On Saturday June 15th, a beautiful motorcycle ride memorial was held for Codey Dohm. Codey’s mom, Wendy Stabile, held this memorial to honor her son through something he loved. The event was a testimony to how much Codey is loved…
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NJPN Conference
Preventionist (among many other PIK employees) attended the New Jersey Prevention Network (NJPN) conference in Atlantic City on May 17, 2024. This was NJPN’s 24th annual conference – and the first one back in person since 2020. Team members divided…
“Your Health/ Your Relationships”- A 3 Week Series
By: Stefanie Williams, Preventionist For three consecutive weeks Prevention is Key Hosted our partner Agency Mental Health Association for a 3 Part Series entitled “Your Health Your Relationships”. This series was targeted for teens in Morris County grades 9-12. Each…
The “Harm Reduction Gap”
By: Megan Souter, Preventionist Prevention is Key was excited to host “The Harm Reduction Gap: Helping Individuals Left Behind” on April 17th in Morristown. Dr. Sheila P. Vakharia, Dr. Stephanie Sarabia, and Ms. Emily Monks discussed the importance of seeing…
The Good in Grief
By: Stefanie Williams, Preventionist On March 27th 2024 The Mental Health Association hosted the agency Good Grief whom provided an extensive and informative, four-hour training to staff members. Good Grief is an organization started in 2004 that provides direct programming to…
Special Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury
By: Megan Souter, Preventionist “Approximately one in five American adults have sustained a traumatic brain injury severe enough to result in some loss of consciousness” (Lemsky, 2021) AND “At least one out of five people presenting for treatment of a…
COVID-19 April 2024 Newsletter
By: Matt McGovern, MPH, CHES, LINCS COVID-19 Epidemiologist/Data Manager Welcome to March! We are heading toward the end of the fall and winter virus season. As a result, the CDC is changing guidance pertaining to COVID-19 due to recent findings…
The Trevor Project and Active Allyship
By: Stefanie Williams, Preventionist Active allyship is an essential element to supporting those in the LGBTQ+ community. I’ve always considered myself an ally. However on February 27th at The Mental Health Association in Parsippany – while being trained on how to…
Black History Month- PIK’s Acknowledgement
By: Nissim Hayes, Preventionist With Black history month ending, it’s a perfect time to reflect on how PIK has paid homage to this topic. During this time last year, PIK took time to acknowledge Black figures who contributed and fought…
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