Community Relations

Brotherhood Health Initiative

In November, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, through its New Jersey Health Initiatives program, awarded $450,000 to The Brotherhood Health Initiative. The initiative is part of the NJMS Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. Although only two years old, The Brotherhood Health Initiative has made a significant impact on the local community through its dedication to helping minority youth.
The program creates a safety net for at-risk urban minority males by providing case management, targeted outreach and prevention services. This proactive approach helps youth by providing assessments of their social services needs, follow-up on referrals and peer group sessions. To date, more than 80 young males have participated in the program.