Good News for Public Health
New Jersey School Passive Consent Law Passed July 2nd, 2021 By: Matt McGovern Student health behavior-related data has been difficult to obtain for New Jersey school districts for some time...Learn More
Substance Use in the LGBTQ+ Community
Substance use in the LGBTQ+ community is a significant problem. Statistics show that LGBTQ+ adults are more than twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to use illicit drugs and...Learn More
Prevention is Key Receives Funding from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration to build a CARES Recovery Corps.
Rockaway, N.J. (June 15, 2021) – Prevention is Key (PIK), a north Jersey-based non-profit substance misuse prevention agency, announced today that it has received a Building Communities of...Learn More
Where Does Harm Reduction Fall Within Prevention?
By: Arielle Aigotti The first step of incorporating harm reduction in prevention is taking away the stigma in prevention work itself. At Prevention is Key, our goal is to be a peer to the...Learn More
Prevention is Key Receives Funding from Passaic County Department of Human Services
Funds to Support Recovery and Prevention Programs Rockaway, N.J. (May 25, 2021) – Prevention Is Key (PIK), a north Jersey-based non-profit substance misuse prevention and recovery support...Learn More
How Becoming a Youth Mentor Changed My Life
I could not have asked for a better first professional fulltime job. At the beginning of 2021, I was a fresh-faced...Learn More
The Connections between Alcohol, Sexual Assault, and Consent
CW: sexual assault, victim blaming Why is it important to discuss alcohol consumption and consent? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “97,000 students between the ages...Learn More
Social Anxiety Post-Pandemic
As more of America becomes vaccinated and states begin to open some of the Covid guidelines, everyone is itching to get back to “normal”. It has been an isolating year and the normal we once...Learn More
Become a CPRS Today
“Life is suffering”. The first noble truth from Buddha. Suffering is not optional, despite what some in recovery would suggest. In fact, human suffering is at the heart of Certified Peer...Learn More
New Laws Around Tobacco May be Coming Soon
The Biden Administration is considering making tobacco companies lower nicotine levels in cigarettes that would no longer be addictive as well as a possible ban on menthol cigarettes. The...Learn More
What is the Partnership for Success?
By Carly Sinnott The Partnership For Success (PFS) from SAMHSA is focused on reducing prescription drug and heroin abuse among 12 – 25 year old youth. It is meant to strengthen prevention...Learn More
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