Blackbird Health, a Pittsburgh-based regional mental health care provider for children, teens and young adults, expanded its services into New Jersey with the opening of a clinic in Mount Laurel Jan. 5.
The move addresses the rising demand and long wait times for specialized pediatric mental health support in Burlington County. Blackbird is an in-network provider for most major insurance carriers, increasing accessibility and ease for local families.
Services at the Mount Laurel clinic at 100 Century Parkway include therapy, medication management, treatment for anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges and specialized assessments for ADHD and autism.
The clinic responds to a growing mental health crisis in New Jersey, where 141,000 adolescents experience a major depressive episode each year, 91,000 struggle with serious suicidal thoughts, and more than one in three teens ages 13 to 17 have anxiety disorders, while 16% face mood disorders.
Blackbird Health’s commitment is to provide immediate, whole-child care, ensuring families can see a clinician quickly and avoid the average U.S. wait times of nine weeks. The Mount Laurel team is focused on integrating into the community and the new location aims to become a community-rooted mental health care resource for families, strengthened by local partnerships that focus on prompt access to pediatric care.
“The youth mental health crisis is undeniable, and the data in New Jersey shows that a significant portion of our children are struggling with anxiety and mood disorders,” said Dr. Nicole Garber, chief medical officer at Blackbird Health. “Our goal is to ensure every family in South Jersey can get the expert help they need when they need it most.”