Somerset County Offering Free Mental Health Programs

As a part of Mental Health Month, Somerset County is offering free programs at local libraries around the county.

Somerset County Freeholder Brian D. Levine, human services liaison, encouraged county residents to take advantage some of the free programs being offered at local libraries this month.

The Somerset County Department of Human Services has announced the following programs. All programs are free and pre-registration is not required, but is preferred.

Bound Brook Memorial Library
402 E. High Street, Bound Brook, NJ 08805
Contact: Jodi Wilson at 732-356-0043 or jwilson@sclibnj.org

• Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. – “Stress and Anxiety – What It Does and What We Can Do to Make It Better,” presented by Kathryn Logoyda, LCSW
• Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. – “Domestic Violence in the Latino Community,” presented by Lorena Olivera, MA, LAC, Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center

Bridgewater Library

North Bridge Street & Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Contact: Ian Torley at 908-526-4016 or itorley@sclibnj.org

• Friday, May 22, at 11 a.m. – “How Family Conflict Impacts Mental Health,” presented by Ashley Jones, LAC
• Friday, May 29, at 11 a.m. – “Mental Health Topics For Discussion,” presented by Juliet Douglas, LCSW

Manville Public Library

100 S. 10th Avenue, Manville, NJ 08835
Contact: Nanette Peterson at 908-203-3482 or npeterso@sclibnj.org

• Friday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m. – “Presentation for Veterans,” presented by Michael Jones of the New Jersey chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Friday, May 29, at 2 p.m. – “A Clinical Examination of the Effects of Trauma by Domestic Violence on Adults and Children,” presented by Michele Mandic, MSW, LSW, and Brittany DiBella, MSW