Saint Clare's Center for the Protection of Children (CPC) provides comprehensive, community-based services for children and adults, in Morris and Sussex Counties, who are impacted by sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, trauma and violence. This program provides clinical services, prevention initiatives, advocacy, training and education on issues related to child abuse for parents, professionals and the community at large.

The Center for the Protection of Children works closely with the Sussex and Morris County Prosecutor's Offices, The Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), children's advocacy centers, multi-disciplinary teams, and other key providers to improve the delivery of services for child victims of abuse and violence.

Services include:

• Adult Survivor Group (ASG) - an intense, therapeutic group intervention for adult female victims of childhood incest.
• Children's Therapeutic Residences (CTR) - enriched community living in a home-like setting for victims of child abuse between the ages of six and 12.
• Clinical Services for Sexual Abusers (CSSA) - designed to prevent further child sexual abuse and assault through assessment and treatment of adolescent sexual offenders.
• Community Diagnostic and Treatment Program (CDTP) - specialized mental health evaluation and treatment services provided for child and adolescent victims of abuse, trauma and violence, and their families.
• Ginnie's House Children's Advocacy Center - a child-friendly setting where victims of child abuse, under the age of 17, can report abuse that has occurred in Sussex County and receive the medical care, counseling and other services they need.
• Girl's Rule - a delinquency prevention program for 12 to 17-year-old girls in Morris and Sussex Counties.
• Comprehensive Health Evaluations for Children (CHEC) - provides initial comprehensive health examinations for children entering foster and kinship homes within 30 days of placement. This comprehensive check-up includes physical, developmental, and psychological assessments which identify acute or chronic conditions, immunizations, and behavioral and developmental issues.
• Intensive Family Support Services - provides support and education to family members or caretakers of adults diagnosed with serious mental illness.

This program is one of numerous services provided by Saint Clare's Behavioral Health Services. The toll-free Behavioral Health Services Central Access Helpline can be reached at 1-888-626-2111.

For crisis assessment, intervention and referrals, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, please call a member of our Psychiatric Emergency Services team at 973-625-0280.