Community Treatment Solutions (CTS) is a non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 that gives psychiatric treatment to children, adolescents and families as a response to the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services

Division of Youth and Family Services

The Division of Youth and Family Services is New Jersey's child protection agency. It is part of the Department of Children and Families. Before 1996 It was called Child Protection Services.-History:...

 (DYFS) searching to place such people in that type of setting. CTS is based in Moorestown Township, New Jersey

Moorestown Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 19,017 people, 6,971 households, and 5,270 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,287.3 per square mile . There were 7,211 housing units at an average density of 488.1 per square mile...

 and serves the South Jersey

South Jersey

South Jersey comprises the southern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the lower Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. The designation is a colloquial one, reflecting not only geographical but perceived cultural differences from the northern part of the state, with no official...

 area.

History

CTS was formed in 1990 to assist children in Burlington County, New Jersey

Burlington County, New Jersey

There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...

. Since then it has expanded to the entire south and central New Jersey area.

Board of Trustees

• Susan Buchwald, Chief Executive Officer
• Michele Pollack, Board Chair
• Gary Farnesi, Board Co-Vice Chair
• David Fox, Board Co-Vice Chair
• David Swoyer, Board Treasurer
• Sarah Zuba, Esq., Board Secretary
• Lisa Baxter, Trustee
• John Feast, Trustee
• Don Saleski, Trustee
• Steven L. Rasner, DMD, MAGD, Trustee

Executive Staff

• Susan Buchwald, MSW, Chief Executive Officer
• Mario Tommasi, Ph.D., ABPP, Vice President Clinical Services
• Shabnam Sharma, Chief Financial Officer
• Lynn Santilli-Connor, MSW, LSW, BCBA, Vice President Community Services
• Jennifer Hess, M.A., Chief Compliance Officer
• Joni Whelan, LCADC, Assoc. Vice President for Operations/Director of Addiction Services

Programs

• Specialty Services: a community-based alternative to residential treatment for children who display trauma, abuse, and/or psychiatric disorders and exhibit complex behaviors
• STARS (Special Teens Achieving Real Success): a community-based alternative to institutional placement for youth who are DD/MI
• Shelter Care: a 28-day program that houses youth in treatment foster homes within the community
• BASE (Better Access to a Safe Environment): a program designed to restore dignity, decrease public health risk, and increase the wellbeing of children who are being exploited for domestic human trafficking, in which services are provided through a therapeutic treatment home model
• TRAIL (Transitional Assisted Independent Living): a program that utilizes a positive youth development model that supports youth as they transition to independence, focusing on life and job skills as well as academic achievement.
• Goldston Family Services: a program which reunites families after a child has been removed due to abuse or neglect
• Functional Family Therapy: a program that specializes in family intervention for at-risk and juvenile justice involved youth living in their own homes.
• Outpatient Services: an outpatient program intended to serve youth and families that are stepping down from other CTS services and are in need of clinical services on an outpatient basis.
• FAST (Family and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment) – a program that provides traditional intensive services in the community for youth who struggle with alcohol and/or drug use.