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in the Mental-health Division
Ninety-nine years ago, 14 deacons from local Reformed and Christian Reformed Churches gathered in Paterson, NJ to discuss the state of treatment for the mentally ill. The men were disheartened by the appalling conditions of asylums and other facilities that housed such individuals. The group left the meeting with a commitment to build a hospital that would provide physical, mental, and spiritual care for the mentally ill. From one small 17-bed psychiatric hospital in a renovated farmhouse on 10 acres, Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) has today evolved to include a broad spectrum of mental-health and elder-care services with 12 expansive buildings on 78 acres. Today, CHCC offers the following mental-health services:
Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital provides a full range of treatment programs for adults and geriatric patients.
Ramapo Ridge Partial Program provides short-term treatment to assist in the decrease of acute psychiatric symptoms and in the development of coping skills needed for community living.
Christian Health Care Counseling Center offers professional licensed staff to provide counseling to families and individuals of all ages.
Pathways is a partial-hospitalization program treating the needs of adults who experience both a developmental disability and a co-existing psychiatric disorder.
If you are seeking assistance for a mental health issue or problem, please call our Admissions Office at (201) 848-5500. Do not send personal health information via e-mail. This site is monitored during regular business hours Monday through Friday. If this is a psychiatric emergency, please contact your local hospital emergency room or the psychiatric screening center for your county.
Bergen County Psychiatric Emergency Screening Program (PESP): (201) 262-HELP
In Passaic County, call (973) 470-3025.
Response to all other inquiries will be handled on the next business day.
