Category: Cranbury Press Calendar
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Business leader seminar focuses on a drug-free workplace
New Jersey business leaders interested in maintaining a safe, healthy and drug-free workplace are invited to participate in a free statewide webinar on Legal Issues for a Drug-Free Workplace from 1-2 p.m. June 2, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ). The webinar, hosted by PDFNJ’s workplace prevention program, Drugs Don’t Work in…
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Virtual support group offers ‘check in’ to those suffering from mental illness
Southern Jersey Family Support Group will hold a virtual workshop for family members with a loved one with mental illness from 7-9 p.m. on May 21. NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and AACT-Now (African American Community Together NOW) will hold the Mental Health Month Check In featuring Donna Williams and Melance Walker. The…
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Burlington County CIT coordinator will discuss dealing with law enforcement during a mental health crisis
NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and AACT-NOW (African American Community Together NOW) will hold a webinar, Successfully Dealing With Law Enforcement During a Mental Health Crisis, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on May 19. The virtual workshop, led by Jarrod Broadway, CIT coordinator for Burlington County, will be followed by a support group session facilitated…
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NAMI NJ webinar series offers information on crisis planning, dealing with law enforcement
The NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) webinar series continues with Crisis Planning for Families from 1-2 p.m. on May 20. The webinar will provide family members and caregivers with tools to help their loved one during a mental health crisis. There will be a panel with a family member and a Crisis Intervention…
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Edison site to test asymptomatic COVID patients
Beginning on May 20, Middlesex County will open COVID-19 testing to both symptomatic and asymptomatic residents at the Edison drive thru testing site. Testing is free and by appointment only, booked up to three days in advance of the testing date. Residents can book an appointment by visiting middlesexcountynj.gov/covid19testing or calling 732-745-3100. The registration form is available in…
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Healthcare workers, caregivers invited to attend virtual support group meetings
New Jersey Hope and Healing, through The Mental Health Association in New Jersey in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Disaster and Terrorism Branch, is offering a Crisis Counseling Program through a FEMA grant. The Caregivers and Healthcare Workers Support Group will be held at…
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May 14 is Census Day of Action
This Thursday, May 14, is a statewide Census Day of Action to gather accurate Census data that will be instrumental in helping to address the effects of COVID-19 through related federal funding that would be associated to recovery. To participate, call at least five friends, neighbors or family members to see how they are doing.…
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Learn about how to handle lung cancer treatment during COVID pandemic
The East Brunswick Public Library’s Lunch ’n’ Learn with the Doctor Series will feature Cancer During COVID: Lung Cancer from noon to 1 p.m. May 15, with Dr. Todd Flannery, radiation oncologist with Princeton Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Michael Nissenblatt, medical oncologist with Regional Cancer Care Associates, Central Jersey. Topics include diagnosing lung cancer, determining…
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NAMI NJ offers webinar in English and Spanish about benefits programs
NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will offer a webinar from 11 a.m. to noon on May 13 about the federal and state benefits program changes during the COVID-19 emergency. Learn about changes to various programs including Medicare and Medicaid due to the pandemic from speaker Phillip Lubitz. A webinar in Spanish will be…
