To assist with planning, registration is required for special events and training workshops. For information about these or other volunteer opportunities, please call 732-842-4000, ext. 4283, or email Tracy Shiffman at [email protected]  

"In My Skin" programming includes creative therapies such as art, music, and yoga therapy, the development of a personal identity story throughout treatment, and guest speakers from the LGBTQIA community. Beginning June 26, the GenPsych Adolescent Program (GAP) will be running its second annual ‘In My Skin’ Summer Program. This program, which aims to address the unique issues of LGBTQ and adolescent identity, will be offered in addition to GAP’s regular teen and youth program tracks.

Behavioral and Health Care Professionals: Recent events, ranging from the mass shooting at the Orlando nightclub to the vehicle ramming attacks in Paris, Berlin, London, Stockholm and Ohio State University, underscore that the threat of violence is ever changing. It is important that individuals, families, organizations, and communities are aware of these threats and the evolving tactics of extremists in order to adapt strategies that will ensure our future safety, security, and survivability.Hosted by DHS and the Disaster and Terrorism Branch. This information session is geared towards behavioral and healthcare professionals. Feel free to share. Registration link is on the flyer.

The kick-off to our summer series of creative art projects in the 7th Avenue Community Garden!

NJCIE's Summer Inclusion Conference is the original comprehensive New Jersey conference focused solely on inclusion / inclusive education with practical knowledge in how to make multi-ability classrooms work for ALL students. Conference is endorsed by the NJEA Professional Development Institute.

Introducing a new course! This series will help participants develop communicative skills through materials and activities specifically designed for Spanish as a Second Language learners.

Learn how to integrate mindfulness, yoga-based movement and social/emotional learning into your classrooms or groups to support and enhance standards and participant outcomes. The hands-on tools augment existing school curricula and support classroom intervention programs such as PBIS. These tools also support therapeutic interventions for depression, anxiety, and ADHD.

This presentation will overview NJ's unique behavioral crisis response services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, now known as CARES (Crisis Assessment Response and Enhanced Services) and formerly known as SCCAT. The speaker will talk about available resources within the mental health system to all persons with disabilities who are in crisis regardless of age and help family's identify the resources needed to manage behavioral crises in place including when it is necessary to seek mental health acute care services.

The Monmouth County Health Department [MCHD] is offering two free or low-cost cancer screenings this summer, available for uninsured women living in Monmouth County.  The pap clinic is on Friday, July 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Clinics are at 3425 Highway 9, in Freehold NJ. Call 732-431-7456 ext. 8513 for more information.

This forum is open to anyone who has interaction with youth (i.e. parents, coaches, school personal and mental health professionals, clergy)! Please join us for this important forum on September 20th. We are all in this together!