Recovery & Mental Health Resource Fair Coming To Newtown On Saturday

NEWTOWN, PA — The Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) at Bucks County Community College is hosting a free Recovery & Mental Health Community Resource Fair on Saturday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held in the Linksz Pavilion on the Newtown Campus, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown 18940.

During the fair, members of the community will be able to speak with more than 30 organizations from Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties to obtain information about resources and support pertaining to: collegiate recovery programs; substance use disorder and recovery; harm reduction; mental health; suicide; grief; eating disorders; domestic violence; and sexual health and wellness.

The event will also feature a keynote speaker, Nicholas Emeigh, associate executive director for NAMI Bucks County, an affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Emeigh is a mental health advocate and public speaker with eight years of continuous recovery from mental illness and substance use. He also is a survivor of three suicide attempts. A Bucks County resident, Emeigh serves the NAMI mission providing help, hope, awareness and opportunities to the county’s 600,000 residents.

For more information about the event or the CRP, email collegiaterecovery@bucks.edu.