Category: News Transcript Calendar
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Saint Peter’s University Hospital offers series of virtual lectures based on adolescent and family issues
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is hosting a free virtual lecture series on adolescent and family health issues. The first event in the series, “Adolescents and Ways to Safely Socialize,” will be presented virtually from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 via Zoom. Dr. Susan Brill-Goldberg, chief of the Division of…
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NAMI New Jersey provides mental health support during Black History Month
February is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating achievements and excellence of African Americans in the United States and Canada. The 95th Annual Black History theme by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity, which, after the challenges and resulting health, economic and…
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News Transcript Datebook, Feb. 3
• Citizens for Informed Land Use, in conjunction with Holmdel’s Green Team, will host a Zoom talk about New Jersey’s Plastic Pollution Reduction Act on Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Nandini Checko, project director at the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, will explain components of the nation’s strictest single-use plastics law which will take…
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NAMI In Our Own Voice presentations offered in English and Spanish
NAMI In Our Own Voice is a National Alliance on Mental Illness program for community education and reducing stigma, as trained volunteers share their lived experience of mental health recovery: “What Happened” to them, “What Helps” them, and “What’s Next” for them. This is a presentation NAMI gives more than 200 times a year to…
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Annual Prevention Day includes 25 workshops based on substance abuse, mental health initiatives
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) will hold its 17th Prevention Day beginning at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 1. This free day-long virtual event, done in collaboration with CADCA’s National Leadership Forum, provides an opportunity for communication and networking between prevention practitioners, community leaders, SAMHSA grantees, researchers and consumers in the behavioral health field.…
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Learn about barriers the LGBTQIA community faces in addressing addiction treatment
Ask Dr. Indra Cidambi, board certified psychiatrist, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and medical director at The Center for Network Therapy; and Pastor Emma Prochet of Church of the Holy SpirtSong NJ, about barriers the LGBTQIA community faces in accessing addiction treatment. The Facebook Live event will take place at 5 p.m.…
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Red Cross urges blood donation to maintain supply amid pandemic
The American Red Cross typically has a tough time keeping the blood supply strong during the winter months when inclement weather and seasonal illnesses can impact donors, according to provided information. This year, the pandemic adds in another challenge in keeping the blood supply strong. The Red Cross is urging healthy individuals to make an…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 27
• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will hold regular action meetings on the following dates at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, 155 Millhurst Road, Manalapan: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16. The meetings are open to the public. Social distancing protocols to be followed. • Join N.J. Health Care…
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News Transcript Datebook, Jan. 20
• “Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a Zoom Talk by Dr. Jay Levin, will be presented by the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township. at 2 p.m. Feb. 21. Admission is $7 for museum members and $10 for non-members. For reservations, ca;; 732-252-6990. A Zoom link will be provided by email upon registration.…
