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- "Governor Murphy Announces Free Naloxone Distribution Throughout New Jersey on June 18"
- #GivingTuesday
- 'Trick or treat'? Tobacco Companies Use 'Tricky' Tactics to Target Youth... BOO!
- 'Wear Pink' Day at Mercer Council
- 12 PM Every Thursday is Reserved For Your Parenting Concerns!
- 2 Practical Tools for Mental Wellness: Box breathing and Qi-Gong
- 2020 CADCA MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE
- 2021 Geetha Arulmohan Scholarship Award Now Accepting Applications
- 2021 Mercer County Community Survey Launched by PCMC
- 2021 Team at ASYSST is Ready For The First Day of School
- 40th Anniversary Benefit was a Success!
- 5th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day Virtual Event, Butterfly Release, and Vigil
- 6th Annual Excellence in Prevention Awards Event
- 8th Annual Excellence in Prevention Awards June 9th
- A "wheelie" good time was had by all at the Bike Drive on April 9, 2022
- A Family Away From Home
- Amazon will donate 5% when you use the link below
- An Evening Full of Celebration and Enjoyment
- Annual Bike Drive
- Anti-racism and Ways to Support Racial Justice through Non-Performative Ally-ship, Now and Always!
- April 2nd Drug Trends 2020 Event at Rider University
- April 2nd DRUGS: Get the Facts 2020 event has been postponed
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month: Why We Still Recognize This Event
- ASYSST Celebrates Law Enforcement Day
- ASYSST GOES BEYOND SCHOOL WALLS
- ASYSST Happenings for February 2021
- ASYSST is open!
- ASYSST Summer Camp
- August 2018 Health Observances
- Back Together Again
- Balance Starts With You
- Barbara Sprechman is Traveling into Retirement
- Black history unsung hero, Jack L
- Brain Awareness Webinar Recording is Now Available to View
- Brain Talk with Legos to Celebrate National Lego day on January 28!
- Buprenorphine is a Best-Practice Model to Save Lives From Overdoses
- Calendar Project- Adapting to the New Normal!
- Call to Action Save School Based Youth Service Program From Governor's Budget Cut.
- Campfire NJ Celebrates the Work of Mercer Council's Very Own, Barbara Sprechman
- CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Celebrate Life Day
- Celebrating Black Contributions, One Person Who Helped So Many
- Celebrating Jocelyn!
- Celebrating Our Success: Annual Report
- Celebrating Transitions in our OORP Team: Farewells, Familiar and New Faces
- Center For Family Services Peer Provider Integration Training for Mercer County OORP Program - December 2019
- Check out my conversation with Dr. Karp and Issac Harris on Health 411!
- Checking In With Our GA Scholarship Awardees
- Classified - Prevention Educator position
- Community Advocacy Workshop January 15th from 1:00 - 3:00pm
- Community Blessings
- Community Surveys Count!
- Concerns regarding Youth and Marijuana
- Confused About NJ Marijuana Policy? Join Us!
- Congrats to the Winners of the Recipe Submission Contest!
- Considerations on the Proposed Marijuana Amendment
- Continuing to Fight Back Against the Opioid Epidemic, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Holds National Rx Drug Take Back Day this Saturday October 23rd from 10am - 2pm
- Coping Techniques to Beat COVID-19
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- COVID 19 and Sports: The Impact on Student Athletes
- Day of Dialogue
- Day of Remembrance- IOAD Event
- Did You Know July is Disability Pride Month?
- Don't Forget to Get Rid of Your Old and Unused Rx Drugs on April 27th from 10am - 2pm!
- DRUGS: Get the Facts 2020 Forum at Rider University April 2nd
- During this time be the best you can be, a message from Protecting You, Protecting Me!
- Educating the public about the importance of the human brain
- Educational Leadership Presentation hosted by ASYSST Features Al Hall, CEO of Dream Catchers on October 16th
- Empowerment Workshops
- Ending The Year On a Strong Note, What This Parenting Program Looks Like For Next Year
- February Parenting Programs, at 12 on Thursday's
- Find Us on a Radio Station Near You!
