Tag: recovery
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Middlesex County Conference on Mental Health and Addiction Recovery set for Sept. 27
The 2018 Middlesex County Conference on Mental Health and Addiction Recovery will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Middlesex County Fire Academy, 1001 Fire Academy Drive, Sayreville, in celebration of National Recovery Month, dedicated to ending stigma. The free conference is open to mental health and addiction recovery professionals, agency…
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Gracie’s House provides love, empowerment for women who need healing
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A group of women wrote down their insecurities. They shared the messages with each other, offering them up to a higher power so those issues may be removed from their lives. They went outside with candles, read a prayer and then set those insecurities on fire. Literally. “We held hands and prayed…
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Woodbridge Addiction Recovery Mentors to hold Lunch & Learn June 27
Woodbridge Addiction Recovery Mentors (WARM) will hold Lunch & Learn from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 27 at the Woodbridge Health Department, 2 George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, to share information about the free recovery support program offered by Woodbridge Township and how members are working to improve treatment outcomes. There are recovery coaches,…
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Adults in recovery invited to join Metuchen YMCA ‘Reset’ program
The Metuchen YMCA has begun a new program called Reset, Regroup, Renew, a 12-week program designed to provide a healthy outlet for adults in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Metuchen Senior Center, 15 Center St. The program combines aspects of mindfulness like breathwork and meditation with gentle yoga…
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Edison High safety ambassador educates students
NEW BRUNSWICK – Edison High School Senior Vivian Odubanjo, 18, became a safety ambassador to highlight her college applications. But she quickly realized her participation in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s Safety Ambassador Program was far more significant. “The kids were so attentive when we came into the room, and hearing them connect with the…
