Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Population of Focus: Adolescents aged 12-17 and transitional aged youth aged 18-21 with substance use disorders (SUD) and/or co-occurring substance use disorders and mental disorders (COD) and their families and primary caregivers. Geographic Catchment Area: Ocean and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey Strategies/Interventions: HMH's Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry is positioned to integrate and enhance existing services and address the defined need of the population of focus. HMH clinical departments and healthcare providers, as well as representatives from community agencies such as schools and county juvenile justice systems serving the population of focus, will be engaged in the project to ensure that adolescents and transitional aged youth experiencing SUD and/or COD are referred to HMH to initiate SUD and COD screening and integrated treatment. Expanded services include (1) personnel specifically dedicated to address SUD and COD, (2) a comprehensive, evidence-based program for intervention and treatment, and (3) technology to support the population of focus in SUD and/or COD treatment. Goals and Measurable Objectives: Three program goals each have underlying specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-driven objectives to ensure project success: Goal 1: Establish a comprehensive and consistent system of screening, early intervention, and treatment for SUD and COD in adolescents and transitional aged youth from the catchment area. Goal 2: Incorporate activities that engage patient families/primary caretakers in treatment into the comprehensive and consistent SUD and COD screening, early intervention, and treatment services. Goal 3: Establish evidence-based practices and treatment for the population of focus who receive comprehensive and consistent screening, early intervention, and treatment for SUD and COD. Number of Individuals Served: 450 individuals over 5 years (50 in Year 1, 100 each in Years 2-5). Abstract: The epicenter of the opioid crisis in New Jersey is Ocean County and neighboring communities, including Monmouth County. With a shortage of board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists and few agencies providing early intervention services, youth are at risk for problems related to substance use and drug-related death. Hackensack Meridian Health proposes an integrated program informed by evidence-based practices to screen, diagnose, and provide comprehensive early intervention services to 450 adolescents and transitional aged youth over a five-year period.
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