Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden brought college and high school students from throughout the County to Freehold on Tuesday for the second annual Student Ambassadors For Heroin Use Prevention forum.
The unique program that Golden launched last October brings student leaders together with educators, law enforcement officials and other government and non-profit drug abuse agencies to share information–both ways–to empower the students to lead their peers away from heroin use and to support the adults in improving their drug abuse prevention efforts.
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Posted: April 27th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Heroin, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, Shaun Golden | Tags: Douglas Collier, Eli Avivi, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Rachel Kuhlthau, Student Ambassadors For Heroin Use Prevention. | Comments Off on Sheriff Golden Hosts Heroin Forum with Students, Educators and Law Enforcement
Sheriff Golden moderates group with students
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden launched a forum to prevent opiate abuse with students from area colleges and high schools yesterday, the Student Ambassadors For Heroin Use Prevention. The first program of its kind in the state of New Jersey, the ongoing program will bridge students and leaders of various agencies together, to address opiate addiction.
“Law enforcement, educational and behavioral healthcare professionals can’t combat this problem alone,” said Sheriff Shaun Golden. “That’s why it’s of the utmost importance that our adolescents and young adults, along with the professionals, work together to provide new and innovative approaches, strategies and solutions. Through this initiative we hope to inhibit the wave of opiate use, addiction and related deaths.”
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Posted: October 21st, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Heroin, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, Shaun Golden | Tags: Heroin Epidemic, Monmouth County News, Monmouth Sheriff's Office, Shaun Golden, Sheriff Shaun Golden, Student Ambassadors For Heroin Use Prevention. | Comments Off on Sheriff’s Office Enlists Students In Heroin Epidemic Fight
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden brought college and high school students from throughout the County to Freehold on Tuesday for the second annual Student Ambassadors For Heroin Use Prevention forum.