On November 27, 2020, the Westfield Area Youth Volunteer Experience (WAYVE) announced $6500 in grant awards to seven Union County organizations, including Caring Contact. Read the […]
September is suicide prevention awareness month! Our Executive Director, Janet Sarkos, spoke with “Michelle’s Conversations that Matter” about volunteering, adjusting to Covid-19, signs and symptoms to […]
Our own Executive Director, Janet Sarkos, spoke with Consumer Reports about the dramatic spike in calls since the start of the pandemic. Prompted by the coronavirus […]
IMAGINE's Program Director, Mandi Zukor, interviews Caring Contact Executive Director, Janet Sarkos, for Suicide Awareness Month. Janet discusses what signs to look for and how to approach a friend or loved one that might be thinking about suicide.
Members of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerium and first responders met at CEO Suites (1812 Front St.) last week for a suicide prevention training session presented by Caring […]
On September 27, 2018, over 70 students and faculty attended Suicide Awareness and Intervention Training at Essex County College. The two and ½ hour training was […]
Wendy and Steve Sefcik recently shared the story of their 16-year-old son’s struggle with depression and ultimate suicide at a community gathering in Scotch Plains sponsored […]
Members of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Ministerium and first responders met at CEO Suites (1812 Front St.) last week for a suicide prevention training session presented by Caring […]