- Finding Solutions Together! - Metro Employee Assistance Service (MEAS) at Mercer Council
- First Annual Trenton Chess Fest Event
- First Chess Fest Event for Youth in Trenton October 20th
- Free Evidence-Based Programming for Middle and High School Students
- Free TIPS training for On Premise service of alcohol being offered March 27th
- Free Zoom webinar for students in grades 3,4,5 on March 17, 2021
- Full Time Position Available
- Gambling and Substance Use Disorder
- Geetha Arulmohan Scholarship Application Extended to June 30th
- Get Connected! Using Ayurveda to Plug into Yourself with Anupa Mohan
- Give Thanks
- Great American Smoke Out, Thursday, November 18th
- Happy Friday from some of our OORP team members!
- Happy Holidays from Mercer Council
- Healthy Outlooks for Older Adults: You're a Survivor! January 28th at 10am Free Webinar
- HELP!
- Helping Children Understand the Riots at the Capitol
- Helping Children Understand the Truth About Advertising
- Hey Parents! It's Alcohol Awareness Month!
- How Can We ASYSST You? Your Mental Health is Important!
- International Overdose Awareness Day event to be held on Tuesday, August 28th in Robbinsville
- It is 4/20- What does that mean?
- It's Not Too Late, You can still Help !!!
- Join Us For A Global Day of Unity - May 5, 2020
- June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- June 30, 2020- Last day of Pride- Netflix Watch Party
- June is National Safety Month
- June Is Pride Month (And So Much More) - Let’s Talk About It!
- Keeping it Real...Virtually!
- Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day is October 6th
- Learning About ME
- Let's Have A Conversation, Thursday's 12pm - 1pm
- Look who was featured on NJ.com... Mercer Council OORP's very own, Stacey Ross!
- Lunch and Learn May 21st: How to Shop for CBD Products - Can they be dangerous?
- Lunch and Learn November 8th 12 - 1pm: No More Swiss Cheese - Filling the holes of emotional hurts with love so you regain your wholeness and shine!
- M.L.K. Day of Service
- Managing tough emotions with the 54321 Technique
- March 16 - Mercer Council Update
- Marijuana Amendment proposed to NJ Voters
- Marijuana Use and Pregnancy: What's the Problem?
- Marijuana: Weeding Out More of the Truth 2019
- May is National Inventor's Month!
- Mercer Council and Kiefer Landscaping Break Ground -- Stay Tuned for an Exciting Announcement
- Mercer Council and the PCMC Present Senator Linda Greenstein with Excellence in Prevention Award
- Mercer Council and the PCMC sponsor 5 Law Enforcement Officers to Attend Street Cop Training with Sgt. Scott Kivet
- Mercer Council and the Prevention Coalition of Mercer County support DEA's 18th Take Back Day - taking back unwanted prescription drugs October 26 at police stations across the county
- Mercer Council and The Prevention Coalition Produce Parent PSA on Teen Brain Development
- Mercer Council Announces Staff Changes October 1st
- Mercer Council Celebrates 40th Anniversary at 1st Annual Friends & Family Picnic!
- Mercer Council Co-hosts Marijuana Forum with Rider University
- Mercer Council is on GreatNonprofits.org!
- Mercer Council Leadership Change Announcement
- Mercer Council OORP and AFAR Team Up for Cold Weather and COVID "Care Packages" for AFAR Residents
- Mercer Council OORP Wishes You a Happy Recovery Month!
- Mercer Council Participates in Inaugural Open Access To Recovery Outreach Event!
- Mercer Council Participates in Recovery Advocates of America's Annual 5K Fundraising Walk
- Mercer Council Staff Meetings
- Mercer Council takes part in the Mercer County Bike Drive on April 10, 2021
- Mercer Council's OORP Program Gets Stunning Review!
- Mercer County OORP Annual Report and Program Summary
- Mercer County Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) Open During COVID-19
- Mercer County's National Night Out Events
- Mercer OORP Team Sends Message of Hope And Recovery Amidst Trying Times
- Miracles Do Happen
- More from our 1st Annual Friends and Family Picnic!
- Municipal Alliance Dinner
- Narcan Training September 20th
- National Grief Awareness Day 2021
- National Night Out @ Lawrence Township!
- National Poison Prevention Week is March 20-26, 2022
- National Prevention Week 2020 is Almost Here!
- National Recovery Month
- National Runaway Prevention Month
- National Sleep Awareness Week
- New and Exciting Parenting Program Series!
