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.

Former chauffer is back in the driver’s seat 

Bernard J.        As an executive chauffer for many  years, Bernard J. traveled many  roads. 
      However, for this 59-year-old  man who battled Paranoid  Schizophrenia, it was the road to  recovery that perhaps was the most  difficult to navigate.   
     The “friendly” voices in Bernard’s       
head would give him directions to
destinations in northern New Jersey and New York where his employer needed to go, and at times he’d  have to whisper to them,  “I have this. I know where I’m going.”  
                                                          

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 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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Volley For SERV
June 21, 2010

A tennis outing to raise funds for the
SERV Foundation



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