About
About Care Plus New Jersey Inc
Care Plus NJ, Inc. is a New Jersey behavioral health and addiction treatment nonprofit with its main headquarters at 610 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus. The organization is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), a designation that signals a federally defined standard of comprehensive, integrated, community-based behavioral health care, and is accredited by the Joint Commission. The combination matters: CCBHC status sets the scope of services, and JCAHO accreditation sets the quality bar.
Services span the addiction and behavioral health spectrum. Outpatient and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) form the clinical core, and SAMHSA’s federal records confirm Care Plus NJ as a substance use treatment provider serving adolescents, adults, young adults (18-25), pregnant women, and Deaf or hard-of-hearing patients. The organization also operates a dedicated Gambling Disorder Program — one of relatively few in New Jersey — and a Maternal and Family Center for women navigating pregnancy alongside behavioral health needs. Adolescent recovery services are delivered through The CLIMB Program, with parallel adult recovery services for older patients.
Access is built around the agency’s Same Day Access model. Rather than waiting weeks for an intake, prospective patients can complete an online registration and be contacted for a brief consultation, with same-day intake slots available at multiple sites. Outpatient centers extend Care Plus’s reach across northern New Jersey: the Bergen County Outpatient Center in Rochelle Park, the Essex County Outpatient Center in Bloomfield, and the Morris County Outpatient Center in Morris Plains. Crisis services include the 988 Lifeline, a Psychiatric Emergency line at (201) 262-4357, and a dedicated 21-and-under crisis line at (877) 652-7624.
Clinical leadership reflects the depth of the operation. Brigitte Johnson, Esq. serves as President and CEO and was named to NJBIZ’s 2026 Health Care Power List. Jerry Joseph, MD, is Chief Medical Officer, with Tanya Lewis, MD, leading Psychiatry and Diana Riccioli, MD, directing Forensic Psychiatry & Consultation. Supporting executives include Ilhan Yildirim (CFO), Michelle Alkhalaileh, LPC (CIO), Amie Del Sordo, MSW, LCSW (Crisis and Community Services), and Nicole McQuillen, MSW, LCSW (Children & Family Services). Payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, TRICARE, private insurance, state insurance, and self-pay, and CADC/LCADC training programs make the organization an active part of New Jersey’s addiction workforce pipeline.
- Joint Commission accredited medical detox facility with board-certified Chief Medical Officer oversight
- Same-day access and walk-in hours for urgent detox admissions and crisis intervention
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) integrating medical detox with behavioral health services
- Extended hours until 9:30 PM weekdays plus weekend availability for detox consultations
- Comprehensive insurance acceptance including Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for medically supervised detox