Tuesday, April 29, 2025
4/29/2025
Wellness Collaborative Care Program - Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services, a large NJ behavioral health agency, is joining forces with a Federally Qualified Health Center- The Neighborhood Health Services Corporation (NHSC), and the UMDNJ-SHRP Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions to implement a Wellness Collaborative Care Program model for individuals with mental illnesses facing health disparities and co-occurring medical conditions. The four key components are: 1) a collaborate care model of primary care, 2) a pilot health home, 3) wellness promotion supports and interventions, and 4) workforce enhancements to deliver evidence-based health and wellness services. This project will enable Bridgeway to become the health home for the ethnically and racially diverse people we serve, supplementing our existing housing, employment, education, and behavioral health services. The project goal is to increase access to, and coordination of, appropriate physical and mental health services and other wellness promotion supports and resources for at least 600 adults with mental illnesses and physical health risks. The primary project objectives are: 1. Establish a Wellness Collaborative Care model to address the needs of adults who are not receiving regular access to primary care services or wellness promotion supports. 2. Establish an effective structure and process for community based mental health provider agencies to function as a self-sustaining Health Home by integrating primary care services within Bridgeway programs and service teams. 3. Determine the effectiveness of our Wellness Collaborative Care model to support engagement in services to address wellness and physical health challenges. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of our Wellness Collaborative model to improve physical health status, quality of life, achieve NOMS outcomes, and attainment of client goals. 5. Create an electronic health (EHR) record that facilitates the flow of information.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).