Princeton Area Community Foundation (The Community Foundation) recently awarded Millhill Child & Family Development COVID-19 Relief and Response funding to support Millhill’s new tele-therapy services. Tele-therapy at Millhill has allowed critical behavioral health services to transition in a way that accommodates social distancing and protects clients’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Thanks to our generous community of philanthropists, we were able to create a COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund to quickly respond to the needs of our nonprofits,” Jeffrey M. Vega, president and CEO of the Community Foundation, said in a prepared statement. “For more than a decade, Millhill has been providing vital behavioral health services to families in our region. As we face this crisis, those services are critically important, and we’re so glad we were able to provide funding to help them transition to a tele-therapy model.”
Millhill is using a HIPAA-approved tele-therapy platform for therapists and clients to continue their individual, family and group sessions. The platform can easily be accessed across devices such as phones, tablets and laptops. Psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring and new referrals resumed the week of April 13. Potential clients interested in receiving counseling care are still welcome to call during Millhill’s normal hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays at 609-989-7333. Though the facilities are closed, case managers are checking their voicemail regularly.
“The Community Foundation has played a key role in Millhill’s ability to continue providing counseling services to Trenton families who need mental health support more than ever,” Cynthia Oberkofler, executive director at Millhill, said in the statement. “The Community Foundation has been and continues to be a great champion of Millhill as we make vital adjustments to how we conduct services in ways that protect our community and adhere to social distancing practices.”
Millhill’s Outpatient Clinic opened in 2008 to provide behavioral health services, which are received by more than 500 children and their families each week. Services are offered at 101 Oakland St. and 802 Prospect St. in Trenton. For more information, visit www.millhillcenter.org.
For more information on the Princeton Area Community Foundation, visit www.pacf.org.