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Members of the Rockville Centre Youth Council presented the Don’t Press Send pledge and Dare to Care Day. From left are Katie Travers, Jillian Schumacher, Kelly Jahn, Ryan Martirano, Izzy Grillo, Kate Woythayler, Matt DeLucio, Andrew Livingstone, Joe Casavecchia and Alex Stamboulidis.

On March 30, Rockville Centre’s Drug, Alcohol and Violence Prevention Task Force hosted the Don’t Press Send Campaign to address the need for parent and child dialogue as social media becomes a bigger aspect of everyday life. more

By Kelly Jahn | 4/22/15

Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center sponsoring Narcan training

Opioid-based medications and heroin are being abused in epidemic proportions. To combat the large number of Long Islanders dying of heroin and other opioid-related overdoses, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center; the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick elementary school districts; and the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence will host a free Narcan training for parents, families and community members. more

3/9/15

LICADD receives prevention grants

One of Long Island’s largest nonprofit substance-abuse treatment agencies received three grants this winter that officials said will help them teach young people about the dire consequences of … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/21/15

Help a boy or girl by becoming a mentor

School-aged children can use someone to talk to. Someone they can share their thoughts, goals and fears with who genuinely cares and wants what’s best for them. more

1/15/15

Joe Lucchese addressed the coalition at its first meeting on Monday, saying that the group’s mission is to stamp out drug and alcohol abuse in Lynbrook. HIs wife, Jo Lucchese, is seated.

Addressing substance abuse in Lynbrook

On Monday night, more than a dozen leaders of the Lynbrook community gathered to begin a new effort to combat drug and alcohol abuse in the village. The Lynbrook Alcohol/Drug Coalition, formed … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 1/14/15

Steve Chassman, a former Bellmore resident who graduated from Kennedy High School in 1988, was named executive director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. on Nov. 3.

Kennedy alumnus named LICADD director

A former Bellmore resident and Kennedy High School alumnus was recently named executive director of one of Long Island’s largest non-profit drug- and alcohol-treatment agencies. Steve Chassman, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/13/14

Youth Council teams with LB

The Long Beach Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking received a $27,500 grant to mentor the Rockville Centre Youth Council. The grant came from the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. more

9/24/14

Youth Council holds drunken driving education program

The Rockville Centre Youth Council is offering a distracted and drunken driving education program for students as part of the annual Walkathon and Family Fun Fitness Fair organized by the RVC Drug, Alcohol and Violence Task Force. more

9/3/14

RipLB founder Jenn Lebowitz welcomed the audience at the group’s July 25 event.

RipLB unites residents in the fight against addiction

“How many people here know someone who has died of a drug overdose?” More than half of the people in the Long Beach Middle School auditorium raised their hands, a chilling reminder of just how … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 8/7/14

In search of the perfect college

I can’t explain precisely how I determined which college I would attend. The process was more art than science. more

8/6/14

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