24/7 NJ Child Abuse Reporting Hotline:1-877-NJ-ABUSE
24/7 NJ Child Abuse Reporting Hotline:1-877-NJ-ABUSE
About Deirdre’s House
Deirdre’s House is the Child Advocacy Center for Morris County, New Jersey. We bring essential services together in a welcoming, child-focused setting where children and families can find support, begin healing, and move forward with hope.
Since opening our doors in 1996, we have worked alongside families, professionals, and the wider community to reduce additional trauma, support the pursuit of justice, and ensure that no family has to navigate the process alone.
Our purpose
Deirdre’s House provides a secure, child-friendly setting where the professional response to child abuse and neglect can be coordinated around the needs of children and their non-offending caregivers.
Serving Morris County
Children served since opening (provisional)
Services available in both languages
Core services are provided free of charge
Our role
Children and non-offending caregivers can access essential support in one welcoming, child-focused setting.
Our services include forensic interviews, medical services, mental health services, advocacy, and family support. Deirdre’s House also works alongside the professionals and agencies responsible for investigation, protection, and related services throughout Morris County.
Four areas of support, coordinated around one child.
Forensic interviews
Medical services
Mental health services
Advocacy and support
This overview shows areas of support that may be part of a coordinated response. It is not a guaranteed sequence of services, and what each child and family receives varies.
Our story
Deirdre’s House opened in doors in 1996 with the purpose of providing a safe, child-friendly place for child victims to tell their stories and receive services that ensure that though their lives may be altered by the abuse they suffered, that their lives will not be defined by it. We are focused on providing hope, healing, and justice to every child that we serve.
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Our people
Deirdre’s House is supported by professionals who serve children and families and by trustees who help guide the organization’s governance and future.
Leadership & Staff
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Board of Trustees
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Our approach
Child-focused
Children are at the center of everything we do. Our environment, services, and practices are designed to promote their safety, dignity, voice, and well-being while providing a supportive, trauma-informed space where they can begin to heal and feel empowered.
Collaboration
When a child has experienced abuse, families should never have to navigate a complex system alone. As the lead and hub for the Morris County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), Deirdre’s House brings professionals together to protect children, restore safety, and support healing. By coordinating our expertise and services, we reduce stress and further trauma for children and families.
Trauma-informed
We are dedicated to providing high-quality, trauma-informed, and timely support to every child and family. Our approach is designed to reduce trauma, support caregivers, and ensure that every child has access to the services and care they need.
Accessible
We work to remove barriers to care by providing all services at no cost to the child and family and offering services in both English and Spanish. When transportation is a barrier, we help families access transportation so they can receive the support they need.
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