For anyone you may know who has challenges expressing feelings well, or expression in general, or who may be experiencing some challenges in how they react to things or how sad they may be feeling, this service offering is to help them. With the support …
Prom Campaign – Make it a Memory
This campaign is for high school students attending prom. The concept is to make teens aware that they can have a fun time at prom without drinking. Posters are given to schools who partner with the campaign for their prom events, and students receive compact …
Psychological & Psychiatric Evaluations
This general service is offered by qualified and committed healthcare professionals in order to help patients of all ages and all types to better understand themselves and how to live better lives. Knowing that a problem exists is the first way to solving it. And …
Child, Teen and Parent Support Groups
Support groups are key to not only social development, but also for lasting therapy and benefits mental health by helping people form bonds with one another. People of all ages can benefit from support groups as well, since children going through some difficult can talk …
Social Skill Development
Good social skills can make a big, positive difference in a person’s life and lifestyle. Social skills range from being able to carry a conversation to basic manners to forming friendships. Everyone can gain a benefit from improving or developing their social skills, and some …
Guiding Good Choices
This program is a multi-session program designed to educate the parents of children in grades 4-8 on how to reduce the risk that their children will develop drug problems. The curriculum is based on research conducted by Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. Richard Catalano of …
Family Friendly Center
The Family Friendly Center is an initiative in collaboration with the Lakewood Board of Education. The Center provides after-school programming in 6 areas: Academic Remediation, Academic Enrichment, Cultural and Artistic Activities, Health, Nutrition, Fitness and Physical Activities, Positive Youth Development and Parental Involvement. The usual …
COMPASS
This program addresses violence prevention as related to gang activity for students, grades 7 and 8. It emphasizes self-efficacy in problem-solving by providing significant practice in addressing issues and problems related to high-risk factors for gang involvement, crime, substance abuse and related problems. Includes: Twelve …
Keys to Innervisions
Contact for more information on Keys to Innervisions: Kait McCarthy, Assistant Director. 732-663-1800×2670 or kmccarthy@preventionfirst.net. Designed to address violence, substance abuse and antisocial behavior problems for referred students, grades 6 – 12. KIV is an educational curriculum about changing the beliefs and behaviors that lead …
LifeSkills Training
Designed to address life skills development for children, grades 3 – 8. LST is the most extensively evaluated substance abuse prevention program available and is proven to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by youth. The program is a research-based curriculum developed …