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Adolescent Residential Mommy and Me

Ending the cycle of trauma, abuse, and homelessness for young women and their infants.

Mental Health treatment for pregnant and parenting adolescents between the ages of 13 and 20 along with their children up to age 5. We utilize relationship-based, trauma responsive care to shift intergenerational patterns of trauma.

Provided by Staff and Licensed Clinicians

  • Individual, family, and group psychotherapy
  • Early relational health therapy offered individually, dyadically, and in groups
  • Individual psychopharmacological therapy
  • Allied therapies, including art and music
  • On site registered nurse
  • Individual and group life skills
  • Recreational activities
  • Family engagement events
  • Educational and legal advocacy
  • Celebrations of life milestones including graduations, baby showers, birthdays, and life milestones
  • Intensive case management
  • Developing infant and childcare routines
  • Nutrition and dietary needs
  • On-Site registered nurse
  • Katy’s Place, a fully licensed Child Development Center
  • Transportation to and from medical and educational appointments
  • 24/7 direct care support

We collaborate with the Board of Social Services, Medicaid, Social Security Administration, housing, employment, the Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCP&P), Care Management Organizations (CMOs), and the legal system, as well as providing hands-on support.

Adolescent Mommy and Me Program

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Contact us for more information

Lisa Schade-Button, BA, MBA, MSN
Program Manager

(732) 247-7003 x320
lschadebutton@cge-nj.org

All referrals must go through PerformCare.

To begin the process with PerformCare please call
(877) 652-7624.

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    Testimonials

    Client and Staff Experiences

    We provide compassionate support, boundaries and limitations to foster the growth and development of healthy parenting relationships for adolescents and their children.

    Lisa

    Program Manager

    Our young people come to us with a range of trauma. We want our young moms to learn that trauma should not be a deterrent but rather a motivator in building a future that is achievable. We want them to dream big even with setbacks; the idea is to keep getting up even with stumbling blocks.

    Ayana Bishop, MSW, LSW

    We are young moms trying to be the best moms ever in the world for our kids. We give everything that we have. Every little thing. We put in the time to let our kids learn about life, learn how to play, learn how to build relationships.

    Client

    Adolescent Residential Program