- New Drunk Driving Law in place for Convicted First Time Offenders
- NHTSA revs up for their Labor Day Impaired Driving High-Visibility Enforcement Campaigns
- Now Accepting Applications for the 2019 Geetha Arulmohan Scholarship Award
- Nurturing the Amazingness in You
- October is National Eat Better, Eat Together Month! Share with us your healthy family recipe and be automatically entered to win a ShopRite gift card!
- OORP Resumes Face to Face Recovery Support Services; Stacey, Marc and Jocelyn celebrate OORP's in person return by visiting Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton!
- Opioid Use for Pain Management Across Generations
- PARENTAL EMPOWERMENT WEBINAR
- Parental Empowerment Webinar Recording Now Available to View!
- Parenting Concerns on Thursday's at 12 pm
- Parenting Programs on Thursday's from 12 - 1 PM Are Back!
- PCMC (Prevention Coalition of Mercer County) staff members attend CADCA's 30th National Leadership Forum and Coalition Academy Graduation Ceremony
- PCMC Holiday Breakfast: Accomplishments and Changes
- PCMC Partners with the PDFNJ to Promote Important Public Health Messages Around Youth and Marijuana Use
- Postponement of Distracted Driving Month due to COVID-19
- Prevention Coalition of Mercer County and The Mercer Council Awarded Drug-Free Communities Continuation Grant
- Prevention Coalition of Mercer County holds its first Zoom Coalition Meeting
- Protecting You, Protecting Me
- Protecting You, Protecting Me Alcohol Use Prevention Program
- PYPM, Valentine's Day, and the Brain-Heart-Body Connection
- Reaching New Bounds
- Remembering Phyllis Marchand
- Reminder to submit your healthy recipes!
- Resources to Stay Safe and Sober this Labor Day 2021
- SAVE SBYSP!!
- Save the Date for Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day October 6th
- Save-the-date International Overdose Awareness Day
- Scholarship Opportunity
- September 17-23, 2018 is National Child Passenger Safety Week!
- September 2020 Is National Recovery Month – Perspectives from the Front Lines
- September is Pain Awareness Month
- Shattering the Stigma Events
- Simple Stress Relief Activities
- Spirituality as an anchor
- Stacey, Marc and Jocelyn Talk Navigating Recovery Through the Holidays - Recovery Advocates, "The Fix"
- Staff & Board Family Holiday Dinner
- Staff Outing at Trenton Thunder game!
- STICKER SHOCK
- STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM
- Stronger Together! Mercer Council's 2nd Annual Benefit Luncheon & Silent Auction 2019
- Tacking Opioids Through Prevention for Athletes: The First Choice and a Second Chance - special event
- Tackling Opioids Through Prevention for Athletes (TOP)
- Tackling Opioids Through Prevention Program
- Talking Points For Teens
- Talking Points For Teens
- Talking Points For Teens
- Talking Points For Teens
- Talking Points For Teens
- Tax deduction for Charitable contributions
- The Cannabis Question
- The Geetha Arulmohan Scholarship Award
- The Great American Smokeout
- The Jewish High Holy Days and Their Relationship to the Recovery Community
- The Other Side (Guest blogger Cy K. Jones)
- The Perfect Storm
- Thursday's at 12 PM Parenting Programs
- Time to Set the Table Again in Preparation for National Family Day on September 27, 2021
- TIPS Training Comes to Nassau Club of Princeton
- Trenton Community Day 8/25
- Try Game pigeon
- Tuesday Tips April 2022
- Underage Drinking and COVID 19
- Urgent Marijuana Questions
- Vigil Honors Overdose Awareness Day
- Virtual Programs now offered through Mercer Council!!!
- Virtual TIPS Training Available at Mercer Council
- Visiting Washington D.C. With Our Annual Report!
- Vote November 3, 2020
- Warm wishes for peace, reflection, and healing this Thanksgiving.
- Warm wishes from our Mercer Council Family to you and yours... #STRONGERTOGETHER
- WBCB (1490 AM) Radio Helps PCMC Tackle Opioids Through Prevention For Athletes
- We are Hiring!
- We Stand with the Asian American & Pacific Islander Community.
- Wear Pink Day
- Wear Your Strength Wristbands- Free Printable for Kids!
- Wellness Lunch & Learn: Essential Oils
- Wellness Lunch and Learn on Internet Gaming Disorder March 26th
- When our Anxiety Turns to Anger
- When you Need a Hand to Hold, ASYSST will be there
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