Child Adolescent Behavioral Health Services | Jersey City
Mental Health Services • Jersey City, NJ • Since 1882
About
Summary: Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) is a nonprofit, regional referral and teaching hospital in Jersey City, NJ, with a 15-acre campus at Grand Street and Jersey Avenue. It includes three facilities—the Wilzig Hospital, Provident Bank Ambulatory Center, and Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center—and offers comprehensive care across specialties, including child and adolescent behavioral health services. JCMC emphasizes emergency services, women’s health, cardiac care, and perinatal services, and operates as a teaching affiliate with a broad regional impact. The center is affiliated with Americas Essential Hospitals and has a presence beyond the U.S. (Ireland mentions appear in some descriptions but focus remains in Jersey City). Executive leadership includes roles in operations, infection prevention, medicine, and finance.
Clinic Type
Mental Health Services
Address
Located at Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, Hudson County
Phone
2019152000
BHPlanningDept@rwjbh.org
Opening Hours
24/7 availability for crisis/assessment (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Website
https://www.rwjbh.org/jersey-city-medical-center/treatment-care/mental-health-and-behavioral-health/
Emergency Care
24x7 crisis evaluation beds; psychiatric assessment and stabilization; screening services for children, adolescents and adults
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
No patient denied service due to inability to pay; Medicaid/Medicare and most commercial plans accepted
Languages Spoken
FAQs
What services are available for children and adolescents?
A full range of services including individual, group, marital, family therapy, psychological testing, and medication management for children and adolescents.
Is there a 24/7 crisis or emergency service?
Yes, there is a 24/7 emergency psychiatric assessment and stabilization along with a designated Screening Center.
Are there day hospital or partial hospital programs?
Yes, day hospital services are available for children and adolescents, including a Therapeutic Nursery for 3-5 year olds and day/after-school partial hospital programs.
Does the center provide outpatient or school-based services?
Yes, outpatient services and a School Based Clinic at Snyder High School provide onsite counseling.
Can individuals access services if they have no insurance or pay capability?
Yes, no patient is denied service due to inability to pay.
Awards & Accreditations
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
Patients praise
- Offers a wide variety of outpatient services for children aged 2.5 to 18 years.
- Largest provider of outpatient behavioral health services for children in Hudson County.
- Services include evidence-based curriculum, partial hospitalization programs, and individual/family/group therapies.
Common complaints
- Some general patient experience metrics for Jersey City Medical Center have been reported as slightly below national averages.
Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Play Therapy in New Jersey: How Children Heal Through Play by Lukin Center — Aug 26, 2025
- Advanced Psychiatric Associates - NJ Family — Nov 1, 2025
- Hackensack Meridian Health Opens New Child and Adolescent Mental Health Facility, Expanding Critically Needed State-of-the-Art Care for Youths in Crisis — Jun 8, 2026
- CHADIS – New Jersey Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative — Jul 25, 2025
- Meeting People Where They Are: The Promise of Community-Based Behavioral Health - CarePlus New Jersey Behavioral Health Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Therapy — Apr 2, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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