Groups run small
A 1:15 group ratio, so you are known by name, not a case number. Many of the staff have been here for years, and it shows in how you are treated.
Behavioral health day program · Toms River, NJ
Structured weekday treatment, Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM. Free transportation to Partial Care, coverage varies by location, daily catered meals, and on-site psychiatric evaluation, with 24-hour admission and no waiting list.
The Center's adult partial care program has served Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington, and Atlantic Counties since 2000.
“They really cared about me. I wasn't just another person with another problem.”
Client, The Center
Groups run small, so you are known by name, not a case number. Many of the staff have been here for years, and it shows in how you are treated.
Partial Care is a structured behavioral health day program, five days a week, Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. It is delivered in an independent outpatient clinic, not a hospital, for adults 18 and older who need more support than weekly therapy but do not need inpatient care.
Partial Care (sometimes referred to as PHP, Partial Hospitalization) is a different level of care from a hospital program. Advanced Behavioral Care Services is licensed for Partial Care only: a day program delivered in an independent outpatient clinic. Our program is not hospital-based, is not connected to any hospital, and you go home every afternoon. If you're comparing the two levels of care, our guide to the differences explains both.
NJ DMHAS license #100130105
The program in brief
The Center, in figures
Adults 18 and older whose primary diagnosis is mental health, including:
Plus an embedded MICA (co-occurring) track for adults managing both a mental health condition and substance use, where mental health is primary. If other programs have called your situation "too complex," that combination is exactly what this track exists for.
Five days of structure without giving up your life.
Morning
Mornings start with breakfast at the facility (your driver picks you up first, if you use our transportation).
Through the day
The day moves through group therapy, individual counseling, and skills-based psychoeducation, with lunch catered daily.
On site
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management happen on-site, no separate office, no second waiting room.
Late afternoon
You're home by late afternoon.
At your own pace
There's no set curriculum to "fall behind" on.
At the end
When you complete the program, you graduate with a certificate.
This is a program you finish, not one you're kept in.
Most people start the same week they call. Speak to someone today and we will check your coverage and your ride before your first day.
Yes, Partial Care is the standard step-down from psychiatric inpatient care in New Jersey. Five days a week, six hours a day of clinical programming, with on-site psychiatric evaluation and medication management, is a genuine acute level of care. Many clients transition to The Center from psychiatric inpatient facilities, parole or probation, group homes, or family settings.
A 1:15 group ratio, so you are known by name, not a case number. Many of the staff have been here for years, and it shows in how you are treated.
Psychiatric evaluation and medication management happen on-site, no separate office, no second waiting room.
Free transportation to Partial Care across Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington, and Atlantic Counties. Coverage varies by location, so we confirm pickup for your address when you call.
Breakfast, a catered lunch, and an afternoon snack are served every day.
Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Structure, without giving up your life.
Every form of Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare is accepted, along with UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Horizon, Fidelis, and Wellpoint. If you are not enrolled yet, we help you apply.
Admission is typically confirmed within 24 hours of your call, including insurance verification and transportation confirmation.
A 12,000 sq ft facility with an on-site gym.
The Center's adult partial care program has served the same four New Jersey counties since 2000.
Program led by
Dori
MSW, LCADC, CCS
Partial Care Program Director
Dori has led The Center's day program since 2016. Her clinical experience spans behavioral health, domestic violence counseling, and substance use treatment at every level of care, from detox and medication-assisted treatment through partial care, intensive outpatient, and outpatient work.
Before joining The Center she directed clinical programs at treatment centers across New Jersey. A Fordham University alumna, she has also served as an adjunct professor and clinical supervisor for substance use disorder programs at Rutgers University.
Day to day, she oversees every client's treatment and the clinical excellence of the program.
Partial Care is a structured behavioral health day program, five days a week, Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. It is delivered in an independent outpatient clinic, not a hospital, for adults 18 and older who need more support than weekly therapy but do not need inpatient care.
Adults with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and co-occurring mental health and substance use (MICA) presentations where behavioral health is the primary diagnosis.
Yes. The Partial Care program provides on-site psychiatric evaluation and medication management as part of the day program.
There is no waiting list. Admission to The Center is typically confirmed within 24 hours of your call, including insurance verification and transportation confirmation.
Yes. We accept every form of Medicaid and NJ FamilyCare for Partial Care, and we help you apply if you are not yet enrolled. We verify coverage before your first day.
If you live in Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington, or Atlantic County, yes, and free transportation to The Center is included, with coverage confirmed by phone for your address.
Call (732) 961-9666, or send an intake inquiry and we'll call you back.
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