Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE)

Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services are person-centered, recovery-oriented, mobile behavioral health support services intended to build skills and self-efficacy that promote and facilitate community participation and independence.

Services Offered

The Bridge is excited to provide the following CORE services —

Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR)

  • Assists individuals in improving their functional abilities to the greatest degree possible in settings where they live, work, learn, and socialize.

  • Rehabilitation counseling, skill building, and psychoeducational interventions.

Family Support and Training (FST)

  • Offers instruction, emotional support, and skill building necessary to facilitate engagement and active participation of the family.

  • FST partners with families through a person-centered or person-directed, recovery oriented, trauma-informed approach.

Empowerment Services and Peer Support

  • Non-clinical, peer-delivered services with focus on rehabilitation, recovery, and resilience.

  • Promotes skills for coping with and managing behavioral health symptoms while facilitating the use of natural supports and community resources.

Eligibility

To enroll in CORE, you must be:

  • Enrolled in a Medicaid Managed Care Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) or HIV-Special Needs Plan (SNP)

  • 21 and over

  • Living with a serious mental illness and/or substance use condition

To make a referral, please call us at 212-663-3001 x1372 or email us at outpatientcentralintake@thebridgeny.org using this secure link: https://thebridgeny.leapfile.net/

To find out if CORE is the right fit for you or someone you know, please email coreservices@thebridgeny.org.