Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
SERV Centers of New Jersey plans to implement the Partners in Wellness CCBHC program in Passaic County to facilitate consumer connections to and provision of quality treatment and recovery supports, so that individuals with complex needs can experience their valued place in the community with improved health and wellness. We plan to engage 100 new consumers into behavioral health (BH) treatment and/or support services in Year 1, totaling 115 in Year 2. Passaic County and its surrounding areas are a region of Northern New Jersey that is afflicted by high rates of incarceration, homelessness, and poverty, all of which influence the high prevalence of BH issues in relation to NJ and the US. This region has also been hit hard by the opioid crisis with high rates of related admissions. Our target population for CCBHC services includes children, adolescents, and adults in Passaic who experience SMI, SED and/or substance use (SU) disorders. There are only 104 mental health (MH) providers per 100,000 population in Passaic County, in contrast to 187 statewide and 214 nationwide. Given low MH provider rates in the county, screening, assessment, and treatment needs for children and adults are inadequate. A 2016 county needs assessment found that 5.3% of survey respondents (about 27,000 Passaic residents) were unable to obtain MH services in the past year; 52.7% perceived substance use to be a major problem; and 29.4% identified MH services as difficult to access in the community. Partners in Wellness aims to catch the consumers with acute needs, as well as those who may fall through the cracks and cannot access existing NJ BH services; either the NJ services under the Division of Mental Health and Addictions Services are too intensive and limited to those with higher acuity, or consumers may be well-functioning enough to be ineligible for wraparound/case management supportsyet need them to maintain stability in the community. Our approach to providing the required activities offers comprehensive, person-centered and culturally appropriate services to vulnerable populations in need of BH supports, that are tailored and managed based on individual/family needs, risk and level of functioning. Partners in Wellness plans to target a wide range of access points to maximize screening opportunities for adults and children who need services. In service of our primary goal, our objectives aim to: improve mental health outcomes and community tenure through our provision of individualized care coordination and wraparound supports; facilitate access to BH services for those who need them; improve treatment and service quality through person-centered planning and delivery of high-quality services as an integral component of a successful consumer support network. Recognizing that successful treatment outcomes are guided and fortified by recovery supports, we will use evidence-based approaches to empower consumers to activate their personal agency in setting and achieving their own goals in employment, housing, education, and family/social relationships that bolster their quality of life.
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