Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital

Blackwood, New Jersey

425 Woodbury - Turnersville Rd
Blackwood, NJ 08012

(856) 374-6500

About Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital

Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital is a psychiatric care hospital that is committed to exclusively treating behavioral health concerns, including substance abuse and dual diagnosis conditions. It is located in Blackwood, New Jersey and provides inpatient treatment for adults throughout the state.

When you choose Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital for treatment, you’ll get unparalleled care. The acclaimed psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists at this center have years of experience treating substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. They are known to effectively treat high-acuity cases through robust treatment plans and comprehensive discharge planning and support.

You might also enjoy the adjunctive therapies offered on an inpatient basis to those needing assistance with overcoming addiction. The adjunctive therapies at this hospital are unequal to virtually any other hospital in the state and nationally. The adjunctive therapies you can expect to enroll in include music therapy, art therapy, recreational therapy and spirituality therapy.

Specialists in their respective fields oversee these therapies, so you can count on the treatment effectively helping treat addiction the way it is supposed to. In addition, you will be given a designated social worker who will help you devise aftercare planning and assist with follow up appointments to ensure you remain substance free.

So, if you’re interested in inpatient treatment at this hospital, consider speaking with your insurer. Since the Joint Commission accredits the hospital, it accepts most major health insurance plans, so you shouldn’t have an issue getting your treatment approved. However, if you do encounter problems consider out of network benefits or payment plans with the hospital if it’s permitted.

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Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient

Outpatient rehabs enable clients to receive a full continuum of care while continuing to live at home. They're often ideal for clients who are stepping down from inpatient care but some clients may prefer to transition into outpatient treatment immediately after completing detox. Many outpatient facilities also offer ambulatory medical detox for low-risk clients. Outpatient treatment generally includes psychotherapy and life skills training. Clients in opioid and/or alcohol recovery may also receive medication assisted treatment (MAT).

inpatient iconInpatient Rehab

Clients often enter inpatient rehab following detox, but they may also enroll during early recovery or at an increased risk of relapse. Inpatient rehabs provide housing, meals, and intensive clinical supervision, allowing clients to focus exclusively on their recovery in a highly structured and supportive environment. Clients typically receive multiple individual, group, and/or family therapy sessions weekly. Many programs also offer extensive addiction education and recovery-focused life skills training. Integrative inpatient rehabs provide holistic therapies as well.

sober-living iconSober Living Homes

A sober living home in New Jersey is for individuals who are recovering from alcohol and drug addiction issues. This type of halfway house residence is focused on helping individuals learn and apply the tools of recovery. The setting provides fellowship, support, and structure to prevent relapse. The homes are typically designed for either men or women, but some may offer space for women with their children.

24-hour icon24-Hour Clinical Care

24-hour clinical care in New Jersey provides a setting where you can withdraw from alcohol or drugs under close monitoring of experienced medical staff. These trained professionals can intervene at any time if needed. They can prescribe medications to reduce cravings and physical discomfort. Mental health professionals are also available to address any emotional and psychological challenges you experience as you begin your recovery journey.

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check iconAdolescence program

adult-program iconAdult program

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

young-adult iconYoung adult program

elderly iconElderly program

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bed iconTotal Beds

150

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  • home-setting iconResidential setting
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Heart icon Treatment

check iconDual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

mental-health iconMental Health

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

inpatient-file iconCognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

intervention iconGroup Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

mental-health iconIndividual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

desert iconMotivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing helps clients find their motivation to change. It can be an effective method to work with clients who are angry or hostile or feel insecure about their ability to make changes in their lives. It is often used during addiction treatment or to manage physical health conditions.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.

