Page 228
N.J.A.C. 10:90-5.15 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024
NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 5. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
§ 10:90-5.15 Mental Health Initiative
(a) Mental health and employment readiness services are available through the Work First New Jersey Mental Health Initiative (MHI). The MHI provides services to WFNJ recipients who are experiencing mental health barriers to self-sufficiency. 1. WFNJ recipients enrolled in the MHI are eligible to receive mental health services provided and/or arranged by a Mental Health Case Manager who is a trained mental health clinician from a contracted agency, and employment readiness services provided by an employment specialist from an agency associated with the Division of Mental Health Services' Supported Employment Program and/or coordinated with the One-Stop Career Centers (OSCC). i. Mental health services arranged for may include, but are not limited to, psychiatric evaluation and medication, out-patient counseling, or partial care/psychosocial rehabilitation. ii. Employment services may include, but are not limited to, vocational readiness determination, career profiling, community-based occupational exploration, job- seeking skills, alternative work experience with support, support plan development, and individualized job placement. (b) A participant's hours spent in treatment provided by and/or arranged through the MHI may count towards the required hours of a work activity. 1. For WFNJ recipients required to participate in a work activity, mental health treatment counts as a participant's work activity only if the mental health case manager assesses the recipient and monitors the participant's treatment. (c) A WFNJ recipient who appears to have a mental health barrier and appears to meet the eligibility criteria for the program shall be asked to complete the form MHI-1, WFNJ Mental Health Initiative Questionnaire. Completion of this form is voluntary. If the results of the MHI-1 indicate a mental heath barrier, the recipient shall be referred to the MHI for an assessment by a Mental Health Case Manager. 1. A mental health assessment shall be administered to each WFNJ recipient referred to the program by a trained mental health clinician using recognized DMHS Intensive Case Management Services assessment protocols.