What does mental health mean? Simply defined mental health is a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. In todays society the topic of one’s mental health is becoming more openly discussed, as it should. For some of us we go along in life never being extremely impacted by our own…
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Egg Harbor Township, NJ, November 12, 2018 – Behavioral Crossroads, LLC is announcing their community program called Project R.O.A.D. in affiliation with the Pleasantville Police Department. The agencies are working together several days a week providing outreach and resources to those struggling with addiction and mental health issues in the local community. The Outreach team…
With the holiday season quickly approaching, for many of us our first thoughts are holiday parties, food, drinks, and just having a good time with family and friends. However, this can also be the time of year that can trigger someone in recovery to relapse if they don’t have the proper tools and strategies in…
There is a constant overwhelming feeling of fear and worry when you love someone in active addiction. Whether it be a friend, child, parent or spouse the nightmare is the same. I say nightmare because that’s what it feels like, and anyone who has been in this position I’m sure would say the same. When…
The stigma of addiction. Most of us have dealt with addiction in one form or another, and even with the severity of opioid addiction becoming more prevalent in the recent years, we still label addicts as junkies, crackheads, criminals, and fiends just to name a few. What most of us seem to forget is…
On July 20th, 2017 Camden County Congressman, Donald Norcross hosted a community wide discussion on the dangers associated with the heroin and opioid epidemic at Washington Township High School. There was a panel of 17 guest speakers including, Dr. Jim Baird, Emergency Medicine Attending Physician at Kennedy Health System- Washington Township. Kim Govak, Program Coordinator…
A review of statistical evidence illustrating the prevalence of men, women and youth struggling with depression can be daunting. But when searching for mental health programs, New Jersey families find hope when they find Behavioral Crossroads. Over the last decade, there has been a sharp increase of more than 18 percent in the number of…
According to The Atlantic, when the government began to more aggressively target doctors and drug companies who were helping to drive prescription painkiller dependence in the U.S., addicts sought cheaper and more accessible alternatives. As a result, many turned to heroin. Now, experts across the U.S. are warning drug addicts and their families that a…