Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Learn about the New Jersey Addiction Treatment System of Care with our Doors to Recovery video series, featuring the personal stories of three New Jersey residents who confronted addiction in themselves or their immediate families.

The intent of the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) is to respond to individuals who have been reversed from opioid overdoses (by police, emergency responders, or friends/family) and are subsequently treated at hospital emergency departments as a result of the reversal.  DMHAS, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (GCADA) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) have collaborated to provide funding for the 2-year project.
 
OORP utilizes Recovery Specialists and Patient Navigators to engage the individuals reversed from an opioid overdose to provide non- clinical assistance, recovery supports and appropriate referrals for assessment and substance use disorder treatment.   The Recovery Specialists and Patient Navigators also maintain follow-up with these individuals for a minimum of 8 weeks after the initial contact.  Recovery services provided for these individuals are fundamentally strengths-based.  Additionally, Recovery Coaches and Patient Navigators deliver or assertively link individuals to appropriate and culturally-specific services and provide support and resources throughout the process.  At minimum, recovery specialists are accessible and on-call from Thursday evenings through Monday mornings.
 
OORP is currently in operation in 20 of the state's 21 counties, with the exception of Hunterdon County.

View OORP Provider List

The Division funds two primary housing options. Recovery Housing and Supportive Housing.

Recovery Housing

Oxford Houses in New Jersey are democratically run, self-supported, drug-free living environments for clients needing housing during or post-treatment. No direct treatment or clinical services are provided within these homes, but all individual members attend 12-Step meetings and may be encouraged to utilize outside professionals whenever it is likely to enhance recovery from alcoholism.

For more information on Oxford Houses, please contact Christine Scalise at (609) 292-7293 or Christine.Scalise@dhs.state.nj.us.

Supportive Housing

The supportive housing model and services are designed to meet the specific needs of intravenous drug users who are participating in a sterile syringe access program. For this program, supportive housing means housing enriched with services.

For more information on other housing options, please contact Harry Reyes at (609) 984-3209 or Harry.Reyes@dhs.state.nj.us.

Recovery Support Services (RSSs) are non-clinical services that assist individuals and families to recover from alcohol or drug problems. They include social support, linkage to and coordination among allied service providers, and a full range of services that facilitate recovery and wellness contributing to an improved quality of life. These services can be staged flexibly and may be provided prior to, during, and after treatment. RSSs may be provided in conjunction with treatment, and as separate and distinct services, to individuals and families who desire and need them. RSSs may be delivered by peers, professionals, faith-based and community-based groups, and others.

The following is a limited list of providers and resources that are available to assist those in the recovery community:

Competitive work in integrated work settings for mentally ill individuals for whom competitive employment has not traditionally occurred or has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a severe disability and who, because of the nature and severity of their disability, need intensive supported employment services and extended support services.

Provides direct services and support in educational coaching so that consumers may enter and succeed in educational opportunities. SED also serves as an information clearinghouse for consumers, families, colleges, and providers within a geographical area. Direct service may include the provisions of supported educational coaching services provided directly to the consumer in the educational setting. The services also include enrollment and registration assistance, teaching study skills, illness management and recovery skills particularly related to school, assistance and advocacy in obtaining "reasonable accommodations" from the school.

Essex, Hudson, Middlesex & Union Counties
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
1023 Commerce Avenue, 2nd Floor
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 687-9666

Bergen, Morris & Passaic Counties
St. Clare's Health System
50 Morris Avenue
Denville, NJ 07834
(973) 625-7070

Camden & Gloucester Counties
Mental Health Association of Southwest NJ
217 Black Horse Pike
Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
(856) 522-0639, ext. 205

Atlantic, Monmouth & Ocean Counties
Preferred Behavioral Health of NJ
725 Airport Road
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 367-5439