History

In 1955, the Warren County Guidance Center was incorporated through the efforts of a group of concerned citizens. The clinic at that time resulted from the efforts and services provided by a traveling outpatient team consisting of a psychiatrist, a social worker, and a psychologist who came to the area from Trenton State Hospital once each month. An interesting tidbit told to us by Florence Schumann, a member of the first Board of Trustees in 1955, is that the traveling psychiatrist was Dr. Beutel, the father of ABC-TV newsman, Bill Beutel.

As the Center developed, services expanded to include psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, public education, and parent group education. Emergency services were provided via telephone using volunteers trained by the Center.

In 1970, the Warren County Guidance Center merged with Family Services of Warren County to form the Family Guidance Center of Warren County. Since that time, services have expanded and are available in the three major population centers in the County: Washington, Phillipsburg, and Hackettstown.

Services currently provided include:

• Outpatient mental health treatment
• Partial Care
• Crisis intervention: Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services and Family Crisis
• Intensive Outpatient Services
• Substance abuse treatment
  
• Sexual abuse treatment
• Intensive Family Support Services
• School Based Youth Services at Warren Hills Regional High School & Middle School
• NJ After 3: after-school program at Taylor and Memorial schools in Washington Boro
• Self-Help Center, including a Wellness program
• Substance abuse prevention services
• Supported employment
• Work First New Jersey employment services