The following special, statewide projects are funded by the Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. They focus on child safety, health issues and on the prevention of developmental disabilities.

The Arc of New Jersey
Ann Wilson, Director
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902
(732) 246-2525
awilson@arcnj.org

The New Jersey Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities works to mobilize individuals and agencies/organizations in a cooperative effort to educate and promote prevention of developmental disabilities among the public and private sectors.

Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos, Coordinator
Association for Children of New Jersey
35 Halsey Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(973) 643-3876
eloisa@acnj.org

Child Health Month is a year-round campaign designed to promote community health and safety education, and awareness for children throughout the State of New Jersey. The Child Health Month program encourages projects and activities that afford an opportunity for children to become positively involved in their own health and well-being.

NJ SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN

The New Jersey SAFE KIDS Campaign promotes and implements strategies to prevent unintentional childhood injuries, the leading killer and crippler of children under age 15, through community awareness, education and public/private sector partnerships. The campaign addresses the five major risk areas: traffic injuries, fire and burns, falls, drownings and poisonings.

Danene Sorace, Executive Director
Network For Family Life Education
Network for Family Life Education
41 Gordon Rd., Suite A
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 445-7929
danene@rci.rutgers.edu

Three issues of "Sex, etc." are written annually by New Jersey high school students, published and distributed to teens throughout the state and the country. This newsletter contains accurate, up- to- date information about healthy behaviors, sexuality, the effects of drugs and alcohol, violence and prenatal health, written in a format and language that appeals and speaks to teens. Teachers are encouraged to use the newsletter for class discussion, essay and poster contests and as a supplement to the Family Life curriculum.

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASD)
COMMUNITY EDUCATION OUTREACH CONSULTANT

Brian Illencik, Prevention Coordinator
The Arc Atlantic County
6550 Delilah Rd.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 485-0800
billencikarc@hotmail.com

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) community education
outreach consultant serves as a resource to New Jersey agencies and
organizations involved in prevention, education and diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS), FASD, and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) to assure that they
have access to up to date and comprehensive information.

"HEADS UP FOR SAFETY"

Vivian Bartkus, Project Supervisor
The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
35 Beaverson Blvd., Suite 8A
Brick, NJ 08723
(732) 262-8020
vbartkus@efnj.com

"Heads Up for Safety" (HUFS) is a broad based public education effort
to increase public and professional awareness of preventable head injuries.
"Heads Up for Safety" promotes bicycle, scooter, skateboard, and in line skate
safety in an effort to reduce the risk, severity and incidence of early childhood
head injuries.