About Essex County Community Services
Services Offered
Type of Care:
Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.):
Outpatient
Facility Type:
Community mental health center
Pharmacotherapies:
Fluphenazine Aripiprazole Brexpiprazole Cariprazine Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches:
Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Couples/family therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services:
Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public):
Local, county, or community government
Payment Assistance Available:
Payment assistance (check with facility for details) Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Special Programs/Groups Offered:
Young adults Seniors or older adults Veterans Members of military families Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with eating disorders Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment:
Screening for tobacco use
Recovery Support Services:
Mentoring/peer support
Education and Counseling Services:
Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy :
Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted:
Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy:
Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services:
Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Intensive case management Case management service Suicide prevention services
