Federal grant to NJ for COVID-19-related mental health services
Human Services acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman announced Wednesday the Murphy administration has secured $22.6 million in federal funds to expand and support mental health services, especially in the wake of COVID-19.
The money will go to enhancing crisis stabilization and community integration, with a goal of reducing visits to ERs and inpatient admissions, along with enhancing outreach and treatment that will increase access to community services.
“Many of these programs serve people with persistent mental illnesses that were exasperated by COVID,” said Assistant Commissioner Valerie Mielke of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).