History

July 12, Certificate of Incorporation filed by Emma Stein, PhD, Dumont Public Schools, $10,000 start up

March 10, 1958, incorporated as the Mental Health Organization of Dumont

Renamed Dumont-Bergenfield Child Guidance Center

Renamed “The Child Guidance Center of Northern Valley, Inc.

Renamed “The Community Center for Mental Health, Inc.

Construction and opening of the Main Building in Dumont; began operations as a federally funded community mental health organization

of the Northern Valley Adult Day Center;

Assumed operation of Community Mental Health Organization in Englewood – renamed Cliffwood Mental Health; Now serving Service Areas 47 & 48-25 Towns

Purchase of the Annex Building in Dumont

Creation of Community Outreach Program for at-risk adolescents in Bergenfield

Official consolidation of Dumont and Englewood – renamed

Purchased Mt. Vernon Residence (Ridgefield Park)

Purchased Bergenfield Residence; Began School Based Youth Service Program (FORUM) at Teaneck High School (discontinued 2005)

Englewood Site at 93 W. Palisade Avenue

Opening of program for Developmentally Disabled (LEAP); Renovated Englewood Site

Adult Day Center receives State License to become a Medical Adult Health Center

Creation of “Partnership for Caring” program; Bergenfield

Purchased Hille Place Residence (Ridgefield Park); Score of 100 on our first Joint Commission Survey

Victoria Sidrow replaces Catherine Small as President and CEO

Grant by Division of Addiction Services to operate a 50-bed male adolescent residential substance abuse treatment center in Rockleigh – “Touchstone Hall”

Re-accredited with commendation by JCAHO; recertified by the State Division of Mental Health and Dept of Health and Senior Services.

Renamed: VANTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., Quality Care for Life’s Challenges

Creation of ACCESS Center- 201-567-0059 for all Outpatient Services

Two HUD grants to purchase and rehabilitate one-15 bedroom home and one- 3 bedroom home for Supportive Housing- $1.3million

HUD grant for Job Coach program to assist homeless mentally ill to obtain jobs & permanent housing

Multicultural Grant to educate and treatment individuals in the Korean Community

Advance Practice Nurse Grant for individuals with chronic mental illness/physical health problems

Bi-lingual Award for Spanish Speaking Clinician

Award for Expansion of Psychiatric Services through hiring of Advanced Nurse Practitioner

$3.5M HMFA Funding Approval for Van Sciver Supportive Housing: 16 efficiency units in Closter

Transfer of Group Home from Friendship House to VHS- increased from 5 to 8 bed capacity

April 19: 50^th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Governor Richard Codey

Received Office of Housing Advocacy Grant to support VHS Housing Development Initiative

Received Award to purchase 4 bedroom supportive housing residence in Englewood through federal ARRA stimulus funds and BC Division of Community Development

Purchase and Implementation of Electronic Health Record

November 2010: Groundbreaking for Van Sciver Supportive Housing Residence

January 24, 2012: Ribbon Cutting for Van Sciver Supportive Housing Residence, Closter, NJ

April 2012: $2.1M from HUD for “Opening Doors” project for homeless families with school aged children

October 2012: 55^th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Founding Member Marian Reitano

Grant award as collaborative partner with CBHCare on DMHAAS Early Intervention Support Service Grant