Promoting Healthy Living Through Education, Training & Advocacy

Who Is Wellspring Center for Prevention?

Wellspring Center for Prevention is a private nonprofit agency serving community members and organizations of Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. We are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities through our quality prevention and intervention services. Our programs promote sound mental health, effective family functioning, and awareness of the devastating effects of substance misuse and dependency.

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As part of our offerings, Wellspring provides school-based clinical services in partnership with various school districts in Middlesex County. Our programs are designed around collaboration with the school district’s practices and on-site support services to ensure a seamless, barrier-free environment to care. Each program is staffed by professionals experienced in youth development, mental health counseling, and case management and backed by Wellspring’s mission to help educators focus on their youth and foster and develop healthy minds and healthy bodies.

Learn more about our School-Based Clinical Services

Know anyone who is in need of referral to treatment?

For the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline – Call or text 988.

Click here to access our online help-tool.

Or, call the statewide Addiction Access Center at 844-276-2777

Upcoming Events and Classes

  • P 103: Program Design

    To be effective, prevention programs must be tailored to the specific audience. This involves careful assessment of the population’s learning needs. Programs must be age…

    Thursday, March 28, 2024 - Friday, March 29, 2024 Zoom
  • April 2024: Coalition for Healthy Communities Meeting

    Want to get involved in Wellspring’s Coalition for Healthy Communities? Join our monthly meeting, held virtually on the second Wednesday of each month at 1:00…

    Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Zoom (link below)
  • P 104: Evidence-Based Prevention Models

    What does science have to do with prevention? This class will answer that question as well as many others. Sources for evidence-based prevention programs, fidelity,…

    Thursday, April 11, 2024 - Friday, April 12, 2024 Zoom
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Our Programs

Our work is centered around improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, professionals, and communities through quality prevention and intervention services. Our programs promote sound mental health, effective family functioning, and awareness of the devastating effects of substance misuse and dependency across the lifespan.

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Wellspring by the Numbers

0 Students contacted through 15 school-based events during the Fall 2023 semester, plus provided 298 students with Pathways services.
0 + Individual website visitors on the first three quarters of 2023.
0 + Individuals reached out to Wellspring for referrals to substance misuse help and information relating to substance misuse in Q1-Q3 2023.

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Fraud Prevention for Older Adults

By Heather Ward, Coordinator of Middlesex County Programs With today’s technology and information sharing websites, fraud is more prevalent than ever. Everyone is susceptible to fraud, but older adults are targeted at greater rates than other ages because fraudsters see them as less tech-savvy and easier to scam. According to the F.B.I., older adults were…

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