Family Resources
Need Help? For questions about or access to The State of New Jersey's services for children and youth, call the 24 hour, toll-free access line at: (877) 652-7624.
Please note that The Family Support Organization of Middlesex County:
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Is not associated with any organizations other than the Coordinated Family Care, Value Options and Youth Case Management.
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Is not responsible for the content of any of the sites provided in the links below.
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Is not associated with any other organization that advocates for families.
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Is a part of the Department of Children's Behavioral Health Services only.
Division of Child Behavioral Health Services (DCBHS) serves children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral health care challenges and their families. DCBHS is committed to providing these services based on the needs of the child and family in a family-centered, community-based environment.
Most fundamental to the Division of Child Behavioral Health Services is its emphasis on the family or caregiver as playing a central role in the health and well being of children. DCF involves families throughout the planning and treatment process in order to create a service system that values and promotes the advice and recommendations of the family, a system that is friendly to families and one which provides them the tools and support needed to create successful life experiences for their children with emotional and behavioral problems.
State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) provides families with a virtual single point of contact that registers, tracks and coordinates care for children who are screened – at any level - into its Children's Behavioral Health Service System of Care. To provide this simplified access, DCF contracts with Value Options, which is a private entity that administers this service system.
Care management organizations (CMO’s) are relatively, newly-established non-profits that provide a full range of treatment and support services to children with the most complex needs. They work with child-family teams to develop individualized service plans.
The CMO’s goals are to keep children in their homes, their schools and their communities.
Youth Case Management (YCM) is the supportive relationship that case managers develop with the children and families they serve. Based upon the family's strengths, this relationship is characterized by dignity, respect, and self-determination. YCM advocates for the needs and views of the child and their family. YCM has a leadership role in the coordination and integration of services designed to optimize care for children and families.
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