Residential Intensive Support Team (RIST) - Essex and Hudson County | Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
Resource Name:Residential Intensive Support Team (RIST) - Essex and Hudson County | Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services
address
554 Bloomfield Ave, Ste 201, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Eligibility
Open to residents from Essex or Hudson County who are homeless and are currently on CEPP status at Trenton, Hagedorn, or Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospitals. Applicants must indicate a presence of a major DSM Axis I psychiatric illness and show a need for intensive support in order to maintain independent living.
Required documents
Referral from a participating organization
Hours
Call for information
973-373-0777
Voice
·Main Phone
Application process
Applicants must be on CEPP status at Trenton, Hagedorn, or Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospitals
Fees
Call for information
Service area
Essex County, NJ
Hudson County, NJ
Assists individuals with residential needs in transitioning from hospital to community living by securing permanent housing with state-subsidized rental assistance vouchers, developing wellness goals, and providing personal assistance for education and living skills. Services include: outreach for mental health, substance abuse, and medical services, career counseling, job seeking skills training, psychiatry, wellness nurses, housing specialists, Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse (MICA), and vocational counselors to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.