The Monmouth Medical Center’s Child and Adolescent Crisis Diversion Program is a brief outpatient program that focuses on meeting the emotional, behavioral and psychiatric needs of children and adolescents between the ages of 5-17 and their families, by providing rapid access to mental health services. 

 Our goal is to provide a safe, compassionate and trauma-sensitive environment to youth and their families to decrease the need for a higher level of care and to maintain safety in the community.

Our multidisciplinary team will work collaboratively with you and your child to help overcome these challenges so that symptoms can be stabilized and your child can begin to function at their full potential.

Common issues we treat include:
• Depression and social isolation
• Mood swings
• Hyperactivity, restlessness or impulsivity
• School avoidance
• Anxiety and panic
• Behavioral difficulties
• Poor social skills
• Loss of motivation or energy
• Auditory or visual hallucinations
• Appetite or sleep disturbance
• Suicidal thoughts
• Family conflict
• Trauma
• Thoughts of self-harm
• Poor self-esteem/image
• Gender Identity
• Grief and loss

About our staff
Our team of highly qualified caring mental-health professionals includes Advanced Practice Nurses, Licensed Clinicians, Case Managers and support staff — all with vast experience and specialization in working with children and families.

We strive to assist the youth in acquiring specific skills, strategies, techniques and interventions that can be utilized to effectively manage their presenting concerns in a healthy and sustainable manner.

Services offered by our dedicated staff include:
• Biopsychosocial Assessment
• Psychiatric Evaluation with medication
   management as recommended
• Brief psychotherapy services and supportive
  crisis counseling
• Family therapy
• Group therapy
• Coordination of care with school and
  community organizations
• Individualized referrals and linkage for ongoing
  mental health services and community needs

To learn more about the Child and Adolescent Crisis Diversion Program, please call, 732-922-2860.

Location: 3301 Route 66, Building B, 1st Floor Neptune, NJ 07753

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)

Eligibility	Monmouth County youth between the ages of 5-17 and their families
Age Groups	Children Adolescents
Community Services	Family & Support Services Case Management Family Support LGBTQ
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Anxiety Behavioral Depression Grief / Loss Mental Health Self-Injury Crisis / Safety Bullying Crisis / Safety / Prevention Suicide / Suicidal Ideation Intellectual and Developmental Needs Advocacy Support Coordination
Treatment Services	Outpatient Services Assessment / Evaluation Counseling Counseling / Therapy, Family Counseling / Therapy, Individual Medication Monitoring Social Skills Treatment Setting Hospital / Clinic
Payment Types	Managed Care Medicaid Private / Commercial Insurance Self Pay
Areas Served	Monmouth County

Last Updated: 01/14/25