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Princeton House Behavioral Health
FORMER NAME
Princeton House
ADDRESS
905 Herrontown Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-497-3300
800-242-2550
FAX
609-683-0630
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Richard Wohl, MSW, MBA, Vice President, Behavioral Health
Services, Princeton HealthCare System
CONTACT NAME
C. Elizabeth Leach, MSW, Director of Network Development
DESCRIPTION
Princeton House Behavioral Health, unit of Princeton HealthCare
System, offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for individuals
with psychiatric and addictive illnesses. Psychiatric treatment is
highly individualized and tailored to each patient's specific needs,
designed to help patients get their lives back in balance.
Addiction services include 12-step, motivational interviewing,
medical detoxification, integrative treatment and other best
practices. Special programs exist for chilren, adolescents,
women, seniors and adults. Please inquire. Caring treatment for
all services is provided by a skilled team of board-certified
physicians, nurses, social workers and allied mental health
professionals. Additional outpatient facilities in Princeton, North
Brunswick, Hamilton and Cherry Hill offer intensive day
treatment programs. Approved by Medicare, Medicaid,
participating HMOs and most major insurance carriers. Licensed
by the New Jersey Department of Health and accredited by the
Joint Commission.
PROGRAMS
Convenient Evening Intensive Outpatient Programs: for adults
at several sites, where the service treats psychiatric problems,
addictions, and co-occurring disorders to help adults regain
stability from acute illnesses while having the opportunity to
continue their usual daily activities.
Programs for Women: Women's Trauma, Women's Trauma and
Addiction, and Women's Wellness Program on the main
campus. PHBH women's programs are unique in the Princeton
area. They offer support for recovery customized to the needs
and concerns of women at both partial hospital and IOP levels of care.
Retreat at Princeton: designed to meet the needs of chemically
dependent adults who otherwise would be functioning well in
their daily lives. Focused on helping these patients address their
substance abuse problems and related core issues, the Retreat
is a 14-bed inpatient treatment program on the main campus
of Princeton House Behavioral Health. The program offers
flexible, sophisticated and personalized treatment.
Inpatient Adolescent Substance Abuse Program: treats
adolescents with substance abuse, as well as those with a
primary substance abuse diagnosis who also have some co-
occurring disorders. The program utilizes current evidence-
based techniques integrated with traditional 12-step and
recovery-based programming. Medically supervised
detoxification and 24-hour nursing coverage are provided.
Adolescent Day Treatment Programs are available for psychiatric
and addictive illnesses at PHBH sites in Hamilton, Cherry Hill
and North Brunswick.
Senior Link: an intensive day treatment program on an
outpatient basis for seniors who are suffering from problems
such as major anxiety and depression. It provides a full day of
therapy and treatment, with patients returning home in the
evening. This program benefits older adults who find they are
having major difficulties coping with loss, declining health, life
transitions and other life cycle issues. For additional programs
and information, see the website:
http://www.princetonhouse.org
FOUNDED
1970
SUBJECTS
Mental Health Care and Services
Substance Abuse Services
Support Groups
LAST UPDATED
6/08