Prevention Plus has been designated as the Prevention
Resource Center for Burlington County by the New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services. The Resource Center provides a free
video loan library featuring over 175 videotapes on various Alcohol,
Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) and related topics, offers an extensive
selection of curricula, books, informative brochures and pamphlets
on a wide variety of wellness related topics as well as maintaining
a directory of community resources for ATOD treatment and prevention
services. The items in stock vary throughout the year. To maximize
our ability to provide you with bulk quantities, requests should
be made four to six weeks prior to the date of your event. Our staff
is also available to assist educators, service providers and community
groups working on prevention projects by suggesting scientifically
based curricula, providing resource materials, and recommending
activities and strategies to enhance prevention programs.
Prevention Plus can help refer individuals to the appropriate community
resources for help with substance abuse or related problems. We
can help arrange for treatment admissions and provide nonjudgmental,
caring support to the person in need or to family members and significant
others.
In a recent year Prevention Plus provided:
1,335 Educational Programs.
450 hours of technical assistance to 200 community process meetings.
14,000 pieces of educational literature.
Response to 480 calls and visits to the Resource Center for information
and referral.
For confidential information and referrals or to make an appointment
to visit our Resource Center, please call (609) 261-0001.
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