Articles & Blogs

This month, PEER Mentors attended Rutgers - Juvenile Justice and Youth Development, The Causes of Youth Aggression course. Presented by Randy Chadwick, MPH, this training emphasized the aspects of...Learn More

The impact of the opioid epidemic has been measured in numbers. Sometimes, though, some overdoses and/or deaths aren’t reported, causing a misunderstanding of the real and severe impact of the...Learn More

By: B Teed, Overdose Fatality Review Team Coordinator/COVID-19 Social Support Coordinator/Preventionist The Morris County Overdose Fatality Review Team (OFRT) was established in late 2020 to...Learn More

By: Nissim Hayes, Youth Mentor Mentoring is way more important than people realize. Most positions in...Learn More

By: Stefanie Williams, Preventionist Prevention is more than “Preventing”.  It is more than the act of stopping something from happening. Prevention is… people-centered on education,...Learn More

By: Matt McGovern, MPH, CHES, LINCS COVID-19 Epidemiologist/Data Manager With the conclusion of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, COVID surveillance is being conducted in a slightly different...Learn More

By: Barbara Kauffman, Director of Prevention Services My name is Barb Kauffman, and I am the Director of Prevention Services at Prevention is Key. Our Prevention Team is convinced of the value of...Learn More

By: Caroline Bailey, Community Relations Manager/ OOPP Coordinator Being an out and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community within the substance use recovery community is an empowering and...Learn More

On June 29th the Prevention Team will kick off summer by hosting a day at Tomahawk Lake to celebrate our Military Families & Families that participated in the Strengthening Families program over...Learn More