Long Branch HEARS

3/11/21 UPDATE ABOUT VACCINES IN LONG BRANCH: nextdoor.com/city/post/1797… via @Nextdoor

#ICYMI Check out the article Dr. Anita Voogt wrote about H.E.A.R.S. for the League of Municipalities Magazine by clicking the link below. njlm.org/DocumentCenter…

Share in our excitement as we announce the launch of our new Long Branch H.E.A.R.S. website! It has been quite an endeavor and certainly a labor of love! You will see a lot of information here, including the comprehensive resource directory. longbranchhears.com

Free Covid-19 Testing for Monmouth County Residents: Tuesday, November 24, 4PM-7PM Long Branch - Bucky James Community Center, 231 Wilbur Ray Avenue · Testing is FREE · No appointment necessary-walk up · You DO NOT need to be symptomatic · Nasal or oral swab

Real people offering real addiction help 24/7. Learn more at reachnj.gov or call 1-844-ReachNJ today

We’re giving away naloxone kits – an opioid overdose reverse drug – at participating pharmacies throughout New Jersey: 🤲Free 👥Anonymous ❌No prescription needed ❌No appointment needed 🗓️September 24 – 26 📍Find a participating pharmacy near you: nj.gov/humanservices/…

Drug Take Back Day · Saturday October 24th, 2020 · 10AM-2PM Bring expired, unwanted Pills, Capsules, Patches, Pet Meds, Liquid products (tightly sealed) & Vape pens (without battery) to the LB Senior Center (85 2nd Ave.) NO Syringes! takebackday.dea.gov

Addiction Policy Forum is excited to be partnering with MTV in celebrating September as National Recovery Month by hosting weekly screenings of the new docu-series “16 and Recovering” which follows the student and staff of a Recovery High School in suburban Boston.

Due to COVID-19, Long Branch H.E.A.R.S. will host our quarterly Community Connection breakfast virtually featuring the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention & Recovery! This year we will discuss "Addiction as a Disease". #dontgiveup

Continuing the spirit of last year, this year, due to COVID-19, Long Branch H.E.A.R.S will be hosting our annual Overdose Awareness Day virtually on August 31st at Slocum Park. Join us on Facebook Live! If you stop by, face masks and social distancing are required.

Thank you for co-sponsoring S2519/A4235 to save lives and slow the spread of #COVID19. NJ has had the highest COVID death rate in our prisons. NJ needs to pass emergency public health credits to save lives! @NJLD11

Today we joined the Prevention Coalition of Monmouth County and Long Branch Office of the Mayor to place 99 flags in memoriam to the 99 lives we have lost in Monmouth County due to overdose this year. We also placed one flag in memory of Frankie Manzi who was loved deeply.

This year, due to COVID-19, Long Branch H.E.A.R.S will host our annual Overdose Awareness Day virtually on August 31st. Click the link to learn how to submit your ribbons by August 27th for our premiere! lbhears.link/OverdoseAwaren…