SERV Behavioral Health        
       
 At SERV we share our experience, support and guidance with        children, adults and families as they work to recover from        and cope with mental illness, addictions, challenging        behaviors, and developmental disabilities.

20th annual Volley For SERV returns to tennis-only format and becomes successful fundraiser

   For two decades, area tennis players have shown up and suited up to support the  SERV Foundation’s Volley For SERV Tennis Tournament.  This 20th annual event was  no exception.
   Gary Van Nostrand, SERV Behavioral Health System, Inc. President and CEO, called  it the “best Volley in recent memory.  It was great to see familiar faces from the past  back again,”  he said. 
   On a sweltering June 21 at Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman,  58 enthusiastic  players were matched in Women’s A & B doubles, Men’s A & B doubles, Mixed Doubles  and Pros Doubles.  Each of the winners in each division received an engraved plaque  with their photo.

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Director of SERV Centers-Passaic County is honored with Vision and Achievement Award from Mental Health Association

   Kim DeRosa-Budrewicz, director of SERV Centers Passaic  County, recently received the Vision and Achievement Award  from the Mental Health Association in Passaic County.
   Ms. Budrewicz was honored during the Association’s 25th  Anniversary and 7th Annual Vision and Achievement Awards  Dinner on June 8 at Riverside Manor Restaurant in Paterson.
   The award is given to leaders who have made significant  contributions in the fields of education, health care, mental  health, religion, media, politics, business or law enforcement,  and have demonstrated personal vision and achievement that  have significantly improved the lives of people in Passaic  County.  Ms. Budrewicz was one of five individuals honored.
     “Kim certainly deserves to be recognized for her leadership   Kim De Rosa-
 in Passaic County in the delivery of services to a vulnerable     Budrewicz is all
 population,” said Bill O’Brien, COO of SERV Centers New Jersey.  smiles after she
 “I wholeheartedly agree that Kim has developed a leadership     receives the Vision
 style that is effective and recognized by all in the county.”       and Achievement
 Ms. Budrewicz joined SERV as a residential counselor in 1993,    award from the
 and in 1995 became a clinician, and subsequently, a Clinical      Mental health
 Coordinator, in SERV-Union.  She was named Director of SERV   Association in
 Centers-Passaic in 2001.                                                     Passaic County.
   She is affiliated with many professional organizations, including the N.J. Association  of Mental Health Agencies: Coalition of Residential Providers, for which she is vice  president.

Three SERV Centers employees receive NJPRA awards

   The New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation
 Association recently honored three SERV Centers of  New Jersey employees who have demonstrated  outstanding abilities, achievements and commitment  to SERV.
   Kathleen Karmazin, a residential program manager  at the Mercer office; and Marasri Muthikul and  Janice Rainford, coordinators of Passaic County’s  residential services, each received a Certificate of  Recognition at NJPRA’s Annual Recognition Dinner  on June 9 attheRadisson Hotel in Freehold.
   NJPRA promotes wellness and recovery for  individuals living with mental illness through psychiatric rehabilitation, advocacy, and  workforce development.

 About Us

   With the strengthing of each individual comes the     strengthening  of our community as a whole

 SERV Behavioral Health System is a private statewide, not-for-profit behavioral  healthcare organization serving adults and children working to recover from and cope  with a serious mental illness or developmental disability. Remaining focused on  personal dignity and quality of care, we utilize a continuum of services that are  tailored to meet individual needs. It is our goal to assist our consumers to live and  work successfully in their communities.

 Housing and supportive services are integrated into a broad- based approach that  addresses the most basic needs of each individual (food, shelter, clothing) while  allowing them to safely adjust to living in the community and gradually build a more  independent life.

 The people we assist on a daily basis are your family, your friends, your neighbors,  and your children. They are the people in your community. Each day we work to  strengthen these individuals in an effort to help them to live successfully in the  community, maintain regular work, or further their education while they struggle to  cope with a serious disability. We do this because we know that with the  strengthening of each individual comes the strengthening of our community as a  whole.

Awards SERV Recognized For Leading Role
       in Mental Health Treatment 

 
 SERV Behavioral Health System has been honored for its commitment to providing  innovative, effective treatment to those under our care. 

 The New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association presented SERV with a 2007  Wellness and Recovery Transformation Award  for  the  agency’s “willingness to  challenge the status quo and embrace profound change.”  

  “This is a very high honor for us, and we are all very excited about it,” said Gary Van  Nostrand, SERV’s CEO and President.  “What makes it so rewarding is that it is  recognition for achieving a goal.  We knew when we set out to do this that it would  be a monumental task.” 

 The Wellness and Recovery philosophy empowers mental health consumers by giving  them strong input into planning and carrying out their treatment. SERV began  discussing the transformation approximately three years ago. UMDNJ’s Integrated  Employment Institute was enlisted to help, and the effort was under way for SERV to  become partners with its residents. 

 “We continue to refine our approach,” Van Nostrand said. “We have been very  encouraged by the response of our residents. We are seeing that they are very  willing to take ownership of their treatment plans and insist on changes they view as  beneficial to their improvement.” 

 In 2006, SERV received the “Outstanding Provider of the Year” award from the New  Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies. 


                                   

 

  
 

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