NJ4S Bergen

What NJ4S Bergen does

NJ4S Bergen (legal name: NJ4S Bergen Hub) is a New Jersey nonprofit organization operating as one of the regional hubs within the statewide NJ4S (New Jersey 4 Support) initiative, a state-funded response to the youth mental health crisis declared a public health emergency. The organization is hosted by Children's Aid and Family Services (CAFS) and is based at 22-08 Route 208 South, Suite #7, Fair Lawn, New Jersey. It operates a hub-and-spoke service delivery model providing free, evidence-based mental health and wellness programming, clinical consultation, and community-based referrals to students, families, and school staff across Bergen County.

The service portfolio comprises approximately 50 programs spanning school-based curricula (e.g., Forest Friends, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Footprints for Life, HALO, Mental Health in Motion, Positive Action-powered Girl's Group and A-Team Boys Group), family workshops (Parenting Teens in Unprecedented Times, Family Zumba, Family Game Night), youth development modules (Kind Kids Crew, Bright Beginnings, Click & Zen, Acting Through Lifeskills), and culturally-specific initiatives addressing BIPOC, Asian American, Latina, and LGBTQ+ mental health. Service distribution is direct: programs are delivered in schools, libraries, family success centers, and community venues throughout Bergen County, with no fees charged to end users.

The business model is government-funded public health service delivery. NJ4S Bergen does not generate commercial revenue; funding flows from the State of New Jersey through the NJ4S statewide initiative, with operational infrastructure provided by parent organization CAFS and clinical/behavioral health capacity contributed by coalition partners CarePlusNJ, West Bergen, CBH-Care, and Vantage Health. Marketing and outreach occur through the organization's website (nj4sbergenhub.org), email newsletter, community events and workshops, and the partner network. There is no commercial pricing, no per-seat or subscription model, and no disclosed revenue or operating budget in the available source material.

Name

NJ4S Bergen

Legal name

NJ4S Bergen Hub

Website

https://nj4sbergenhub.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NJ4S Bergen is a New Jersey nonprofit hub within the statewide NJ4S initiative, delivering free, evidence-based youth mental health and wellness programs to students, families, and school staff across Bergen County via schools and community partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mental Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations (BPAGACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Youth mental health
• School-based services
• Prevention programs
• Family wellness
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Fair Lawn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. State-funded public health services: NJ4S Bergen is part of a statewide New Jersey initiative to address youth mental health as a public health emergency. Services are provided free of charge to schools and community members through government/public funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NJ4S Bergen (formerly HAPIC Bergen) is one of three regional hubs providing free mental health and wellness programs and services to schools, students, and families across Bergen County, New Jersey, as part of the statewide NJ4S initiative. The hub offers evidence-based prevention programs, parent and caregiver workshops, youth wellness activities, and clinical consultation and referrals to community-based services. It uses a hub-and-spoke model to deliver these services directly into schools and the community at no cost.

