Description:
The Family Center is a community-based, family oriented specialized outpatient mental health service for thirty-five Passaic and Clifton families. The primary target is families, children and/or adults who experience, or have experienced, abusive and neglectful behaviors. The Program has been in operation continuously since 1976. The goal of The Family Center is to ameliorate the stressors producing negative behaviors by meeting the mental health needs of the identified clients as well as ensuring positive and optimal functioning in all relevant life spheres.
The Outpatient Unit of the Mental Health Clinic of Passaic provides community-based mental health services for children and adults. A wide range of therapeutic services is available including individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, couples counseling, psychiatric evaluation and ongoing medication monitoring, psycho-education for consumers and their families, and parenting workshops