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.

 SERV Recognized For Leading Role
       in Mental Health Treatment 

 
  SERV Behavioral Health System, Inc. has been honored for its commitment to  providing innovative, effective treatment to those under our care. 
 
 2010: Gary Van Nostrand, president and CEO of SERV Behavioral Health System,  Inc. since 2002, received the 2010 Champion Award from  Behavioral Healthcare, the professional journal serving the  executive, clinical, and operating leadership of mental health and  substance abuse centers nationwide. 
   Mr. Van Nostrand was recognized along with four other  Champion Award honorees from around the country during an  awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., at the National Conference  on Addiction Disorders, and was profiled in the July/August 2010 issue of Behavioral Healthcare magazine. (www.behavioral.net)
   These Champions rank among the most active and accomplished executives and leaders in the fields of community mental  healthcare and substance abuse treatment and recovery.

 2007:  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, president and CEO.  “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.” 

 2006:   SERV received the Outstanding Provider of the Year award from the  New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies. 

  

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A tennis outing to raise funds for the
SERV Foundation