Program Overview

Program/Practice Name: Work First New Jersey Substance Abuse Initiative (WFNJ-SAI)

Agency Name: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of New Jersey (NCADD-NJ)

Contact Information:
Annette Riordan, Psy.D.
Work First New Jersey Substance Abuse Initiative
6 Quakertown Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0716

Type of Program/Practice: The SAI program is based on managed care principles. SAI provides independent assessment and case management to augment treatment, a continuum of services, and fee-for-service reimbursement to substance abuse providers. Care coordinators work to provide coordinated care to welfare recipients. The primary goals of the program are to reduce substance abuse as a barrier to employment, ensure uniform assessment of substance abuse severity throughout the client population, decrease fragmentation of treatment services among providers offering various levels of care, and maintain and utilize a continuum of treatment services integrated with work activities.