New Jersey S1891 requires DHS to establish a five-year pilot program for START services for adults with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
New Jersey S1891 mandates the Department of Human Services (DHS) to create a five-year pilot program to provide coordinated systemic, therapeutic, assessment, resource, and treatment (START) services to eligible adults. Eligible adults are defined as those with both developmental disabilities and mental illness who are eligible for DHS services. The pilot program aims to develop community partnerships and service linkages to ensure timely START services and provide therapeutic respite homes for crisis prevention and stabilization.
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