Expanding integrated screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) across atlantic, burlington, and camden counties - legacy treatment services will implement an integrated SBIRT…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Legacy Treatment Services Inc. $995,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

Legacy will implement an integrated Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program across Atlantic, Burlington, and Camden Counties, New Jersey, serving a population of approximately 1.56 million. The project will serve 800 individuals in Year 1 and 6,000 over five years, with more than half consisting of adolescents and young adults ages 12–21 with chronic or complex health conditions. Participants include individuals with risky substance use, co-occurring behavioral health disorders, and social service needs.

The program delivers universal screening, motivational interviewing, brief treatment, care coordination, family education, recovery support, telehealth, and mobile outreach. Project objectives include screening 6,000 individuals, implementing standardized SBIRT across all sites, providing brief intervention to at least 90 percent of eligible participants, completing coordinated referrals for 90 percent accepting treatment, and monitoring outcomes through continuous quality improvement. Goals are to increase early identification, expand access to evidence-based services, improve treatment engagement, strengthen coordinated systems of care, and improve recovery outcomes.

Performance occurs in Hainesport Township, New Jersey. The award period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.

Expanding integrated screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) across atlantic, burlington, and camden counties - legacy treatment services will implement an integrated SBIRT program across atlantic, burlington, and camden counties, new jersey, serving a population of approximately 1.56 million. The project will serve 800 individuals in year 1 and 6,000 over five years, with more than half consisting of adolescents and young adults ages 12-21 with chronic or complex health conditions. Participants include individuals with risky substance use, CO-occurring behavioral health disorders, and social service needs. Strategies include universal screening, motivational interviewing, brief treatment, care coordination, family education, recovery support, telehealth, and mobile outreach. The porject's goals are to increase early identification, expand access to evidence-based services, improve treatment engagement, strengthen coordinated systems of care, and improve recovery outcomes. Objectives include screening 6,000 individuals, implementing standardized SBIRT across all sites, providing brief intervention to at least 90% of eligible participants, completing coordinated referrals for 90% accepting treatment, and monitoring outcomes through continuous quality improvement.