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Board highlights Narcan outreach and staff mental‑health first‑aid training
Summary
Board members reported on municipal-alliance outreach and discussed providing free Narcan at a waterfront event and offering mental-health first-aid training for staff and assemblies for students; district staff were cited as local partners for outreach.
Board members reported on recent municipal-alliance activity and discussed expanding overdose-prevention outreach, including distributing Narcan at a waterfront event and offering mental-health first‑aid training for staff.
A board member who attended the municipal-alliance meeting noted that many overdose deaths occur when bystanders worry they will be penalized for calling for help; New Jersey law protects people who call for assistance in overdose situations, the member said. The board discussed making Narcan widely available, and members said some conferences and county programs already distribute free Narcan.
Miss Abrahamson described plans to host an event by the waterfront to teach Narcan use and distribute free kits; she also offered to email board members details and sign-ups for mental-health first‑aid training (a six-hour course that includes online and in-person components) so staff members can be available in crisis situations. District staff members (including Miss Marietta and Mrs. Francis) were noted as already participating in outreach and assemblies.
Board members said the programs are low-cost and carry potential community-safety benefits. The board did not take formal action but encouraged staff to continue outreach and circulate training information to members.
