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County coroner reports declines in overdoses, highlights Cribs for Kids and car-seat help
Summary
County Coroner Tim Carson told the Salem Township board that drug overdoses, suicides and fatal accidents are down from previous years and summarized programs distributing cribs and car seats; he said 60 cribs were distributed in the past 18 months.
County elected Coroner Tim Carson presented the office's annual report to the Salem Township Board, saying drug overdoses, suicides and fatal accidents are down from previous years. Carson briefed supervisors on outreach programs and partnerships, including Cribs for Kids and car-seat distribution for families in need.
Carson said Cribs for Kids provides free cribs to qualifying residents and that "60 cribs were given away in 18 months." He also said the coroner's office partners with local programs to distribute car seats to families who need them. The presentation was delivered as part of the meeting's guest-speaker segment and was provided to the board as a summarized annual report.
The coroner's remarks were framed as an update and did not include requests for board action; supervisors heard the statistics and thanked Carson for the report.
