Ocean Partnership for Children, Inc. (OPC) is the Ocean County Care Management Organization authorized by the Division of Child Behavioral Health Systems within the New Jersey Office of Children's Services. OPC is one of several components of the local system of care in Ocean County designed to serve children living with behavioral and emotional challenges.

Ocean Partnership for Children works in conjunction with its system partners as well as the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) who is responsible for the safety, permanency and well-being of children. The CMO also supports the rehabilitative efforts of children referred from the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC), the State authority responsible for the care and supervision of children charged with offenses.

Other local organizations that families may work with include:

PerformCare, the Contract Systems Administrator (CSA) who is responsible for referring children to one of the various levels of care. When a child has behavioral or emotional challenges and a family needs a direction to turn for help, they should be directed to PerformCare. Parents, family members, school employees, mental health providers and other professionals helping children and families may contact PerformCare on behalf of a child or adolescent in need of a referral.
PerformCare: 1-877-652-7624 www.performcarenj.org

Family Support Organization (FSO) is an organization run by family members of children who struggle with emotional and behavioral challenges. The FSO helps ensure that the system remains family-friendly and responsive to the needs of children. The FSO provides peer support, education and advocacy to any family in the community who had a child with emotional or behavioral concerns.
Ocean County Family Support Organization: 732-281-5770 www.ocfso.org

Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization System is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week on-site mobile crisis assessment and stabilization service for children ages 5-18 whose behavior puts them at risk for losing their living arrangement or at risk of going to the hospital without need. Mobile Response provides short-term, in-community services to keep the child stable. A crisis plan is developed for each family, and stabilization is monitored for up to eight weeks. To request Mobile Response Services, a PerformCare referral must be made.
Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization System:
Referrals: 1-877-652-7624 Information: 732-458-1700 www.preferredbehavioral.org

Youth Case Management (YCM) provides mid-level face-to-face service for children and adolescents who are moderately at risk. YCM can access, set up and monitor services so a child is able to remain in the community and stable in their living arrangement. A referral to PerformCare must be made to access YCM.
Youth Case Management: Referrals: 1-877-652-7624
Information: 732-473-0458 www.oceanmentalhealth.org

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