The Westchester County Department of Health offers free trainings on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose by using intra-nasal naloxone (Narcan). Naloxone is a prescription medication that is used to reverse an opioid overdose. In order to ensure space and overdose prevention rescue kits for all participants, we need to know how […]

DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is on Saturday, October 26th from 10am to 2pm, so save the date and mark your calendar! We have repeatedly shown that preventing drug use before it begins, particularly among young people, is the most cost effective way to reduce drug use and its consequences. Take Back Day […]

October 29th: VAPING & OUR KIDS: The Dangers of E-cigarettes. Location: Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School Cafe A Time: 6pm   The Student Assistance Counselors of Lakeland High School, Walter Panas, and Copper Beech will provide parents and community members with information pertaining to the ongoing vaping epidemic. Judy Mezey, the Director of Community Based […]

Social media is a place to connect, share, and care…but is that what's really happening? About this Event This film will help us understand more about the effects of technology on the brain, what we can do to self-regulate, and how we can help our children create a healthy relationship with social media and technology. […]

Raising a child to be independent and self-reliant can be a struggle as we, the parents, deal with our own fears and emotional insecurity. Dr. Stephen Van Schoyck,  Psychologist, will be joining us again to discuss his thoughts and perspective on rules to help parents raise a self-reliant child.  Karen Lawrence, the Founder of Camp […]