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Follow on Google News | Collaboration of Behavioral Health Care Plus Addiction Treatment is a Turning Point for Two New JerCare Plus NJ, Inc. of Paramus and Turning Point of Paterson have announced an affiliation, offering collaborative treatment and referral services for their clients with mental health and/or substance abuse issues.
By: Care Plus NJ As stated by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), six out of ten people with a substance abuse disorder also suffer from some form of mental illness. To recover fully, the person needs treatment for both conditions. This affiliation will provide a continuum of services for each organization’ “It is our mission at Care Plus to provide both the quality and variety of services that will enable our clients to meet a positive outcome,” stated Joe Masciandaro, President and CEO of Care Plus NJ, Inc. “This affiliation will allow us to offer treatment to our mental health clients who are struggling with addiction, or provide a seamless referral to those that come to us looking for help with a substance abuse problem. An affiliation with an organization like Turning Point – with their unique combination of compassion and clinical excellence – is perfectly aligned with our mission and will give our clients the best possible platform for recovery.” “We are very pleased to be entering into this partnership with Care Plus; they are a stellar organization,” Masciandaro also noted that this was the first affiliation like this in the area. With the changes in state and federal funding, it has happened at the “perfect time to ensure a complete continuum of care for each agency’s clients,” he stated. “These types of strategic collaborations are the future of behavioral health across the country, but especially in New Jersey where changes in funding for critical programs has changed drastically. This partnership brings together the best of both agencies, making each of us more viable and relevant, and ultimately providing the best quality services. Collaboration between mental health and addiction programs is long overdue and can only improve our work and outcomes for our clients,” Dr. Guantez concluded. Care Plus NJ, Inc. was established as Mid-Bergen Community Mental Health Center, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, on January 5, 1978 to provide “high quality, low cost” mental health services. The agency has since grown to 23 sites across northern New Jersey, and will touch the lives of nearly 20,000 people this year. As the leading provider of recovery-focused mental health care, family services, and integrated primary care, their services address the unique needs of individuals with a holistic approach to recovery and overall wellness. Care Plus has been continually accredited by The Joint Commission since 1995. In the 2011 Mental Health Corporations of America, Inc. (MHCA) Customer Satisfaction Survey, Care Plus ranked number one amongst all member organizations for a third time, ranking in the top three for the past nine years in which they participated. For more information, visit http://www.CarePlusNJ.org Turning Point first opened a 10-bed residential program for men on March 17, 1975 in Cedar Grove. Over the years, they have responded to the complex treatment needs of substance abusers, and grown to treating more than 2,000 men and women a year for alcohol and drug addiction, and their co-occuring disorders, at their state-of-the- End
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