CPC Mental Health/Drug Recovery Expands Into Ocean County

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — CPC Behavioral Healthcare, the largest community behavioral health care provider in Monmouth County, serving approximately 9,000 patients each year, received a $2 million grant last week to expand their services into Ocean County.

CPC Behavioral Healthcare has locations in Red Bank/Middletown, Howell, Freehold and Aberdeen. Their Howell location just opened this past April, and CPC plans to open another office in Neptune by the end of 2018.

CPC clinics treat those with serious mental illness, substance abuse disorders including opioid abuse, those with co-occurring disorders and teens with serious emotional disturbance. The grant will be used to expand their services for people with mental health and substance abuse disorders.

“I am pleased to announce this grant funding, which will go to support critical mental health and substance abuse treatment at CPC Behavioral,” said the area's Congressman, Rep. Chris Smith. “Amidst rising rates of mental illness and substance abuse —especially in the opioid epidemic — we need robust funding of comprehensive, affordable mental health care to aid the families of those struggling with these disorders.”

The $2 million grant came from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Expansion Grants program.

CPC is a federally-designated Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“CCBHC expansion funds, beginning September 30, 2018, will enable CPC to decrease the wait for mental health and substance use services for children and adults living in Ocean County and offer a full continuum of services provided by licensed clinicians, psychiatrists and care managers,” said Vera Sansone, CEO of CPC.

Top photo via Shutterstock