Jersey City Medical Center is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, and your donation is tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Please keep your receipt as your official record. We'll email it to you upon successful completion of your donation.
You can make an impact!
Your generosity can make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families receiving care through Pediatric Behavioral Health at Jersey City Medical Center. Donations help support programs and resources that create a welcoming, supportive environment for patients as they navigate their behavioral health journey.
One special way to make an impact is by helping us stock our little library, which is available to all patients within the program. Books can offer comfort, connection, and opportunities for children to explore their feelings and experiences in a safe way. Your donation can help ensure that every child has access to a book they can enjoy, take with them, or return to whenever they need it.
Every gift helps us provide compassionate care and meaningful resources to the children and families we serve!
Frequently asked questions
What impact will my donation have?
All donations made support mental health, social enrichment and wellness activities for the patients enrolled in the Therapeutic Nursery Program and the Partial Hospitalization Programs.
What is the Therapeutic Nursery Program?
This is a 3½ or 6-hour therapeutic program servicing children ages 3 - 5 that are experiencing emotional and behavioral concerns that require a level of care higher than weekly outpatient visits.
The program utilizes The Incredible Years, a research-based, proven effective curriculum for reducing children’s behavior problems and aggression and increasing social competence at home and school.
What is the Child & Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program?
This is a 5½ hour therapeutic program for children who are not able to be maintained in a school setting due to behavioral concerns and mental health issues such as Major Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Psychosis, etc. that interfere with their day-to-day functioning. The age range for this program is ages 10-17. This program runs during daytime hours so the youth can receive “in home” education after program hours.
What is the goal of the Child & Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Day Program?
The goal of this program is to stabilize the youth, so that they may return to school settings.
What is the Child and Adolescent After School Program?
This is a 3½ hour therapeutic afterschool program serving children ages 10 - 17 that are experiencing emotional and/or behavioral difficulties that are interfering with their day-to-day functioning.
How can I make a referral?
Therapeutic Nursery Program - Danielle DeMio, L.P.C., Program Coordinator at 201.915.2287; Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Programs - Danica Rozario, L.P.C., Program Coordinator at 201.915.2864
