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Sussex County-based Center for Prevention and Counseling names new executive director
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMichele Wolf has spent her career helping people impacted by sexual assault and domestic violence....
'Still too many': Retiring leader of Sussex agency continues work to reduce drug overdoses
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOver more than two decades, Becky Carlson formed deep bonds with the people she helped to overcome...
Stigma toward opioid addiction hurts access to lifesaving treatment, experts say
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe stigma associated with opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths has spread to the treatment that...
'Fearless woman': Victims advocate Michele Minor Wolf stepping down from VIP
Tri-County Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMichele Minor Wolf, executive director at the Honesdale-based Victims’ Intervention Program (VIP)...
NJ on pace for lowest overdose deaths since pre-COVID, but officials fear a rebound
Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew Jersey is on pace for its lowest number of suspected drug overdose deaths in three years, signaling some relief from an opioid epidemic that was intensified by the stress and isolation of ...
The 5 Q's: Del Camp, Debbie Fitzgerald recognize suicide prevention efforts
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 4—In this weekly feature, we put five questions before someone in the community. Today, we chat with Del Camp and Debbie Fitzgerald, of Ozark Center. 1. What is the purpose of National ...
Crisis Center sees increase in 988 calls locally
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJul. 24—The designation last year of a national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has increased calls to Joplin mental health care provider Ozark Center, which has now moved crisis counseling ...
Ozark Center offers suicide prevention, awareness across community
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—It didn't take long for the blank white canvas, propped atop an easel, to fill up with neatly written messages of inspiration and hope in a variety of attention-grabbing colors. The ...
Sussex County Prosecutor Francis Koch retires, plans time with family
New Jersey Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrancis Koch has undoubtedly been "all in" when it came to vacations and family events with his wife...
Racism in online gaming is rampant. The toll on youth mental health is adding up
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoNot long ago, Amanda Calhoun, a periodic gamer, considered buying a video game with online...
