Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
Samantha Santiago is a dedicated wellness clinician currently providing evidence-based, trauma-informed outpatient therapy at Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services since February 2023. Prior to this role, Samantha served as an intake counselor at Spectrum Health, where evaluations of mental health and substance use severity were conducted to inform treatment plans. Experience as a CADC intern at Khaleidoscope Health Care Inc involved similar responsibilities of assessing client needs and goal setting. Earlier in the career, Samantha worked as a student advisor at TriAd Media Solutions, and as a server at Dorrians Red Hand. Additionally, Samantha gained valuable experience as a counseling intern at the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County, focusing on supervising peers and children's interactions. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, both from New Jersey City University, complemented by an Associate of Arts in Psychology from Hudson County Community College.
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.