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New Providence Council Approves a New Mental Health Committee; ...
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Overlook Medical Center looks “Ahead” to hospital’s future at campaign kickoff
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Four Atlantic Health System Medical Centers get ‘A’ Grade for Safety by ...
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Be Kind to Your Mind New Providence!
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Residents Find it Easy to Stay Busy at Lantern Hill
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FACT - Families & Community Together: Wraparound Care With Results and Quality ...
By MARIANNE IVERS
May 12, 2022NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Borough Council appointed a new committee – The New Providence Mental Health Advocacy and Education Committee – at its Tuesday, May 10 meeting. The council also approved a Freecyclefest Event to be held on Sep. 17, 2022.
The Mental Health Advocacy Committee has been spearheaded by Council President Nadine Geoffroy and Councilwoman Lisa McKnight along ...
SUMMIT, NJ – The Overlook Foundation, the non-profit, private organization that supports Atlantic Health System’s Overlook Medical Center, kicked off a public campaign to raise funds for a multi-phase expansion and enhancement project that will transform the hospital, positioning it for future excellence.
The campaign, Overlook Ahead, will help to financially support the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Atlantic Health System, a leading provider of health care in New Jersey, today announced that Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center and Chilton Medical Center all earned the highest possible safety rating of ‘A’ by The Leapfrog Group in its Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades.
“Safety is the foundation of ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - You may see green ribbons showing up in town. That is because the green ribbon is a symbol for Mental Health and May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
1 in 5 teens and young adults live with a mental health condition Source: National Alliance for Mental Illness
50% of all mental illnesses begin by age 14, and 75% by the mid-20s. Source: Archives of General ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - In 2018, when Alan Haveson and his wife Betsy moved to Lantern Hill, an Erickson Senior Living community in New Providence, N.J., they didn't have to travel very far.
"We only moved a couple of miles from our former home. All we had to do was change our mailing address and phone number," Alan recalls. "No need to change doctors, lawyers, accountants, or ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - FACT - Families & Community Together, is a CMO [Care Management Organization] that provides care management and wraparound services to children ages five up until their 21st birthday. FACT helps families and caregivers create a more stable and healing environment for children, address barriers to well-being, and maximize youth and family ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Borough Council recognized May as Mental Health Awareness Month at its Tuesday, April 12 meeting. Council President Nadine Geoffroy announced a new initiative to meet the growing need for mental health programs.
Geoffroy explained that Municipal Alliance members have recognized a need to create a separate committee to focus on mental health related programs.
Setting a monthly budget and sticking to it is important, but often that's difficult to do. Unplanned expenses arise, and suddenly your carefully crafted budget plan is out the window.
Fortunately, for those who live at Lantern Hill, an Erickson Senior Living community in New Providence, N.J., it's easy to budget each month, as residents know that their monthly living expenses will ...
By FIDEL GARCIA
May 2, 2022SAGE is celebrating Older Americans Month in May. Older adults play vital, positive roles in our communities – as family members, friends, mentors, volunteers, civic leaders, members of the workforce, and more. Just as every person is unique, so too is how they age and how they choose to do it – and there is no “right” way.
This year’s theme – AGE MY ...
