Trinitas CARES Program at Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Crisis Assessment Response and Enhanced Services — CARES
888-393-3007
Trinitas' CARES program exists to serve individuals anywhere in New Jersey with developmental disabilities in mental health or behavioral crises. We have staff who work out of regional offices in various parts of the state who provide support to people who are in crisis wherever they are located. We work with clients and their families, and staff and mental health providers, by offering the following:
- Clinical Crisis assessment to Screening/ERs during the day shifts
- Direct consultation and clinical support to families and Mental health/DD agencies, including group homes, other residential placements, day programs, emergency rooms, and anywhere clients receive services.
- Technical support to families, sponsors, DD and mental health service providers
- Link-up with relevant resources
- Training for consumers, families, first responders, sponsors and service providers
- Consultations at psychiatric inpatient units statewide
- Project Echo Collaborative Learning and Training Series
- High Acuity Critical Case review ECHO
CARES (Crisis Assessment Response and Enhanced Services) was initiated in 2016 through a grant by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). CARES replaces the former Trinitas SCCAT program. CARES provides crisis response and stabilization services for a period up to 120 days for adults ages 21 and older with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To make a referral, consult and or to access our 24/7 referral line , please call 888-393-3007, toll-free.
All referrals/calls to CARES during business hours are answered by the crisis response clinicians who will gather the necessary information. We will advise you about next steps, including phone support and/or arranging in-person assessment. Whether you're calling on behalf of a consumer as a friend, family member or staff, CARES will work with you to get to the heart of the matter and provide whatever information or services are needed. All call received after-hours or weekends are answered by our after-hour answering service agents, who will gather all the referral information and triage for CARES response.
