NewBridge Services is pleased to offer a virtual version the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey’s 15-Minute Child Break to schools, parents, and the community at large.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to keep the lines of communication open for the children in our lives, and to be empowered as parents, grandparents and caregivers.
The 15-Minute Child Break program is free, and since it’s a pre-recorded presentation, it can be watched at your convenience.
Take the time to read the parent resource guide that is included in the link, as well as other resources. The guide expands on the information on alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, marijuana and opioids, offers specific strategies on how to handle this issue with children, and contains a listing of available resources to address a potential substance use problem.
Click here to view this valuable presentation or go to drugfreenj.org/newbridge. Use the password newbridge155.
NewBridge Services is compiling advice and information to help people of all ages cope with the anxiety and stress of the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to learn more.
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About NewBridge
NewBridge Services, a 501c(3) nonprofit, is a leading provider of counseling services, housing and educational programs in northern New Jersey serving nearly 8,000 adults and seniors last year alone. NewBridge treats mental illnesses and addictions; teaches skills for coping with stress, grief and challenging relationships; helps children who have been abused and neglected — and their families — heal; builds and manages affordable housing; offers school-based programs that teach children and adolescents resiliency skills for healthy emotional development; helps young adults succeed in their education and prepare for careers; and supports seniors so they can remain independent. Throughout its 57-year history, NewBridge has remained true to its mission of bringing balance to people’s lives by tracking shifts in communities’ needs and providing innovative, effective programs to meet them.