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October 2020
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training
Virtual Training Sessions Begin October 3RD, 2020 Saturdays / 9:00AM-3:00PM Tuesdays & Thursdays/ 6:00PM-9:00PM Learn how to offer your lived experience to provide peer recovery support to individuals and family members touched by addiction in your community. The CARES curriculum meets the mandatory 46 hours of training required for certification by the Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey. All registered participants must attend each of the following dates in order to receive a certificate of completion once training and…
Find out more »Burlington Recovery Center Meet & Greet
Fall into your new recovery community! Join us for outdoor festivities and fun as we introduce you to the Prevention is Key/CARES team and Burlington County Human Services staff. Preregistration is required. You will be assigned a time slot at the time of registration. We ask that all attendees honor current social distancing guidelines. Masks are required at this event. To register, contact Casarah Morales at cmorales@mcpik.org.
Find out more »November 2020
How Portugal is Solving its Opioid Problem: Takeaways for NJ Communities
Please join us to hear from Stephanie Elias Sarabia, PhD, LCSW, LCADC, on Portugal’s National Drug Control Policy and its perspectives and approaches to addressing substance use. By focusing on public health instead of incarceration, Portugal has stopped an opioid epidemic. According to a New York Times analysis, the number of heroin users in Portugal has dropped from about 100,000 before the law to just 25,000 today. Portugal now has the lowest drug-related death rate in Western Europe, with a…
Find out more »January 2021
Virtual Volunteer Training
Have you ever thought about volunteering? If so, consider joining our CARES family as a valued volunteer! We are looking for caring individuals who want to volunteer their time with us. We have 5 locations that all need your helping hand! We have centers in Rockaway, Dover, Jefferson, Westampton, and West Milford. Trainings will take place via Zoom. This is a 6 hour required training, both sessions must be completed before you begin your volunteering. The 6 hours will be…
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