Product overview

NJ4S Bergen is a community organization operating as a hub in a 'hub & spoke' system that provides mental health and wellness services, prevention interventions, and community-based referrals throughout Bergen County to support students and families. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of programs organized into several categories: school-based programs (Forest Friends, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Journal With Me, Footprints for Life, HALO, Kids Helping Kids, Mental Health in Motion, and the Positive Action-powered Girl's Group and A-Team Boys Group); community-based programs for parents and caregivers (Parenting Teens in Unprecedented Times, Tips for Success, Family Zumba, Family Fun Field Day, Family Game Night, The Power of You); youth development programs (Trailblazers Wanted career exploration, Click & Zen tech mindfulness, Acting Through Lifeskills, Vision Board for Wellness, Paint & Reflect, Bright Beginnings for preschoolers, Kind Kids Crew for ages 5-7, Good Vibes Movement); cultural and diversity-focused programs (Gathering Ground BIPOC Mental Health, Cafe and Chat for Asian Americans, Migración y el impacto en la salud mental de las mujeres latinas, Cultivating Cultural Humility workshop, Respectful Roots); and wellness/specialty programs (Nurtured Healing Yoga, Hoops for Hope, Bee Seen Bee Heard, Ramsey Farmers' Market, MomTalks Art Series, Bergen County Stigma-Free Symposium). Programs are delivered at schools, libraries, community centers, and partner locations throughout Bergen County, with the hub operated by Children's Aid and Family Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School-Based Mental Health Prevention Programs Evidence-based prevention and early-intervention programs delivered directly to students in schools across Bergen County, covering topics such as social-emotional learning, substance use prevention, and wellness.
• Parent and Caregiver Workshops Free workshops and educational sessions for parents and caregivers on supporting youth mental health and family wellness.
• Youth Wellness Programs Programs and activities designed to build social-emotional skills, resilience, and wellness among youth participants.
• Clinical Consultation and Referrals Free clinical consultation and referrals connecting students and families to community-based mental health and wellness services.
• Cultural and Diversity Wellness Programs Programs that address the mental health and wellness needs of diverse communities, including LGBTQ+ youth, Black youth, and Hispanic/Latino communities.
• Community Wellness Events Free community-based events and gatherings designed to promote mental health awareness and wellness for residents across Bergen County.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Children's Aid and Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost organization for NJ4S Bergen Hub. Provides organizational infrastructure and oversight for the hub and spoke mental health service delivery system.
• CarePlusNJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner providing mental health expertise and services as part of the NJ4S Bergen network addressing youth mental health in Bergen County.
• West BergencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner contributing to the hub and spoke system for youth mental health services in Bergen County.
• CBH-CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in the NJ4S Bergen network providing behavioral health services and support.
• Vantage HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner contributing to the NJ4S Bergen mental health service network.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NAMI New Jersey: New Jersey chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness providing education, support groups, and stigma-reduction programs. Direct peer because it delivers youth- and family-facing mental health education and advocacy across the same NJ communities as NJ4S Bergen.
• CBH-Care (Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare): Behavioral health provider serving northern New Jersey with outpatient mental health, addiction, and prevention services. Direct peer as a coalition partner of NJ4S Bergen delivering comparable youth and family behavioral health programming in the same regional market.
• 2NDFLOOR: New Jersey's statewide confidential youth helpline and support program serving young people ages 10-24. Direct peer because it operates at the same youth mental health mission layer within NJ, complements school-based prevention work, and competes for the same state mental health funding pools.
• Vantage Health System: Bergen County-based behavioral health provider offering mental health, addiction, and prevention services to children and adults. Direct peer as the fifth coalition partner of NJ4S Bergen with deeply overlapping youth and family service offerings.
• Children's Aid and Family Services (CAFS): Northern New Jersey social services nonprofit providing family preservation, counseling, and youth programs. Direct peer as the parent/host organization of NJ4S Bergen and a direct provider of overlapping family and youth behavioral health services.
• West Bergen Mental Healthcare: Community mental health center serving Bergen and Passaic Counties with outpatient mental health and substance use programs. Direct peer as a coalition partner of NJ4S Bergen with overlapping youth, family, and school-linked service lines in the same geography.
• CarePlusNJ: New Jersey-based behavioral health provider offering mental health and substance use services across Bergen County. Direct peer because it is one of NJ4S Bergen's named coalition partners, serves overlapping youth and family populations, and competes for the same state and county contracts.
• Mental Health Association of New Jersey: Statewide nonprofit advocating for and providing mental health services, education, and prevention across New Jersey. Direct peer as a state-level mental health nonprofit operating prevention, education, and referral programs that overlap NJ4S Bergen's school and community delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• JED Foundation: National nonprofit focused on protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults through school and college programs. Broad incumbent because it operates a larger, national version of the same school-based youth mental health prevention model NJ4S Bergen delivers at the county level.
• Active Minds: National nonprofit mobilizing student-led mental health awareness and programming across K-12 and college campuses. Broad incumbent as a larger, well-funded national peer operating school-embedded youth mental health programming that overlaps NJ4S Bergen's school-based prevention portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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