JFK University Medical Center – Center for Behavioral Health – Edison, New Jersey

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Last Updated: February 18, 2025

For people and families dealing with mental health and drug use disorders, the Center for Behavioral Health at JFK University Medical Center in Edison, NJ offers a variety of outpatient services. The center helps both adults and teens by providing specialized care through its Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment, and a number of support and relapse prevention groups. The goal of their programs is to help people who are having problems with drugs and mental health. 
 
Individual, group, and family therapy, as well as psychiatric evaluations and medication control, are all part of treatment at the center. The building also has therapy groups for things like Anger Management, Young Adult Psychotherapy, and Coping Skills Development. The center focuses on a caring, nonjudgmental approach, and does thorough evaluations to make sure that each patient’s treatment plan is unique. The Center for Behavioral Health makes sure that patients get the right amount of treatment to help them get better by focusing on comprehensive care and support.

For people and families dealing with mental health and drug use disorders, the Center for Behavioral Health at JFK University Medical Center in Edison, NJ offers a variety of outpatient services. The center helps both adults and teens by providing specialized care through its Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), medication-assisted treatment, and a number of support and relapse prevention groups. The goal of their programs is to help people who are having problems with drugs and mental health. 
 
Individual, group, and family therapy, as well as psychiatric evaluations and medication control, are all part of treatment at the center. The building also has therapy groups for things like Anger Management, Young Adult Psychotherapy, and Coping Skills Development. The center focuses on a caring, nonjudgmental approach, and does thorough evaluations to make sure that each patient’s treatment plan is unique. The Center for Behavioral Health makes sure that patients get the right amount of treatment to help them get better by focusing on comprehensive care and support.

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Treatment Options

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use

Conditions Treated

  • Alcoholism
  • Mental health treatment
  • Substance use treatment
  • Co-occurring Disorders

Levels of Care

  • Outpatient
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • Aftercare

Treatment Modalities

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
  • Substance use disorder counseling
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Group counseling
  • Family counseling
  • Marital/couples counseling
  • Intervention Services
  • Contingency management/motivational incentives
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Relapse prevention
  • Treatment for other addiction disorder
  • Individual psychotherapy

Private Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
  • Cigna
  • Humana
  • UnitedHealth Group

Payment Options

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
  • Self-pay options

License and Accreditation

  • State mental health department
  • State department of health
  • Hospital licensing authority
  • The Joint Commission
  • SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)

Care Type

  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Facility Operation

  • Private non-profit organization
  • Private for-profit organization

Screening

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Metabolic syndrome monitoring
  • Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Ancillary Services

  • Case management service
  • Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
  • Domestic violence services, including family or partner
  • Mental health services

Opioid Treatment

  • Buprenorphine maintenance
  • Relapse prevention with naltrexone
  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment
  • Prescribes buprenorphine
  • Prescribes naltrexone
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment

Transitional Recovery Services

  • Mentoring/peer support
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education
  • Individualized Treatment

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Smoking or Vaping

  • Smoking not permitted
  • Vaping not permitted

Published on: February 12th, 2025

Updated on: February 18th, 2025

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