Check icon Accreditations

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes

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425 Woodbury - Turnersville Rd
Blackwood, NJ 08012

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1.96 (137 reviews)
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released my sister while in a fully manic state, no real plan for after she left; NO IOC program even after they were judge's orders. I do not believe they care or are even diagnosing patients correctly. They are letting patients back out into communities fully manic and ref ... Read More

Reviewed on 3/6/2023
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They released my wife in horrible condition nobody give me a call she coming out she wandering the streets for two days before I found her in very bad mental condition

Reviewed on 7/15/2019
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This is a horrible place. My sister was sent there for help for anxiety issues. She has severe Rheumatoid Arthritis issues. She walked into the hospital in December fine - she left a month later in a wheelchair because they never gave her any of her RA medicine. No care for ... Read More

Reviewed on 7/11/2019
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Ecco
1 month ago
1

I would rather shave my eyebrows .

Response from the owner1 month ago
Hello Ecco, Thank you for reaching out to us. I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to provide competent and compassionate care for our patients. If you would like to address your concerns further, I can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us and we look forward to assisting you with this further. Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
Peter Roman
2 months ago
5

People who end up here usually have a traumatized, abused "base" of a brain. I have been dealing with drug induced Schizoaffective disorder bipolar type with PTSD since 2011 and I've had my fair share of hospitalizations throughout NJ. I've also tried different remedies for mental health including TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation), neurofeedback, Ketamine, talk therapy, etc and this place is just another manifestation of the need to treat people who are non-violent but on the brink of being a threat. I was at Northbrook maybe 5-6 times throughout my mental health career and each time is pretty much rigorously consistent. The place is riddled with preventative measures against hurting yourself or others and although it is locked down pretty heavily, there are a few things that are implemented to address most patients becoming stir crazy, including going outside every day twice a day. I will say the food is highly processed and mostly unhealthy. I've stayed at other places that have more nutritional meals where I didn't gain 40 pounds like I did at Northbrook. The staff is mostly composed of techs whose sole job it is to hold down patients if they're demonstrating even the least bit of instability. You have to realize that this place is pretty old, so the staff is worn out and deals with irrational, incoherent, and drug abused patients. They are human too and more than likely a lot of them are themselves on medication for anxiety and various other mental health states. That's how much they believe in medicine and therapy is that they themselves will take part in it. However, with that being said I do feel like this place can improve in several different aspects. Food and nutrition being one of them, but also implementing different treatments such as neurofeedback. I spent over $10,000 (money I got from a lawsuit related to my illness) on neurofeedback. That's 120 sessions of a therapy that is designed to treat ADHD, mood, autism, and addiction. My IQ has also gone up by over 10 points and I'm going back to school for my masters degree in computer engineering. This place has potential to be better than it is, but like I said, the people here don't have a solid "base" of a brain. Neurofeedback addresses this core cognition and makes it so that underlying irrationalities such as fears, jealousies, angers, and other types of anxieties are polished and smoothened out. If Northbrook and other mental health hospitals implemented a more modern, digital-aged approach to treatments such as neurofeedback, people would actually give this place good reviews. The logistics of having unstable patients who might not comply with the technicalities of neurofeedback would have to be ironed out. Other than that Northbrook is shaped by the people that are hospitalized there, hence the rap music preferences during group art and music therapies. Patients have been traumatized and are struggling with their core cognition that I don't think the obvious medication solely addresses. I will say that the art therapists, music therapists, addiction therapists, psychiatrists, doctors and the higher level staff are all mentally healthy and provide good counseling, advice, and are generally friendly and helpful. But a lot of patients here are addicted to drugs, have unstable homes, if at all, are homeless, and are generally socioeconomically disadvantaged. There are only so many things staff can do before the demands and attitudes of the patients become intolerable. If you're nice, they're nice. 3-4 weeks of inpatient stay is uncomfortable. I called it Hell Week for a reason. No disrespect to the Navy Seals, but mostly your stay is shaped by the actual patients. Not the staff. There are some seriously messed up cases that come to Northbrook, so the overall stigma and reputation that a patient gets is, admittedly negative. Patients are generally treated the same with utmost caution and to the highest level of preventative measures. This is why it gets so many negative reviews.

