NJ Mental Health Report Card

Grades by Category

I. Health Promotion and Measurement: C (25% of Total Grade)

Basic measures, such as the number of programs delivering evidence-based practices, emergency room wait-times, and the quantity of psychiatric beds by setting.

II. Financing & Core Treatment/Recovery Services: C (45% of Total Grade)

A variety of financing measures, such as whether Medicaid reimburses providers for all, or part of evidence-based practices; and more.

III. Consumer & Family Empowerment: B ( 15% of Total Grade)

Includes measures such as consumer and family access to essential information from the state, promotion of consumer-run programs, and family and peer education and support.

IV. Community Integration and Social Inclusion: D (15% of Total Grade)

Includes activities that require collaboration among state mental health agencies and other state agencies and systems.