Supporting Client Mental Health in Community-Based Settings
Wednesday • July 08, 2026
1:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
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Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a critical and growing workforce committed to the health and well-being of their neighbors and play an important role in addressing barriers to care, including provider shortages. Through this series, each session will provide online education on key topics related to mental health, legal and community resources, healthcare access, and health literacy. The program is designed to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in helping patients understand their options, navigate complex systems, and connect with appropriate supports, while also strengthening your own wellbeing and resilience.
Whether you are a CHW seeking continuing education, a CHW trainee that’s part of the Colette Lamothe-Galette Community Healthcare Worker Institute (CLG-CHWI), or someone seeking a career change to become a CHW, you are welcome to attend this peer-led education and training series. It is designed to equip you with the information and tools you need to improve the overall health of New Jersey communities. All community health workers and front-line providers are welcome to join the series.
Join a panel of experts in a collaborative series to learn more about mental health, community resources, and navigating the health system.
Complete a pre and post-series assessment and session feedback forms to receive a certificate of completion.
After participating in ECHO, providers will be able to:
Certificates of attendance will be provided to those who complete the pre and post-series assessment along with session feedback forms for each session attended.
In collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health. The Rutgers Project CHW ECHO will reinforce and expand on classroom education provided by the CLG-CHWI.
The NJ Department of Health established the Colette Lamothe-Galette (CLG) Community Health Worker Institute through a NJ Department of Labor Apprenticeship program. The Institute is named in honor of Colette Lamothe-Galette, who unfortunately passed away in 2020 due to COVID-19 complications. The goal of the Institute is to create a standardized Community Health Worker training and certification program, resulting in a robust CHW workforce. This training program helps prepare and deploy an employee faction critical to the recovery and recuperation of New Jerseys’ most vulnerable communities. It creates a needed infrastructure to support CHWs, and the institutions they serve. Through this work, the NJDOH will create career pipelines for CHWs, enhance CHW skill sets and lead sustainability efforts to support this indispensable workforce.
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Rutgers Project ECHO is administered by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School with generous support from NJ Department of Health, NJ Department Human Services, and other funders.