TM2K a behavioral healthcare provider in northern new jersey plans to increase access to improve the quality of mental health and SUD treatment services by expanding to become a ccbhc. - team…

TM2K a behavioral healthcare provider in northern new jersey plans to increase access to improve the quality of mental health and SUD treatment services by expanding to become a ccbhc. - team management 2000 TM2K a provider serving northern new jersey plans to increase access to and improve the quality of mental health and substance use disorder SUD treatment services through becoming a certified community behavioral health clinic, focusing on racial and ethnic minorities with serious mental illness SMI SUD and CO-occurring substance use and mental health disorders COD and HIV. TM2K is a minority-run community based treatment center that has served bergen and essex and passaic counties for 21 years. This project plans to serve 500 individuals in year one and 625 individuals in year two. Because some clients will be served over both years, an estimated 800 total individuals will be served over the course of 2 years. TM2K will expand existing services to serve children and adolescents and families and provide medical care and monitoring. New jersey has significant demands for mental health and addiction treatment services. According to samhsa over 54000 individuals in this TRI county area did not receive needed treatment for mental illness in 2018. Expanding resources at this local treatment center will enhance outcomes for these vulnerable members of the community. The primary goals for this project are to improve direct access to services for emergency and non-emergent individuals and to retain clients in medical and treatment services and to reduce/abstain from substance use and to reduce psychological distress and improve stability in housing and employment and improve medical health for hypertensive and diabetic clients and obtain viral suppression for HIV positive clients. TM2K will provide crisis mental health services and emergency crisis intervention services HIV and hepatitis a b and c screenings and comprehensive outpatient mental health and substance use services. They will provide outpatient and intensive outpatient and medication assisted treatment. TM2K will provide coordinated outpatient clinic primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risks. Required screenings for children and adults will be conducted. Psychological evaluation and psychiatric evaluation and medication management including psychotropic medication management will be offered by the provider to all clients. Evidence-based interventions will be used including motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy and seeking safety and assertive community treatment and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. Services provided include individual therapy and family therapy and group therapy and intensive outpatient and crisis intervention. TM2K will provide continuing care groups and peer support staff to assist with recovery challenges. TM2K will also provide extensive case management for all clients.