Trinitas Regional Medical Center recently announced the consolidation of all major treatments into a single, customized delivery system – one that now includes esketamine and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). The advanced approach to mental health services complements a future-focused rethinking of how mood disorders are evaluated and treated.
Regional Medical Center received a $3,719,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Mental Health Services to support their behavioral health and psychiatry program, which has grown into one of the largest hospital-based mental health centers in New Jersey over the past 50 years.
The purpose of this grant is to award funds to exceptional organizations offering mental health services so they can continue to bring high-quality services to their communities.
These federal funds will be used to help expand and increase operations of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) at Trinitas. The CCBHC model alleviates decades-old challenges that have led to a crisis in providing access to mental health and addiction care.
This funding will benefit TRAC (Transitions Requiring Active Coordination), a program designed identify adult Union County residents who have had an acute psychiatric crisis and are in need of community services, including psychiatric, medical, and substance use, as well as the range of social determinant issues that complicate community stability, housing, social services, legal, Medicaid, transportation, etc.
“The program ensures that these individuals in need receive fully integrated care on an ongoing basis to help stabilize them in the community and reduce hospitalizations,” says James McCreath, Ph.D., Vice President Behavioral Health & Psychiatry at Trinitas.
The program, set to launch in March, will operate seven days a week, providing outreach to community sites as needed.
The Trinitas Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry provides treatment to patients of all ages, as well as family-based services. The Center offers a 98-bed inpatient facility and a specialized unit for adults with mental or developmental disabilities. Trinitas provides more than 200,000 outpatient visits each year. The team of practitioners, including several bilingual team members, encompasses every facet of mental health service needs: Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Licensed Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Creative Arts Therapists and many other types of professionals are available to treat patients. Specialized Services include parenting groups, women’s services, geropsychiatry, an adolescent residential program, and programs for individuals with HIV. Survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse can also receive specialized care, as can juvenile offenders or persons requiring justice-involved services.
Trinitas Regional Medical Center is one New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive hospital-based Behavioral Health providers. Reach out today to learn more: 908-994-7552.
About Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Trinitas Regional Medical Center was established in 2000 following the consolidation of Elizabeth General Medical Center and St. Elizabeth Hospital. Trinitas, a major center for comprehensive health services for those who live and work in Central New Jersey, is a Catholic teaching medical center sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in partnership with Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation. With 12 Centers of Excellence across the continuum of care, Trinitas has distinguished itself in cardiology, cancer care, behavioral health, renal care, nursing education, diabetes management, wound healing, breast health, seniors healthcare, women's healthcare and sleep medicine.
Contact Information
Doug Harris
908-994-5138
dharris@trinitas.org
Yolanda Fleming
908-994-5139
Yfleming@trinitas.org