
— Consumers live
in their own
apartments (one
they have leased
themselves) and
are responsible
for paying for
and maintaining
their living
space. Ongoing
and
individualized
support is
provided to the
consumer to
ensure
successful
living on their
own.
Read more:
Community
Reintegration
(Housing,
Support &
Guidance)
Adapt Partial-Care
Day Program
Individual
Guidance
SERV’s
Adapt partial-care
day program is
designed to assist
adults who are
working to recover
from and cope with a
mental illness as
they negotiate the
transition toward
more independent
living.
Through
a structured and
intensive program,
each consumer
receives
individualized
guidance toward the
development of
skills needed to
live and work
successfully in the
community.
The
Adapt partial-care
program is effective
for a diverse array
of consumer
situations.
Read more: Adapt
Partial-Care Day
Program
