CRCHY News Blog
I Choose
This week, as part of National Prevention Week, the students at CR North participated in I CHOOSE. Students shared the activities that they CHOOSE to participate in over drugs and alcohol. We love to see students making smart decisions!
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series & Behind Closed Doors
Please join us on Tuesday, May 21st at 7pm at Holland Middle School for the next installment of the Raising Great Kids Speaker Series: Be an Aware Parent. This event includes a presentation and panel discussion with Psychologist Dr. Jill Van Aken, Local Police...
Kick Butts Day 2019
March 20th was National #KickButtsDay and the SADD chapters are our local high schools will be sharing the following message with their school communities and the table top cards will be displayed at lunch (images below): Today we recognize national Kick Butts day....
Raising Great Kids: College 101 Recap
On Tuesday night, January 15th, we had a great crowd of over 120 people join us for Raiding Great Kids: College 101. Ms. Francine Block, college admissions consultant, shared her knowledge of the college admission process. CRCHY thanks Ms. Block for her continued...
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series – College 101: Finding the Right Fit
Join us Tuesday, January 15th! Register HERE
Spreading the Word
CRCHY's efforts to spread the word about PA Stop continued with a stickie note on the front of the Bucks County Courier Times yesterday (12/30/2018). It was the last Sunday edition of 2018 and also happened to be the day the paper published it's final installment in a...
Cleaning Out Your Medicine Cabinet
If you're cleaning out your medicine cabinets in the new year, don't throw any medications into the trash OR down the drain! You can safely dispose of medications at a permanent disposal box from the list below. Keep our water supply safe by making sure unneeded or...
Breakfast with Santa
Many thanks to the Newtown Business Association (NBA) for choosing Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth as the beneficiary of this year's Breakfast with Santa! It was a great event and we loved being there! CRCHY volunteers helped support the event as Santa's...
Spreading the Word About PA Stop
CRCHY recently participated in the Annual Newtown Business Association Holiday Parade. Spreading the word about PAStop.org, volunteers and staff walked alongside the mobile billboard and handed out awareness bracelets. The festive event draws thousands of people to...
Annual HHS Survey Finds Marijuana Use Higher in “Legal” States
Annual HHS Survey Finds Marijuana Use Higher in "Legal" States; Colorado Leads Nation For First Time Adolescent Pot Use Legal States Use Rates Nearly 45% Higher Than Other States; Alcohol Use Also Up in Colorado (Alexandria, VA) - More young people are trying...
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Trainings are now available for FREE* to individuals living and working in Bucks County Sponsored through SAMSHA, for Bucks County “Now is the Time: Healthy Transitions” Grant, managed through the Bucks County LIFE program WHAT IS...
PA Stop PSA’s
The PAStop.org campaign helps people with substance use disorder find resources in their county and hopes to reduce the stigma around addiction. Several local and federal representatives helped CRCHY create the following PSA's at the 2018 Middletown Grange Fair. We...
Drug Take Back Success
The weather wasn't great for Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 27th, but that didn't stop the public from turning out to safely dispose of unneeded medications. Almost 17,000 pounds of unwanted medications were collected: 6,951.67 pounds was collected from...
Drug Take Back Day – October 27th
Turn in your unused, unneeded or expired medications for SAFE disposal! This event is FREE and anonymous. Join us on Saturday, October 27th from 10am - 2pm at the locations on the flyer below. For more information you can visit: https://takebackday.dea.gov/ Download...
CRCHY Prevention Efforts at Newtown Middle School
Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth Takes Prevention Efforts to the Newly Constructed Newtown Middle School CR Students began their school year in the newly constructed Newtown Middle School (NMS). According to information from the Council Rock School District...
CRCHY Prevention Efforts at Holland Middle School
Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth Takes Prevention Efforts to the Newly Renovated Holland Middle School CR Students began their school year in the newly renovated Holland Middle School (HMS). According to information from the Council Rock School District the...
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series: Vaping and PAYS Results
Tuesday, October 23rd at 7pm at Newtown Middle School Register here for the FREE event
Drug Take Back Day
Mark your calendars now! Bucks County's next semiannual Drug Take-Back event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27. Gather all your expired or unneeded medications and bring them to any of the 50 collection sites listed on the flyer. This is a great, environmentally...
CRCHY at NBA’s Business & Culinary Fair
CRCHY attended the Newtown Business Association's annual Business & Culinary Fair at the Newtown Athletic Club on Wednesday, September 12th. The event showcased over 70 local NBA businesses, trades, and savory tastings from local restaurants and catering...
CRCHY Gets the Word Out About Substance Abuse at the Eagles Home Opener
Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth (CRCHY) got the word out about substance abuse BIG TIME on Thursday, September 6. CRCHY recently received a grant for promotion of the PASTOP.org website where people can go to find resources to assist with substance abuse...
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