Program areas at Newbridge Services
Counseling - NEWBRIDGE SERVICES' LICENSED AND CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH ADDICTION, MENTAL ILLNESS AND PERSONAL PROBLEMS OF ALL KINDS, AND GET THEIR LIVES ON TRACK. FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED, NEWBRIDGE HELPS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES HEAL FROM TRAUMA. NEWBRIDGE SENIOR ASSISTANCE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (SAIL) CONNECTS SENIORS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES SO THEY CAN REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES, AND MONITORS THEIR WELL-BEING THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT AND IN-HOME COUNSELING FOR SOME. NEWBRIDGE DAY TREATMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORT ADULTS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTANT MENTAL ILLNESSES, PROVIDING A SAFE, ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY PARTICIPATE IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, HAVE REGULAR VISITS WITH PSYCHIATRISTS AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND ENJOY SOCIAL INTERACTION.
Housing - NEWBRIDGE SERVICES CREATED AND MANAGES 80 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER NONPROFITS HAVE CALLED UPON NEWBRIDGE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP SPECIALIZED HOUSING. NEWBRIDGE PROVIDES HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED AROUND-THE-CLOCK, ON-SITE ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY WITH SUPPORT SERVICES. NEWBRIDGE ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH PERSISTENT AND CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS, ALLOWING THEM TO LIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Education - NEWBRIDGE SERVICES OFFERS AN ARRAY OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLCHILDREN LEARN TO DEAL WITH BULLIES, STAND UP TO PEER PRESSURE AND RECOGNIZE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS IN THEMSELVES AND FRIENDS THROUGH NEWBRIDGE SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS. NEWBRIDGE JOBS PLUS HELPS YOUNG ADULTS EARN THEIR NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS AND PREPARE FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS. NEWBRIDGE TRAINS EDUCATORS AND ADULTS IN SUICIDE PREVENTION, SELF-CARE, AND HOW TO HELP STUDENTS COPE WITH STRESSORS. NEWBRIDGE TRAINS ADULTS IN BOTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID SO THEY KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HOW TO REACT TO THEM.