Camden Coaltion: Updated 1/16/25 The New Jersey Safety Net Innovation Proposal (NJ SNIP), funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and administered by the Camden Coalition, supports nonprofit healthcare organizations working to improve access, quality and outcomes for people living with serious mental illness. Through two years of funding and technical support, participating organizations are strengthening programs, expanding access to care and addressing critical needs in communities across New Jersey. Oaks Integrated Care was selected as a NJ SNIP Cohort II grantee for its Mobile Health and Wellness Services project. Through this initiative, Oaks is expanding access to integrated mental health and wellness services using a mobile unit connected to its Certified Community Behavioral Health Center, helping reduce transportation and [...]

Feb. 6, 2024 | TAPinto Montclair (MONTCLAIR, NJ) – Montclair Township and several other local community organizations are set to receive federal funding as part of the annual community grant programs, as announced by officials this week. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (sixth from right) announced that the Township of Montclair and Succeed2gether, SOFIA, Oaks Integrated Care, Family Promise and MNDC from Montclair were among 10 Essex County municipalities and 30 community organizations that received a total of about $5.7 million from the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Services Grant program on Wednesday, January 31st. READ MORE

Jan. 4, 2024 | NJ Insider (TRENTON) – New Jersey Human Services is enhancing the statewide emergency services programs that support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Commissioner Sarah Adelman today announced the Department has awarded contracts to Community Options, Inc., Community Access Unlimited and Oaks Integrated Care to operate emergency capacity services (ECS) programs throughout the state. ECS programs support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including those with acute behavioral needs who require immediate residential and day program support. This funding enables emergency, short-term support to be available for admissions seven days per week, 365 days a year with 24-hour coverage provided. READ MORE

September 5, 2023 | WHYY When students at most Camden County schools experience a mental health crisis, they need to get evaluations and clearances before they can return to class. Most cases don’t require a hospital admission for a student to receive treatment, but with few other options for quick evaluations and clearances, many students and their families end up in emergency departments. During the last school year, Camden County schools referred students in crisis to emergency rooms at Jefferson Health, Cooper University Health Care, and Virtua Health approximately 2,500 times, according to county officials. READ MORE

August 23, 2023 | Tap Into Camden  CAMDEN, NJ – A Camden Coalition program that addresses behavioral health needs was one of 10 winners out of 427 entrants in a federal agency's national competition this month. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognized the organizations that provide "exciting approaches to effective outreach and engage with racial and ethnic underserved individuals in order to foster behavioral health equity throughout the country." The challenge prize for each is $50,000. A lot of the Coalition's Pledge to Connect program's work is trying new approaches to assist individuals with complex needs, Leigh Wilson-Hall, the Coalition's associate director of clinical redesign initiatives, told TAPinto Camden in an interview. It is meant to recognize individuals who [...]