Valley’s Care After COVID program addresses persistent symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection.

This program coordinates the services of a multidisciplinary medical team who can help individuals struggling with coronavirus complications and long-term COVID-19 symptoms.

A FREE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION VIDEO IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY!

The Child Break is a one-hour, interactive, multimedia webinar that will inform, encourage, and empower parents, educators, and caregivers to effectively communicate with children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

Join us on this virtual tour of the North Shore Animal League, the largest no-kill animal shelter in the world.

Participants will have the opportunity to engage with rescue animals and staff and emotionally connect with the journey of the rescue pet, from the point of arrival to adoption. All ages are welcome.

This event will surely put a smile on your face!

JDK Social Station offers an ABA based social skills program throughout the school year along with our summer camp. Each session is a 10 week class that focuses on individualized social skills for each student as well as following our 7 step model and curriculum. The program is individualized and geared for each child to reach their maximum potential. 

A compilation of local, state and national resources to support preventing and responding to prejudice, racism and facilitating social justice, social consciousness, humanity and unity in our community (homes, schools, health care practices, organizations).

AbilityJobs offers specific online resources for job seekers with disabilities. Accessibility features offer you the opportunity to connect with employers using an American Sign Language interpreter, screen reader, or other accommodations. This job fair website also offers online face-to-face interviews with recruiters. 

Hear honest stories from fearless women about their trials, triumphs and everything in between. Get ready to be inspired, energized and prepared to tackle any obstacle that’s holding you back.

Monday, March 1 • 10:00 – 11:00 am - FREE Via Zoom

Please join us for a panel discussion filled with raffle items, topics such as comfort measures during labor, breastfeeding, and physical recuperation after the birth of ?a baby.

Hosted by Ken Verni 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Monday, Dec 14 2020 (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Recurrence: Occurs every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 11:15 AM to 12:00 PM, (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Creative expression activities are enjoyable, but also can be a great wellness tool to help enhance moods and emotions. In this group, we will be exploring and sharing forms of creativity together - using art as an outlet for self-expression. No art skills are required

Code Wiz is an award-winning coding school for kids! Register through CommunityPass. There are Monday sessions and Thursday sessions available. If you already have a CommunityPass account from another organization or community, please use it - do not create another account. Call Neptune Recreation at 732-869-1202 for more information.

Joyful Stories and easy crafts are shared each day with your family! New Story/Craft added each day at 2 pm

This series was created by the Children's Librarians, as we miss our littlest patrons! While in-person storytimes are not possible, we will be sending extra special stories and easy-to-do-crafts directly to your homes.

Free Monthly event - First Thursday of the month, 3-5 PM
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL - Youth voices matter!
Registration Required
 

I started creating mixed media art because it appealed to the multi-layered person that I am. This medium of art is very similar with all its various elements that blend together. I find it resembles life by taking little pieces of the world around you and creating a beautiful and complex piece of art with it.

Bringing together high school leaders from throughout the county to make a better, safer community for all! Learn about how you can be a part of our "County Snapshots" initiative, which will highlight how we can work together to make positive changes related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in our county.

Community service hours will be given.

Topic:

• Help educate parents, address their concerns, and encourage them to have an open dialogue about digital responsibility with their tech-savvy kids 

• The best part is that an expert from Trend Micro will give the virtual presentation to parents (live Q&A included)! You’ll also get free tools to help you plan and promote this important event for parents

Join The Allied Wealth Partners, Special Needs Division, as we share valuable information covering a variety of special needs topics, including government benefits, special needs trusts, and more!

Join us the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 PM for a Zoom meeting: Let's Get Together and Talk: for Parents/Caregivers of Individuals with Disabilities 21+ yrs.

This forum will highlight how the private sector, working with cross-sector partners, can narrow gender gaps in every aspect of society, redefine leadership, reconstruct workplaces, and drive equality of opportunity for women and girls as we navigate our recovery from the pandemic and beyond.

You’ll get to practice mind-body exercises, learn Brain Education methods, and try a variety of meditation techniques with our top trainers from across the country. 

Each class will present a different way to harmonize your body, mind and spirit as an integrated whole.

The New Jersey Caregiver Task Force created by the Murphy Administration and the Legislature is holding three virtual listening sessions via Zoom to hear from residents on needed improvements for caregiver support services. The testimony will help shape a report on recommendations to enhance and expand such services.

USTEM is now ONLINE! We hold fun, hands-on projects, and activities that engage children in grades 1-6. For more information email [email protected] Engage - Inspire - Empower 

Creative Healing is a therapeutic modality that combines powerful counseling techniques along with art-making to help improve emotional, mental health, promoting self-regulation.

VIRTUAL - NOW with optional parent information group

Group Goals:

• Improve skills in self-regulation and using effective coping strategies
• Identify personal stress responses and coping styles
• Build self-esteem and increase self-awareness
• Gain appreciation of similarities and differences with others
• Improve conflict resolution skills

Join Edge Pride Center for a live event where two parents will share their story about raising their transgender child. This is an event using the Zoom platform. For more information, please reach out to Johann at [email protected]

A free virtual stress management support group for youth ages 9-12, where kids will learn coping strategies and ways to better adjust to their new reality.

Offered through RWJBarnabas Health Insitute for Prevention and Recovery's Hope and Healing Program.  Mondays starting 1/4/2021 at 6:00 p.m. Access through Zoom link.

The Mourning Meeting is a podcast dedicated to young adults. Interviews include information about grieving at college, pandemic grief, advanced directives for young adults, suicide loss, and much more.

