New Jersey Hospitals Reach Out to Patients to Reduce ER Visits

New Jersey hospitals reach out to patients to reduce ER visits
The problem, Brenner said, is that his model is hard to replicate because the country's health care system is not designed to handle complexities such as alcoholism, drug addiction, mental health problems and other socioeconomic barriers that prevent … Read more on NJ.com

NJ lawmakers eye treatment options for heroin abuse
It is the opposite in New Jersey where — Foster said, citing a 2005 study by the center — 3 cents of every dollar was spent on substance-abuse prevention and treatment, while the remaining 97 cents went to “shovel up after the fact — in our jails … Read more on Vineland Daily Journal

Panel sounds fresh warning over human trafficking
Leslie R. Harrison, of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Moorestown; and Dr. Mario Tommasi of South Jersey-based Community Treatment Solutions. … With its access to airports, seaports and highways and its location between the two … Read more on Cherry Hill Courier Post