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Bergen County After-School Mental Health Therapeutic Program – New Directions

New Directions is a therapeutic after-school program for adolescents, ages 12 through 17, who are in need of intensive structured therapy to address serious emotional and behavioral issues. This program provides community-based therapeutic services that may eliminate the need for more restrictive out-of-home interventions and placements.

Program Highlights

  • Psychiatric evaluation and on-going assessment
  • Medication monitoring
  • Individual, family and group therapy
  • Parent education groups and workshop groups
  • Grief and loss, trauma, and anger management groups

Program Specifics

  • Family therapy sessions, intakes, evaluations, and psychiatric appointments may be scheduled outside of regular program hours

  • Transportation is subject to availability

  • Coordination of all services for one fee

  • Immediate response to all referrals

  • Over 25 years’ experience providing specialized clinical services for children and adolescents

Hours available

Mondays – Fridays 4:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

For more information, please call: 201.646.0333