Calling all parents of youth ages 8-18! Sign on and enjoy an interactive workshop that was designed to educate you on skills to use with your pre-teens and teens. 

The purpose of this program is to equip you with effective communication strategies that can positively influence your pre-teens and teens.

CarePlus NJ's Bergen Trauma Treatment Center gets together on a quarterly basis for our advisory board. Here we share resources, discuss community needs and hope to partner with families, students, professionals and interested community members to ensure the work we are doing in Bergen County is addressing the needs of our community.

Are you struggling to find a balance between working-from-home and parenting during the pandemic? You are not alone. Join our FREE Weekly Self-Care Support Group for Pandemic Parenting, where you can share your thoughts, experiences, and fears in a safe and supportive environment.  Every Tuesday evening @ 6 PM - same Zoom link

The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University holds support groups on Zoom for siblings of individuals with autism or related developmental disabilities. Groups are for children ages 7-15.and conducted by advanced doctoral students under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. Contact Amanda Austin

This free support group is for parents who are now on the clock 24/7 because of COVID-19! Conversations are led by you! MUCCTC is a free online counseling service staffed by supervised Monmouth University clinical social work graduate interns! 

Register for this free expert webinar to learn the difference between bipolar disorder and ADHD moodiness on Wednesday, March 10th at 1 p.m.  When you sign up you will recieve the free webinar replay link after 3/10 as well!  

Learn how to differentiate moodiness associated with ADHD from that of bipolar disorder, when moodiness may indicate a need to evaluate for bipolar disorder,  how medications for ADHD can sometimes cause “rebound moodiness”,  how family dynamics can increase or reduce excessive moodiness, and which medications may be helpful.

Join us for a webinar on the 2020 State Index on Youth Homelessness. We'll discuss the state policies it tracks, our findings and recommendations, and how it can be used.

Jennifer Langer Jacobs, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, New Jersey Department of Human Services will discuss Electronic Visit Verification and Diane Riley, Executive Director, Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey will discuss Housing Navigation.

In this webinar, participants will discuss disparities persons of color with mental illness encounter in mental health programs and society-at-large. Approved for 6 clinical and social-cultural competence CE credits. Fee.

The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) invites you to join us for a free educational and interactive series on Adjustment to Brain Injury, presented by Mandi Zucker, MSW, Education Facilitator. These workshops are geared to educate and support people with brain injury and caregivers and will be offered via Zoom conferencing.

In this 75-minute program, families will learn how to spot the dangers, how to protect their child from malicious players, and how to respond to inappropriate content and cyberbullying.

Knowledge is Power:  Intellectual Wellness, discussion on recognizing creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills as well as keeping up with current COVID trends and research.

Thank you for your continuous courage, compassion and perseverance throughout all that you do during this pandemic.  

A child’s diet and their lifestyle can have a long-term impact on their health. At this Parent/Guardian Talk, Marianna Nicoletta, D.O., pediatric endocrinologist at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center will discuss healthy eating habits for all ages (baby to teen) and the benefits it has.

Trainings are held on the FIRST Friday of each month at 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.  Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and The Division of Mental Health and Addictions Services have partnered together to offer this FREE activity and service. Training via WEBEX and Naloxone kits ship. Register by calling 732-235-4341 [email protected]

In response to the unique needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, NAMI NJ has pivoted to bring on a special online series in order to help our diverse communities cope better, with evidence-based and trauma-informed educational material on a wide range of topics. 
 

The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey and the First Responders Sub-Committee invites all First Responders and Crisis Response Team members to join us for a free virtual learning opportunity and interactive discussion on: A Strategic Response to Brain Injury on the Front Lines.

The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) invites you to join us for a free educational and interactive series on Adjustment to Brain Injury, presented by Mandi Zucker, MSW, Education Facilitator. These workshops are geared to educate and support people with brain injury and caregivers and will be offered via Zoom conferencing.

This conference is a call to parents/caregivers, youth, educators, mental health professionals, advocates, policymakers, artists, writers, and storytellers. Regardless of your roles and professions if you feel the urgency of the challenges within our community, we need you to be part of this conversation.

Keynote remarks will be given by CNN Contributor and Reform Alliance CEO, Van Jones, University Hospital, Chief Strategic Integration and Health Equity Officer, Dr. Chris Pernell, University of California Santa Cruz Psychology Professor, Craig Haney, and former New York Times Columnist & Bestselling Author, Chris Hedges.

The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) invites you to join us for a free educational and interactive series on Adjustment to Brain Injury, presented by Mandi Zucker, MSW, Education Facilitator. These workshops are geared to educate and support people with brain injury and caregivers and will be offered via Zoom conferencing.

An opportunity for people of all ages to learn how to "build a better brain" and experience creative activities designed to improve your brain health.

In this webinar, Dr. Martinez will discuss theories about the purpose of play, types of play, some of the relational, developmental and academic outcomes associated with play, and she will share ideas about how caring adults can encourage and promote play for children of all ages.

the NJPN 21st Annual Addiction Conference: Renew • Recover • Resilience live virtual event on April 29 and 30, 2021. The NJPN Annual Addiction Conference is the largest statewide gathering of New Jersey professionals in the field of addiction.

In this webinar we will take a deeper dive into how nature supports children's mental wellbeing including strengthened self-esteem and confidence, enhanced positive emotion and reduced negative emotion, stress reduction, restoration, social benefits, and resilience. We will share tips for getting the most out of nature activities to promote children's mental health.