The Renfrew Center — Paramus, NJ
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · Women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals
New Jersey
Eating disorder treatment in New Jersey
An estimated 784,000 New Jerseyans will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The state is one of the few with every level of care available locally, including inpatient stabilization and residential treatment, in both the northern and southern regions. Care ranges from inpatient and residential through partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and virtual programs.(source)
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Medical stabilizationMedical management of malnutrition, refeeding, comorbidities.Inpatient hospitalizationAcute hospital care for medical instability and psychiatric crisis.Residential treatmentLive-in care with 24/7 clinical and nursing support, in a non-hospital setting.Partial hospitalization (PHP)Day treatment, structured clinical hours.Intensive outpatient (IOP)Several days per week, returning to work or family.OutpatientWeekly therapy and medical visits.Virtual / telehealth treatmentRemote care, from outpatient therapy to full virtual IOP and PHP.
All licensed New Jersey centers
Paramus
Center for Discovery — Paramus
Partial (PHP), IOP · Ages 10 and up · All genders
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center — Center for Eating Disorders and Body Positivity
IOP, Outpatient · Ages 13 and up · All genders
Brick
GenPsych — Brick Eating Disorder Program
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Bridgewater
Center for Discovery — Bridgewater
Partial (PHP), IOP · Ages 10 and up · All genders
Cherry Hill
Monte Nido Clementine — Cherry Hill
Residential · Ages 12 to 17 · All genders
Chester
Hidden River Healing
Residential · Adolescents and young adults (ages 10 and up; Garland House serves ages 21 and up) · Female-identifying
Livingston
GenPsych — Livingston Eating Disorder Program
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Mount Laurel
The Renfrew Center — Mount Laurel, NJ
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Adolescents and adults · Women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals
Parsippany
Monte Nido — Parsippany
Partial (PHP), IOP · Adolescents and adults · All genders
Plainsboro
Princeton Center for Eating Disorders (Penn Medicine)
Inpatient · Children, adolescents, and adults (ages 8 and up) · All genders
Princeton
Princeton House Behavioral Health — Princeton (Women's Eating Disorders)
Partial (PHP), IOP · Adults 18 and up · Women
Skillman
Monte Nido Clementine — Montgomery (Skillman)
Residential · Ages 10 to 17 · Female-identifying adolescents
Somerville
RWJ University Hospital Somerset — Eating Disorders Program
Inpatient, Partial (PHP), IOP · Ages 14 and up · All genders
Summit
Atlantic Health — Pediatric and Adolescent Eating Disorders Center
Partial (PHP), IOP, Outpatient · Ages 8 to 21 · All genders
About eating disorder treatment in New Jersey
Inpatient eating disorder care is available at Penn Medicine's Princeton Center for Eating Disorders in Plainsboro and the RWJUH Somerset Eating Disorders Program in Somerville, which also offers partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient care. Hidden River Healing in Chester provides residential treatment, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center runs a program in Paramus, and Atlantic Health runs a pediatric and adolescent program in Summit. Programs concentrate in the central corridor around Princeton, Plainsboro, and Somerville, the northern counties of Bergen, Essex, and Morris, and the southern Camden and Burlington county area. The Atlantic and Cape May shore region and the far northwest counties of Sussex and Warren have little in-person higher-level care.
Paying for treatment in New Jersey
Most commercial health plans in New Jersey cover eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, subject to your plan's usual deductible, copays, and prior-authorization requirements for higher levels of care. Whether care is in-network depends on whether your specific plan contracts with the program you are considering.(source)
NJ FamilyCare covers eating disorder treatment as a mental health benefit, with prior authorization and medical-necessity review for higher levels of care. Bergen New Bridge Medical Center's Center for Eating Disorders and Body Positivity in Paramus confirmed it accepts NJ FamilyCare for its adult and adolescent intensive outpatient programs. Children may also qualify through NJ FamilyCare, which administers the state's CHIP coverage.(source)
New Jersey's parity law defines covered mental health conditions as all conditions in the current DSM, so every eating disorder diagnosis is covered on the same terms as medical and surgical benefits. The state adds specific network adequacy and reporting requirements on top of federal parity.(source)
To start a benefits verification, call to be connected with a licensed eating disorder program.
See also: our insurance guides, how to verify your benefits, and how virtual eating disorder treatment works.
Common questions about eating disorder treatment in New Jersey
Where can I get residential or inpatient eating disorder treatment in New Jersey?
New Jersey has residential and inpatient eating disorder care in state. Hidden River Healing in Chester (Morris County) operates a 12-acre campus for girls and young women, with the Garland House program serving women age 21 and up. Monte Nido Clementine runs adolescent residential programs in Cherry Hill (all genders, ages 12 to 17) and Skillman (female-identifying, ages 10 to 17). Inpatient care is at Penn Medicine's Princeton Center in Plainsboro and RWJUH Somerset in Somerville.
Does NJ FamilyCare (New Jersey Medicaid) cover eating disorder treatment?
Yes. Bergen New Bridge Medical Center's Center for Eating Disorders and Body Positivity in Paramus was the first northern New Jersey eating disorder program to accept NJ Medicaid, alongside Medicare, private insurance, and charity care. That makes it a key access point for Medicaid-covered residents in the northern half of the state. Which in-state programs your specific NJ FamilyCare plan covers can vary, so confirm with the program before admission.
How do I find eating disorder treatment if I live in South Jersey, the Pine Barrens, or a shore town?
New Jersey's in-state specialty programs are mostly located around Plainsboro, Princeton, Somerville, Mount Laurel, Cherry Hill, Paramus, and the northern suburbs. South Jersey outside the Mount Laurel and Cherry Hill area, the Pinelands, and the shore towns are a drive from the nearest in-person program. South Jersey residents have commuter access to Philadelphia-area programs. For families who cannot commute, virtual outpatient and intensive outpatient care may be the best fit.
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