About Us

There’s a Problem…

Living in today’s complex society presents daunting challenges for all of us — challenges like widespread violence in our schools and communities, relationship issues in our families, interpersonal conflicts in our workplaces, and unprecedented stress levels in our homes.

Indeed, real people — whether youth, adults, parents, couples, employees, employers, or service providers — are facing real problems.

These problems require real solutions so that they don’t undermine our real purpose.

That purpose isn’t just living in today’s complex society. It is living well.

That purpose isn’t just living in today’s complex society.

It is living well.

Living well. How does one begin to do this?

The first step is recognizing that most of the obstacles impeding health and productive functioning are preventable. This is precisely where the Office of Prevention Services & Research (OPSR) comes in, for our focus is prevention and wellness; keeping new problems from arising, preventing present problems from worsening, and improving the overall quality of life.

Prevention and wellness activities are based on the simple premise that we can proactively identify and reduce factors that increase the risks of problems occurring, and likewise identify and increase factors that protect people from threats to their behavioral health.

In undertaking such activities, we build individual’s capacity to realize their best potential, and to function effectively across the life cycle and in all the settings in which they interact.

The Office of Prevention Services & Research is a behavioral health consultation, training, and research organization. As an integral component of the Behavioral Research & Training Institute, itself a division of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-University Behavioral HealthCare, OPSR is distinguished by a unique set of characteristics that sets us apart from other service providers:

• Multidisciplinary, multicultural staff composed of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other behavioral health experts
• Affiliation with the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, the country's largest health sciences university
• Innovative, evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate approaches
• Custom-tailored and packaged programs and services
• Nationally disseminated models
• Extensive experience in school, corporate, and community settings
• Capacity to deliver services on-site or off-site, in person or via distance learning
• Ability to leverage funds to maintain long-term initiatives
• Approved provider of continuing education and professional development credits

Our Clientele…

We work most often with the various individuals, groups, and entities that are in the unique position of
directly impacting the lives of those they lead, inspire, and serve:

• Schools, Universities & Educational Organizations
• Community-Based & Faith-Based Groups
• Governmental Agencies
• Corporations & Business Organizations
• Juvenile Justice Facilities
• Health & Human Services Providers