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Englewood
Vantage Health receives grant
Vantage Health System, a nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization, has been awarded a $17,500 grant from the Community Chest, which serves Englewood, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs. The 2008 grant will assist residents in need of mental health and substance abuse services.
Vantage provides a comprehensive range of community based mental health, addiction, developmental disabilities and eldercare services to individuals and families. These include children with emotional problems, adolescents with addiction challenges, adults with serious mental illnesses, and elders with Alzheimer’s disease.
Vantage Health System serves the Alpine, Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Edgewater, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fairview, Fort Lee, Harrington Park, Haworth, Leonia, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, River Vale, Rockleigh, Teaneck and Tenafly.
For more information on Vantage Health System, call 201-567-0059.
Hackensack
Services available for mentally ill
Care Plus NJ Inc. has been a provider of behavioral health services in Bergen County and surrounding communities for the past 30 years. The group believes that with proper support those living with a diagnosed mental illness can work and maintain gainful employment. The company’s Hackensack office is accepting applications for its Supported Employment Services Program. The service is free.
Care Plus NJ helps those that have been diagnosed with a mental illness, have symptoms under control and want to re-enter or start employment for the first time. Care Plus NJ Inc. is a no fee-service available for adult residents of Bergen County who want to become employed.
Requirements to participate include having been diagnosed with a mental illness, the willingness to maintain existing linkage to a treatment service, become eligible for Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) and to be free from the influence of alcohol or other chemical substances.
Interested parties should contact LaDeana Artis, program manager of Work Incentive Services, 10 Banta Place, Suites 107-109, Hackensack, NJ 07601. The telephone number is 201-678-3201 and the fax number is 201-678-3207.
Northvale
Local EMT receives special award
Dave Magnotta, Northvale resident and member of the Northvale Ambulance Corp. for 15 years, was honored May 22 by Hackensack University Medical Center and received an award presented by Joseph Feldman, MD, Chairman of Emergency Medicine, and Rosemary Hunt RN, Director of Nursing. Dennis McNerney, Bergen County Executive was also on hand to help with the presentation.
Magnotta has been a member of NVAC and an EMT since 1996 and he rides Thursday nights serving as Crew Chief. A youth sports enthusiast, he has coached in the Northern Valley Junior Football League for the past four years and in that capacity has performed as the "on scene" EMT during games and practices. His on-field presence has given parents a sense of comfort as he diligently monitors all incidents and takes appropriate medical action. His skills in handling sports injuries is widely recognized, and as a result of his presence at football games for three age groups every weekend in the fall, the local ambulance corps are able to remain available for other calls in town.
Off the field, Magnotta has been able to raise thousands of dollars in donations to the NVAC by initiating and overseeing several Texas Hold ’Em fundraisers. The proceeds from these events have enabled the Corps to purchase CPR training supplies and other much needed equipment.
In his workplace at the Bergen County Sewer Authority, Magnotta voluntarily serves as the onsite EMT. Called to action on many occasions, he has also been honored by the county for his assistance to fellow employees.
Paramus
Mental Health Board meeting set
The Bergen County Mental Health Board will have its regular monthly meeting Monday, July 21 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the community services building, 327 East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus. Supper will be served.
Joe Young, the acting executive director of New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc., will speak. As an attorney, Young has represented people with disabilities since 1979, and will speak on "Advance Directives for Mental Health Care: Are They Effective? Are They Being Enforced?"
The Bergen County Mental Health Board is responsible for planning and implementing procedures for behavioral health services for the county as a whole. The public is welcome, and the board will entertain questions and respond to individual and community concerns regarding this or any other behavioral health issue.
For directions or more information, call the Bergen County Mental Health Board at 201-634-2750.
Hospice seeks volunteers
Life Source Hospice is looking for volunteers at its facility. Hospice volunteers visit patients and listen sympathetically, hold a hand, sing, read or offer a supportive presence. Other volunteer opportunities include helping out in the hospice office, making handicraft gifts or helping with errands for the patient or family. Most patients are English-speaking, but some primarily speak Korean or Spanish.
Life Source Hospice is based in Paramus and services patients throughout Bergen County. Volunteers determine their own schedules and can work on evenings and weekends. Most volunteers donate two hours a week of their time. Volunteers receive ongoing hospice training and support by experienced hospice professionals.
For more information, call Stephanie Kip, volunteer coordinator for Life Source Hospice at 973-271-5549 or e-mail esjaykip1@netzero.com.
Cancer support group meets weekly
The Valley Hospital presents a support group titled, "People Living With Cancer" every Wednesday from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center, 1 Valley Health Plaza, in Paramus.
For more information, call 201-634-5339.
Women's cancer support meets Fridays
Valley Hospital’s Daniel and Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center, located at 1 Valley Health Plaza, in Paramus, presents a support group titled, "Women Living with Women’s Cancers" support group every Friday from 11 a.m. to noon.
The group offers emotional support for women who have been newly diagnosed or have recurrent breast, ovarian, cervical, and/or uterine cancer or other gynecologic cancers. The program offers a safe and supportive environment to share and discuss common concerns and feelings related to diagnosis, treatment, coping skills and living with cancer. The group is facilitated by a licensed oncology social worker.
For more information, call Maureen Flannery, L.S.W., at 201-634-5787.
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