New Jersey Selects Carelon As 988 Managing Entity, Starting August 1, 2023

The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) picked Elevance subsidiary, Carelon, to manage the state’s 988 suicide and crisis lifeline system. The contract goes live August 1, 2023, it is valued at $2 million annually.

Carelon is responsible for the following tasks:

Collaborating with all current all current and future independently operated, DMHAS-contracted contact centers into the New Jersey 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline system.
Establishing and maintaining affiliation agreements with any non-contracted 988 Lifeline center.
Serving as liaison between New Jersey 988 Lifeline crisis centers and Vibrant Emotional . . .