MonmouthCares is the Care Management Organization for Monmouth County, New Jersey.

MonmouthCares is a nonprofit organization that is responsible for face-to-face care management and comprehensive service planning for youth and their families with complex needs.   We follow the Wraparound evidence-based model in delivering care management services in the community, which include but are not limited to, comprehensive assessment, Individual Service Plan design and implementation, advocacy, and family support, monitoring, and information management.  MonmouthCares is also responsible for local community resource development. Learn More

Our System of Care

We are part of the NJ Children’s System of Care that helps youth and families with emotional, behavioral, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability needs. The Department of Children and Families’ Children’s System of Care is a statewide program, serving children in all 21 counties in New Jersey. The System of Care is made up of local systems, which blend professional or formal services with informal supports and resources, including civic or faith-based organizations as well as community recreation programs. See Video

Child and Family Teams - For Family Support & Care

MonmouthCares sends surveys to enrolled families twice a year, and once a year send surveys to transitioned families, providers, and community stakeholders.

Our Health and Wellness Team

MonmouthCares has expanded our services, integrating a Health and Wellness team that works alongside our care managers to address chronic medical conditions along with their emotional, behavioral, intellectual/developmental, and substance use needs. This health and wellness team is comprised of a Nurse and Wellness Coach that joins each family’s team.

MonmouthCares' care management is funded through Medicaid and available to all youth and families that live in Monmouth County and meet the eligibility criteria of the New Jersey Children's System of Care.

Family Handbook

Every family enrolled in MonmouthCares receives a copy of our Family Guide to Wraparound which details who we are and explains our Wraparound process. 

• MonmouthCares Youth and Family Handbook: Your Guide to Care Management (Spanish)
• MonmouthCares Youth and Family Handbook: Your Guide to Care Management (Portuguese)

Our Values:

MonmouthCares’ services are community-based, individually tailored to children and their families, flexible and outcome-based, with the locus of services, as well as management and decision-making responsibility, resting at the community level.

MonmouthCares strives to be culturally competent, with services that are responsive to the diverse backgrounds of the families we work with, including culture, race, ethnicity, color, religion/belief, gender/gender identity, disability, social-economic status, and the communities they live in.

MonmouthCares strives for excellence and to exceed the minimum standards of practice on behalf of our children and families. MonmouthCares views every obstacle as a challenge from which we will build our strength.

MonmouthCares has been accredited by CARF at the highest level (Three-Years) for all of our programs, receiving exemplary recognition for our Youth TimeBanking.

NJCMO

If you do not live in Monmouth County, Click here to find the Care Management Organization (CMO) in your county that offers an array of services to assist your youth and family. Each CMO is accessed by youth or their guardian calling PerformCare directly at 1-877-652-7624.

Eligibility	MonmouthCares serves under the age of 21. To be eligible for services, youth must manifest moderate to severe emotional or mental health challenges consistent with a DSM5/ICD 10 diagnosis. MonmouthCares also serves youth with developmental disabilities and/or substance use. Our care management services are delivered in the community. All community referrals to MonmouthCares must start with a call to PerformCare at 1-877-652-7624 to access services. 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. In case of emergency, call 911.
Age Groups	Adolescents Adults
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Anxiety Attachment Disorder Behavioral Depression Dermatillomania Dissociative Disorders Eating Disorders Family Conflict & Distress Fire-Setting Grief / Loss Mental Health Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Personality Disorders Psychosomatic Self-Injury Substance Use Teen Issues Trauma / PTSD Crisis / Safety Bullying Crisis / Safety / Prevention Suicide / Suicidal Ideation Intellectual and Developmental Needs Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Communication Disorders Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Learning Disabilities Special Needs Transition Planning Medical Health / Wellness / Nutrition Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Payment Options	Medicaid System of Care (CSOCI Medicaid / FlexFunds)
Areas Served	Monmouth County

Last Updated: 08/31/23