Community

SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES

Coalition development, educational programs to community groups and civic organizations, technical assistance to municipal alliances, Prevention Resource Center.

• Coalition for Healthy Communities: A multi-disciplinary group of dedicated individuals who are committed to addressing substance abuse issues in Middlesex County.
• Party Drugs: Part of a statewide project entitled “ECSTASY DOES A BODY HARM”, designed to alert and educate parents of pre-adolescents, adolescents and college students to the signs, symptoms and dangers of party drugs.
• Strengthening Families: Parents are challenged everyday to keep their children’s small setbacks, like skipping household chores or not doing homework, from leading to serious behavior problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and kids need skills to help them resist the peer pressure that leads to dangerous behaviors. The Strengthening Families Program can help
• Tree of Hope: The Tree of Hope aims to change that image by bringing together individuals who have experienced the life-changing transformation that true recovery brings.
  
• We Check for 21: We Check for 21 is an educational and advocacy campaign designed to improve compliance with the State’s drinking age by reaching out to the hospitality industry and retailer.