New South Jersey clinic opens to bridge health care gaps for people leaving jails and prisons

About 86% of county jails now offer methadone or buprenorphine, medications that are effective in treating opioid use disorder.

Starting this year, the returning local chapter will provide support and education for people in the county dealing with mental illnesses as well as their families.

Chester County hopes to deploy the mobile mental health crisis teams starting July 2023 as part of a new three-pillar approach to mental and behavioral health services.