Trenton Psychiatric Hospital

OFFICE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
100 SULLIVAN WAY
TRENTON, NJ 08625
Not reported M - M
School Overview
It is important to clarify that the **Trenton Psychiatric Hospital** is not an academic school, but rather a **state-run psychiatric facility** located in Ewing Township, New Jersey (often associated with the Trenton postal area). Established in 1848 as the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, it holds significant historical importance as the first institution in the United States founded on the principles of the "Kirkbride Plan," which emphasized that architecture and environment were essential components of mental health treatment.

Today, the facility operates under the New Jersey Department of Human Services as a high-security inpatient hospital. It provides long-term psychiatric care, forensic services, and rehabilitation for individuals with severe mental illnesses. While it is not an educational institution in the traditional sense, it functions as a specialized treatment center that maintains historical landmark status due to its origins in the early American movement to reform the humane treatment of the mentally ill.
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School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Not reported
School Type: Alternative School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: Not reported
Shared Time Status: Not reported
District: OFFICE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Phone: (609)633-1500
Grade Range: M - M
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NSLP Participation:1 Not reported
Qualified Free Lunch: N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch: N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade breakdown: M - M