Mercer Behavioral Health

Mercer Behavioral Health is a mental health counselor and adult Partial Care Program in Ewing, New Jersey, serving the mental health population of Mercer County. The program serves adults 18 years or older with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as those dually diagnosed with mental health disorders. Co-occurring services include individual counseling, clinically intensive groups, pre-vocational training, psychoeducation, recreation, and dance/movement therapy, with on-site psychiatric monitoring and care also available. The organization holds a rating of 5.00 based on two reviews.

Mercer Behavioral Health describes itself as a smaller company able to focus on helping clients in more personal ways, including delivering food and other essential hygiene products. Its staff specializes in helping people develop and implement strategies to achieve stability and recovery in the community, with individualized treatment planning in a structured environment. The program helps the people it serves live productive, autonomous lives and pursue a fulfilling social and active life, with goals reached through group lessons, pre-vocational training, personal development, and life skills. Dance/movement therapy is offered as a creative arts therapy that uses movement to foster emotional, social, and physical integration.

Services run Monday through Friday, with open hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and service hours from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Appointments are available within 24 hours, walk-ins are accepted, and transportation is available along with weekly access to a food bank. An on-site psychiatrist completes psychiatric evaluations within seven business days of assessment, and medication management is provided.

The office sits on Parkway Avenue in Ewing Township, about a quarter mile from Ewing High School and roughly a third of a mile from the New Jersey Department of Transportation offices and Olden Avenue.

Mercer Behavioral Health is known for a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting the experience of the adults and families it serves in Ewing and across Mercer County.