FAQ: Substance Use Treatment

Substance Use Treatment 

How does Wraparound help youth with substance use challenges?

• The Wraparound Model of Care is based on wrapping a team of community and natural supports around the youth and family, empowering them to improve quality in all life domains, such as social, emotional and financial domains of life (which are often affected by the use of substances for a youth and their family). Additionally, the Wraparound Model of Care values youth & family voice and choice and the development of an individualized service plan, which leads to increased empowerment and self-direction of youth and families regarding their treatment process.

• Wraparound compliments the treatment of substance use disorders, while also promoting sustained recovery due to an increased level of community-based support through interventions such as:

  • Improving parenting skills to promote prevention

  • Increasing appropriate social outlets

  • Increased care coordination to assure appropriate treatment is accessed

What Substance Use treatment services does NJ Children's System of Care offer to families?

• PerformCare provides more in-depth information on treatment, services, and consent. 

I think my child is misusing substance and may need treatment - what do I do?

• Call PerformCare 1-877-652-7624 the contracted system administrator for the NJ Children's System of Care to determine eligibility for services.
• Appropriate assessment is the first step in obtaining the right treatment. Youth authorized for a BioPsychoSocial (BPS assessment) through PerformCare are also able to receive a substance use screening as part of the assessment, when indicated. PerformCare utilizes the ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) criteria for making clinical decisions about what type of service is most appropriate. These decisions are made by Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LCADCs) with appropriate specialized training. The Children's System of Care has contracts with youth-serving Substance Treatment Providers throughout the State that can provide this level of care at no cost to you.
• If your youth is admitted to one of the contracted facilities, your youth and family are also linked with a care manager and receive wraparound services. Similarly, if your youth is already receiving support from Capitol County Children's Collaborative, and you now suspect may be misusing substances, we encourage you to bring this to the attention of your Care Manager in order to discuss available supports and services matching your child's needs.