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If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911. In crisis? Call or text 988: free, confidential, 24/7.

Editorial policy

We publish plain-English education about mental health treatment for people making difficult decisions. This page explains how that content is produced and how to challenge it.

In a crisis? Call 911 for immediate danger, or call or text 988. See crisis resources.

How we source content

  • We prefer federal and professional sources: SAMHSA, NIMH, CDC, the Joint Commission, CARF, and peer-reviewed literature.
  • State and county information is sourced from New Jersey government and county pages wherever possible.
  • We link out to primary sources so readers can check our work rather than take our word for it.
  • We avoid statistics we cannot trace to a named, dated source.

What we do not do

  • We do not diagnose, recommend treatment, or tell readers which level of care they need.
  • We do not publish claims about outcomes, success rates, or guarantees for any provider.
  • We do not accept advertising from other treatment providers. Emerald Wellness is featured because it is affiliated with our publisher.
  • We do not use fabricated author credentials or invented clinical reviewers.

Affiliated sites

This site is part of a small family of educational sites built by the same team, covering adjacent topics: intensive outpatient care, perinatal mental health, substance use treatment, telehealth, and ketamine therapy. When we link to one of them, it is because that page answers a question this site does not cover in depth, and those sites are published by the same team. This site is published by an affiliate of DetoxNJ.com. DetoxNJ.com is published by Periscope Behavioral Health, which operates Emerald Wellness, an outpatient mental health center in Kendall Park, NJ. Emerald Wellness is the one treatment provider this site features, and its affiliation with our publisher is disclosed wherever it appears.

Review and updates

Pages carry a published or last-reviewed date. Crisis phone numbers and local listings are re-checked on a recurring basis because they change most often.

Corrections

If something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it. Substantive corrections are made in place and the review date is updated.

Questions about this policy can be sent through our contact form at mentalhealthresidential.org/contact. We do not monitor messages for emergencies.

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