For KEEPS

Saint Peter’s University Hospital's For KEEPS program (Kids Embraced and Empowered through Psychological Services) is an acute partial-hospitalization short-term-stay unit for children ages 5 through 17. These children, who do not require 24-hour inpatient care, cannot be managed by outpatient care alone.

Our goal is to offer high quality mental health diagnoses and intensive treatment to children who suffer from emotional and behavioral difficulties that impede their ability to function successfully in a social environment. Adolescents and children receive therapeutic services separately.

For KEEPS provides comprehensive services that include:

• Individual and group therapy
• Family therapy and education
• Academic instruction in collaboration with the child’s school district
• Psychopharmacotherapy
• Discharge planning and referral services
• Daily meals
• Transportation for eligible patients

The program which operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. year-round accepts children with referrals from schools, agencies, physicians and parents. For KEEPS is located at 123 How Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901.

For more information, to speak with a member of the For KEEPS team about the program, or to arrange a tour of the facility, please contact us as we welcome hearing from you: