The Middlefields Group Home opened its doors to residents on January 31, 1980. The program is operated by Middlesex County under the auspices of the Middlesex County Department of Youth Services. Middlefields is a treatment program designed for adjudicated male juvenile delinquents as well as appropriate residential referrals through the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services. Operating within the setting of a group home, the program is designed to provide treatment to youths involved with or at risk of involvement with the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Part. Middlefields has been specifically designed to service chronic juvenile offenders who have not successfully adjusted to prior placements, such as, probation, community programs, etc.