Meredith Siegel Cohen

Join Kellman Brown Academy and JFCS for a conversation addressing the ever-changing landscape of parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. JFCS counselors will share practical skills to help parents manage their emotions, model healthy coping skills, and help their children thrive during this unprecedented time. OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY! Join the Zoom Meeting: https://jfedsnj.zoom.us/j/92424499081?pwd=WW5sS2M0QkZmTEc2NjlpSDRySkxtQT09 Meeting ID: [...]

Tweens, teens, and parents are invited to join JFCS for "This Life Counts," a virtual suicide awareness and prevention program. An expert panel will discuss the role of depression; warning signs, risk factors, and stressors; protective factors that help prevent youth suicide; resources and tools for communication. Free to participate but advance registration is required [...]

Join JFCS and the Berlin-Gibbsboro-Voorhees Municipal Alliance for a workshop for navigating the stress in your life! This engaging virtual program will help tweens, teens, and parents identify and manage stressors related to COVID-19, social media, academic pressures, bullying, school violence, and other life challenges. Free and open to the community! To join the Zoom [...]

Across the country, fentanyl is devastating families and communities: more than 107,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses in 2021. About two-thirds of those deaths involved synthetic opioids – primarily fentanyl. A nearly invisible poison, fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two milligrams of fentanyl – an amount that could [...]

This program will give parents an opportunity to share, learn, and support each other as we process our feelings about the crisis in Israel. JFCS licensed clinician Emily Witmier, LAC, will facilitate a meaningful conversation and offer resources and tools to help parents care for themselves and their children during this challenging time. Free and [...]