Response from the owner2 months ago
Hello Peter, My name is Brooke Sparks, and I am Patient Advocate for Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital. I wanted to thank you for your five-star review! I am delighted that you had a positive experience with our facility as we focus on delivering compassionate, high-quality care to our patients. We have made many recent, positive changes within our facility to promote a more comfortable stay with offering healthier food options, community resources upon discharge and more therapeutic group environments for our patients with continued ongoing assessments for improvement. If you would like to address your concerns further, I can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. We wish you well and thank you again for your review! Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
Mike
2 months ago
2

Alison Martinez
2 months ago
5

Alison Martinez
2 months ago
5

Jaspreet Kaur
3 months ago
1

URGENT- PLEASE DON T SEND YOUR LOVED ONE HERE.My heart sank when I read the reviews.. but they are unfortunately true. This place will do more damage to your loved one than good. My little brother was involuntarily committed 3 weeks ago and transferred to this hospital . When my family went to visit him he was still in his old clothes from the day he was involuntarily committed. We took clean clothes and socks every visit, but the nurses wouldn t give him a change of his own clothes.. to be denied basic rights such as clean clothes to someone going through the most vulnerable time of their lives is inhumane.I called everyday and spoke with the social worker, he was the ONLY person that gave me updates. I never was able to get through to a nurse or a doctor at this hospital .I hope and pray this is his last time ever being admitted. I hope and pray your loved ones never have to see the inside of a place like this, but life happens. The people who vowed to take care of patients care the least. Are nurses and doctors exhausted and burnt out? Yes, but to look the other way when a patient is begging for clean clothes and for your help, makes me truly sick to my stomach.

Response from the owner3 months ago
Hello Jaspreet, Thank you for reaching out to us. I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to provide competent and compassionate care for our patients. Pursuant to all patient's right to privacy, I am unable to confirm or speak upon any individual's hospitalization unless the person requesting additional information or requesting to speak to staff regarding care are listed on a consent form, which is completed by patients upon admission. Northbrook has a strict process for patients receiving personal belongings, including clothing. Patient personal belongings are assessed for safety to mitigate any risks for harm. If an essential item, such as clothing, has components that are deemed to be a risk, they are replaced by clothing items from our hospital supply. Individuals that do not have items of clothing are also provided clothing from our hospital supply. Individuals seeking additional information regarding acceptable items in the facility are always more than welcome to contact the facility and speak with staff to gather more information. If you would like to address your concerns further, I can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us. Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
Eric Zwick
4 months ago
4

A very sick family member was placed her for her own safety. The staff was concerned about medication compliance to stop psychosis. Initially the patient was uncooperative but after a few days took meds and within a week we saw improvement. It's difficult to talk to case managers or get responses. Maybe due to HIPAA Regs or heavy case load. The patient improved but most likely won't take meds after released and will wind up back at Northbrooke or hiding in her house.

Response from the owner3 months ago
Hello Eric, My name is Brooke Sparks and I am Patient Advocate for Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital. I wanted to thank you for your four-star review! I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to involve a patient's community support in the patient care process while also upholding a patient's right for privacy. If you would to like to address your concerns further, I can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us! Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate
Connor Higham
4 months ago
1

When I was in here it seemed like most of the staff truly resented or at the very least were indifferent to their patients, there ARE a couple of people in there that care, but most don't. It feels more like a jail than a psychiatric hospital, the place was filthy, especially the showers, truly disgusting. When I was discharged after only a few days some of them seemed genuinely shocked and upset that I was leaving so soon, and not in a "I'm gonna miss you" type of way, truly bizarre and my stay there and the meds they put me on truly made my mental health worse. If you have the option of not going here please go anywhere else. I'm also making this review more than a year and a half since my discharge, I still don't trust any sort of intensive psychiatric help because of my stay there. Truly one of the most traumatic experiences I've ever been through, far more traumatic than what I did to end up there.

