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Rockland Will Get $314K Grant For Substance Abuse, Mental Health Rockland Will Get $314K Grant For Substance Abuse, Mental Health
Rockland Will Get $314K Grant For Substance Abuse, Mental Health U.S. Nita Lowey, who represents Rockland and Westchester counties, announced on Tuesday, June 5 that BRiDGES, a nonprofit in New City that advocates for and serves people with disabilities, has been awarded $314,215 in federal funding. The taxpayer money will help expand and increase recovery services for individuals with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring mental illness who are re-entering society after prison. The funding was awarded through the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and M…

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by Jon Craig
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Drug Take-Back Day Will Be Held At Five Rockland Locations Drug Take-Back Day Will Be Held At Five Rockland Locations
Drug Take-Back Day Will Be Held At Five Rockland Locations Rockland is once again offering residents the opportunity to empty their medicine cabinets of unused prescription drugs before they fall into the wrong hands, County Executive Ed Day announced.  Another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the pharmacies listed below. “This is an easy way to get rid of medications you no longer need so that they don’t fall into the wrong hands,” Day said. “Disposing of medications, you no longer need by handing them over to the proper authorities also protects the environment by keeping prescript…

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by Kathy Reakes