Behavioral Health
With a team of highly-trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and licensed clinicians, Atlantic Health Behavioral Health provides a collaborative and comprehensive treatment approach that addresses patient needs holistically.
Donor generosity empowers our Behavioral Health team to provide and expand collaborative and innovative approaches to care that meet patients exactly where they are. With your generosity, we can continue delivering compassionate, evidence‑based treatment that helps every patient feel supported.
Elana Monchar, MD
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
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Thanks to generous donations from the Michael J. Kosloski Foundation, Emil and Alyssa Solimine, Annette and Mitchell Eichen and others, the Atlantic Health Behavioral Health Assessment Center at Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center continues to provide vital same- or next-day appointments for mental health needs. In 2025, the Atlantic Health Behavioral Health Assessment Center moved to an Atlantic Health outpatient medical facility at 65 Madison Avenue.
This new and expanded space features an additional 1,130 square feet, allowing for future staffing expansion to meet increasing demand for services. Last year, the center saw 3,895 total patient visits. Of these, 2,062 were adults and 1,833 were child and adolescent visits. In addition to being a community-based emergency department alternative, the Atlantic Health Behavioral Assessment Center links patients to community providers and offers short-term treatment and brief stabilization while they await their appointment.
3,895 patient visits
at the new Behavioral Health Assessment Center in 2025
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A gift to the Pediatric Behavioral Health Fund from Andrew and Kerri Price enabled the addition of a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to address the growing volume of patients under 18. This position focuses on providing same-day interventions for children and works closely with parents and school systems to ensure ongoing support.
Last year, the psychiatrist and Atlantic Health Behavioral Assessment Center team completed 114 return-to-school clearances, allowing children and adolescents who required same or next-day psychiatric evaluations to avoid unnecessary emergency department visits and instead receive assessments in a lower-stress, time-efficient environment.
114 return-to-school clearances
completed in 2025
For the third consecutive year, O’Toole Scrivo, LLC of Cedar Grove donated $50,000 to the Atlantic Health Behavioral Health Assessment Center to help advance its essential services.
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Atlantic Health’s True North initiative offers mental health outreach services for at-risk veterans in northern New Jersey.
Established in 2017, the program is made possible by contributions from donors like the Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Foundation. This unique care program integrates behavioral health interventions with other therapies to assess, treat and support the psychosocial needs of veterans in our communities. The True North team made 1,724 bedside visits to veterans admitted to Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook and Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Centers in 2025 to provide resources and care navigation.
1,724 veterans
received bedside visits from the True North team in 2025
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In the Collaborative Care model, adult and pediatric patients are screened for depression and anxiety by a behavioral health clinician during their appointment with an Atlantic Health primary care physician. If a patient tests positive for these conditions, they have access to various services provided by a behavioral health specialist on-site during their visit. This innovative care model is currently available in six Atlantic Health practices and will expand to additional locations.
6 Atlantic Health practices
offer depression and anxiety screenings as part of primary care