CRCHY News Blog
Press Release: Bucks County Coalition Receives Grant to Implement Opioid Misuse Prevention Media Campaign
Newtown, PA – The Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth (CRCHY) has been awarded an $8,000 mini-grant to implement a comprehensive opioid misuse prevention media campaign to Bucks County residents. The grant was one of 19 grants, totaling $152,000, offered by the...
Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun
Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun Summer is a wonderful time for outdoor activities with family and friends. For many people, a day at the beach, on the boat, or at a backyard barbecue will include drinking alcoholic beverages. But excessive drinking...
Chris Herren Assembly
CREF AND CRCHY CONTINUE TRADITION OF CHRIS HERREN ASSEMBLY On Tuesday, May 28th Chris Herren, ex NBA star, visited Council Rock North and Council Rock South to discuss the story of his fight with addiction. An All-American, Chris broke scoring records, was recruited...
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series – Event Wrap-Up
Many thanks to Dr. Deborah Van Aken for leading the discussion on helping your child safely navigate the teen years. We're looking forward to more RGK speakers next school year!
Talk. They Hear You. Start the Conversation.
Start the conversation with your kids about not drinking. They listen. More parent resources can be found at the SAMSA website: https://www.samhsa.gov/underage-drinking/parent-resources
Great Day at Newtown Welcome Day
The rain stayed away for a great day at the annual Newtown Welcome Day. Representative Perry Warren stopped by and is pictured below with Taylor Down and Renee Hepting, student volunteers from Villa Joseph Marie.
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series – Help Your Child Safely Navigate the Teen Years
Please join us for our next Raising Great Kids Speaker Series - Help Your Child Safely Navigate the Teen Years - presented by Dr. Deborah Van Aken, Psychologist. Learn tips on communicating with your teen around the many issues they face: peer pressure, bullying,...
NBA Welcome Day
Come out on Sunday, May 6th and see us at the Newtown Business Association's Welcome Day! We look forward to seeing you. For more information, visit the NBA website HERE.
Drug Take Back Day
Thank you to everyone that participated in Drug Take Back day on April 28th. We collected 97 pounds of medications at the Newtown Borough Fire Association. Many thanks to the officers from the Newtown PD for being there for the event.
Together We Can Conference – Event Schedule
The schedule for the Together We Can conference has been issued. We hope to see you there on Saturday!
Kick Butts Day at HMS
Students at HMS signed a pledge to remain tobacco-free during National Kick Butts day. The pledge, part of Kick Butts Day, is intended to educate attendees about the tobacco epidemic and gather signatures in support of creating the first tobacco-free generation. Talk...
Together We Can Conference
Join us on Saturday April 28th for the Together We Can Conference. This Convention is to Rally the Community, the Government, Churches, Health Facilities, Recovery Resources and Other Facilities of Bucks County to address the issues of Addiction, Drugs and the Opioid...
What You Need To Know About the Opioid Crisis – April 24th
ANGST
The official trailer for ANGST. Join us for a free screening at CR South on Wednesday 3/14. Register for the event HERE. Watch the official trailer HERE
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series: ANGST (Register Now)
Raising Great Kids Speaker Series: Breaking the Stigma Around Anxiety Angst - A Documentary EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE A documentary about normalizing the conversation around anxiety for kids and teens. This event is for parents AND teens. Presentation includes the...
Vaping – How To Talk To Your Teens
Here is a great resources from the NY Times on Vaping and how to start the conversation with your teen. Read more here.
Drug Take Back Success! Let’s Celebrate
Join the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc. and partners as we celebrate the history and success of the Bucks County Got Drugs? Medication Take-back program, discuss statewide PA initiatives, and DEA-led regional programs – all focusing on the opioid...
Kiwanis Clubs Help Spread the Word
Volunteers from the Washington Crossing, Yardley, and Newtown Kiwanis clubs distributed brochures to raise awareness of how to safely dispose expired or unneeded medications. Brochures were distributed at McCaffrey’s Newtown and Yardley and the Giant and Wawa in...
Addiction & Opioid Awareness Education
Residents of Bucks County can attend a free community session to learn about signs and symptoms of addiction & opiate overdose, how to use the opiate overdose-reversal medication Narcan, and learn about community resources. The presentation will provide substance...
Visit With Congressman Fitzpatrick
Last week CRCHY leadership and Buck County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc. leaders, visited Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick in his DC office to thank him for his continued support of substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.
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