Treatments

The Intensive Recovery Treatment Support (IRTS) Program

October 30, 2019 | Innovative Initiatives, Treatments

Launched in 2018, New Jersey’s Intensive Recovery Treatment Support (IRTS) Program is a first-in-the-nation, team-based support initiative designed to provide recovery-focused assessment, linkage to treatment, and comprehensive reentry support for individuals with opioid use disorders (OUDs)....

Read More

Project ECHO

October 8, 2019 | Innovative Initiatives, Treatments

Started in 2003, Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) combines primary and specialty care, linking “expert specialty teams” from an academic hub with primary care physicians (PCPs) in local, often rural, communities. This distance education model enables specialists to train and mentor PCPs to care for patients with complex health conditions....

Read More