NJ Veteran Addiction Treatment Programs

Veteran-specific addiction treatment in NJ operates across three distinct pathways — direct VA facilities, VA Community Care Network contracted providers, and non-VA programs specializing in military-connected populations. Eligibility and cost differ significantly across the three.

What ‘veteran-specific’ programming actually requires

Clinical indicators specific to veteran programming: familiarity with the VA disability rating system and how it affects treatment coverage; staff with training in military sexual trauma (MST), combat-related PTSD, and moral injury; connections to VA Vocational Rehabilitation and VA Caregiver Support programs; and understanding of the differences between VA direct care, Community Care, and TRICARE pathways.

NJ veteran programs

133 NJ facilities self-report veteran programming in the SAMHSA 2024 directory. SAMHSA self-report is a starting point — not proof that the program meets the clinical indicators above. Verify directly with any facility before committing.

• Boca Recovery Center — Absecon (inpatient/residential, detox, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Gateway Day Treatment and IOP Program — Asbury Park (PHP, IOP, MAT)
• Women of Hope Resource Center Inc — Atco (IOP, MAT)
• Enlightened Solutions Detox LLC — Atlantic City (inpatient/residential, detox, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• James Genovese LLC — Atlantic Highlands (outpatient)
• Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ — Barnegat (IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• New Pathway Counseling — Bayonne (detox, PHP, IOP, MAT)
• Northstar Health Systems — Bayonne (detox, IOP, MAT)
• Hackensack Meridian Carrier Clinic — Blake Recovery Center — Belle Mead (inpatient/residential, detox, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• North West Essex Community — Healthcare Network — Belleville (detox, outpatient, MAT)
• Richard Colligan LCADC CSW — Colligan Counseling — Berkeley Heights (outpatient)
• Iron Recovery and Wellness Center — Brick (IOP, MAT)
• Ocean Monmouth Care LLC — Brick (IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• Cumberland County Alc and Drug — First Step Clinic — Bridgeton (IOP, MAT)
• Seabrook House — Main Campus IP — Bridgeton (inpatient/residential, detox, PHP, IOP) · CARF-accredited
• Counseling Center at West Caldwell — Caldwell (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• RPK Associates — Cape May Court House (outpatient)
• Counseling Center at Cherry Hill — Cherry Hill (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Oaks Integrated Care — Addiction Services — Cherry Hill (IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• Phoenix Behavioral Health LLC — Phoenix Addiction Services — Cherry Hill (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Seabrook Cherry Hill — Cherry Hill (PHP, IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• Counseling Center at Clark — Clark (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Victory Bay Recovery Center — Clementon (IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• MMM Health Services Inc — DBA Wellness Center NJ — Cliffside Park (PHP, IOP, MAT)
• Central Jersey Comprehensive Trt Ctr — Habit Opco LLC — Cliffwood (IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• Right Choice Recovery — Dayton (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Morris County Aftercare Center — OP/IOP/and Methadone — Denville (IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• Forge Health of West Deptford — Deptford (IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Solstice Counseling and Wellness Ctr — Gloucester County Campus — Deptford (IOP, MAT) · CARF + TJC-accredited
• EXCEL Treatment Center of Dover — Dover (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Vantage Health System — Dumont (PHP, IOP, MAT) · CARF + TJC-accredited
• Laszlo Center 4 Hope and Healing — East Brunswick (outpatient)
• Airmid Counseling Services — East Orange (PHP, IOP, MAT)
• Marilyn Center for — Hope Help and Healing — East Orange (IOP)
• Recovery Answer Behavioral Health — Services — East Orange (PHP, IOP, MAT) · CARF-accredited
• ASun Star Consulting Inc — East Rutherford (IOP)
• Diamond Counseling Center — Edison (PHP, IOP, MAT)
• Enlightened Solutions LLC — Egg Harbor City (PHP, IOP, MAT) · TJC-accredited
• Proceed Inc — Addiction Services — Elizabeth (outpatient)
• Vantage Health System — Englewood (PHP, IOP, MAT) · CARF + TJC-accredited
• …and 93 more. View all matching facilities.

VA pathways in New Jersey

• Direct VA care — VA New Jersey Health Care System operates addiction services at multiple NJ sites
• VA Community Care Network — VA-contracted community providers for veterans unable to access VA direct care
• TRICARE — for active-duty service members, retirees, and eligible dependents
• NJ Veteran Diversion Program — court-based diversion for justice-involved veterans, administered through NJ courts

Related

• Facilities pillar — silo overview
• NJ FamilyCare (Medicaid)
• Free and state-funded treatment

Help narrowing down options

Need help narrowing down veteran programs in New Jersey? Call (888) 699-0742. Our team will walk you through facilities that match your clinical needs, insurance, and timeline.