Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
Robert Edes has a diverse work experience in the behavioral health and community support sectors. Robert is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services since January 2022. Prior to that, they held the position of Director of Administrative Services at Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services from September 2015.
From 2009 to 2015, Robert worked at Volunteers of America-Greater New York, where they held various roles. Robert started as the Business Manager for Northern New Jersey, responsible for managing the fiscal and operational performance of programs serving youth and adults. Later, they were promoted to Assistant Vice-President of Community Support and Behavioral Health for Northern New Jersey. In this role, they directed community-based programs providing housing, intervention, and support services to various populations. Robert mobilized staffs, developed partnerships, and implemented fiscal best practices to maximize funding impact.
Prior to their time at Volunteers of America-Greater New York, Robert served as the Director of Community Corrections and Outreach Services at the same organization starting in 2002.
Robert Edes holds a Master of Public Affairs degree in Public Administration & Finance from the University of Connecticut. Robert also has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Criminal Justice from Westfield State University. Additionally, they have obtained a Certificate in Professional Security Management from John Jay College (CUNY), a Certificate in Not For Profit Accounting from New York University, and a Certificate in Not for Profit Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame. However, no specific start or end years for these educational pursuits were provided.
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
The life-changing results that individuals served by Bridgeway experience have been made possible through a unique operational philosophy for programming which has been to deliver comprehensive wellness services through a multi-disciplinary team-based approach in which the personal goals and challenges of each individual became the guiding informant for care plans. Bridgeway has been the leader in keeping people out of institutionalized care, and in their communities, where 24/7 rehabilitative care for mental illness is more successful. List of Bridgeway Programs: PACT - Program of Assertive Community Treatment RIST - Residential Intensive Support Team MESH - Medically Enhanced Supportive Housing Bridge to Wellness Primary Care Supportive Housing and Enhanced Supportive Housing Supported Education ICMS - Integrated Case Management Services Partial Care – Day Rehabilitation Program Employment/Career Services JIS – Justice Involved Services PATH, Homeless Outreach Crisis Intervention Services – 30 day outpatient crisis center PESS – Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services, 24 hour hotline HOST - Homeless Outreach Support Team, focusing on transition aged youth Please visit www.bridgewayrehab.org , click on Programs by County for contact information for each program location.