Response from the owner4 months ago
Hello Connor, Thank you for reaching out to us. I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to provide competent and compassionate care for our patients. We have implemented many initiatives to ensure our patients have a comfortable stay, which is inclusive of a clean environment and staff competencies for addressing all aspects of our patients' health. I would like to address your concerns further and can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us and we look forward to assisting you with this further. Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
Naomi Marie
4 months ago
1

This place is the worse. The staff is so unprofessional. When I was there one of the nurses said he wished he could punch one of the patients in the face. My son made false allegations against me. I literally had bruises all over my body but he was the Victim and I was abusive . I hate this place. It should be shut down. Another nurse (older woman, kinda obese with graying brown curly hair) told me if I didn t take the medication, I would be held down and given a shot of thorazine. They (case worker Dawn) also spoke to DCP&P and gave them confidential information without my consent. I m pretty sure she allowed DCP&P access to my records even though i didn t consent. I don t think they understand what HIPPA laws are. Also Dawn forced me to call my BirthFather in the hospital because I didn t have a place to live. I told her I had a restraining order against him, that I wasn t comfortable with it and she didn t care, Just call him . Now my birth father is trying to remove the restraining order and is using what I was forced to say in the hospital against me. North brook ruined my life and now my safety is at risk. Dawn even talked to my birth father (again without consent she got his phone number from my brother s girlfriend) and told him I was going to drop the restraining order and sign some waiver. She tried to make this happen until I told her that I m not dropping it. It s insane. I literally told this case worker I m not signing the waiver or anything she gives me. Now I have to worry about my abuser getting his way and removing the restraining order. Northbrook should be shut down. The staff there is awful. *Update restraining order wasn t dropped

Response from the owner1 year ago
Hi Naomi I am sorry you had a difficult time as a patient at Northbrook BHH. We strive to treat our patients both humanely and professionally. I will certainly look into the specifics of your allegations. I look forward to speaking to you on the phone. Please contact me. Sincerely, Randi Herschkowitz, CNO, SVP 856-374-6895 Concerns@Northbrookbhh.com
amanda bee
4 months ago
1

Nurses and staff were clearly heard speaking about patients personal conditions and private information, patients were out of control fighting, running naked screaming thru the halls, throwing trash cans, coming in rooms all night(male and female patients), felt very unsafe. Staff, even security and huge patient techs could not handle them. Staff was louder during overnight hours than during the day, no feminine products were available. For pads, we were given xxl adult diapers even tho family dropped me off tampons. Staff is always annoyed at helping and will literally ignore you for an hour standing at the desk. Shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brushes even if better stuff was brought to you, we werent allowed to have it, and were less than dollar store awful.One step above county jail. Do not give you your regular psycho other meds and take people off critical meds for no reason, you meet a therapist ONE time, then never speak to them again, groups consist of coloring and listening to rachet rap music, staff is racist, no visitors due to covid, roaches, food is all processed, men and women expected to shower in the sameplace, people hooking up,...an absolute nightmare. Most are there against their will. Never voluntarily send anyone here or you will need to nurse them back to health for months.

Response from the owner4 months ago
Hello Amanda, Thank you for reaching out to us. I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to provide competent and compassionate care for our patients. I would like to address your concerns further and can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us and we look forward to assisting you with this further. Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
Matthew Savvas
4 months ago
1

I have literally been to jails better than this place. Please to anyone out there do research before sending a loved one here. Horrible Place for any human being to be.

Response from the owner4 months ago
Hello Matthew, Thank you for reaching out to us. I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to provide competent and compassionate care for our patients. I would like to address your concerns further and can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us and we look forward to assisting you with this further. Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
Amanda BEEGLE
5 months ago
1

Was cold turkeyed off a benzodiazepine. I had seizures and blood pressure over 200/100. They did absolutely nothing. I was in psychosis from detoxing and insomnia. I prayed i made it out alive. They made me so much sicker. I took me a year to recoverNEVER SEND ANYONE HERE!!!

Response from the owner5 months ago
Hello Amanda, Thank you for reaching out to us. I certainly do apologize that the hospital did not meet your expectations as Northbrook consistently strives to provide competent and compassionate care for our patients. I would like to address your concerns further and can be reached at concerns@northbrookbhh.com or 856-374-6881. Thank you again for communicating with us and we look forward to assisting you with this further. Sincerely, Brooke Sparks, Patient Advocate at Northbrook Behavioral Health Hospital
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