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May 2022
Invisible Ties That Bind: Understanding Trauma Bonding in Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking
Join us Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 2 PM - 3 PM, as we continue to learn about the complex topic of human trafficking and sexual exploitation and its impact, featuring Dr. Abigail Judge. You can register for this free event, here. Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) frequently occurs in relationships of coercion, trauma bonding, and fierce emotional attachment. Understanding these relationships is critical to healing but can be a source of confusion, frustration and burn-out among service providers. This presentation…
Find out more »Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Find out more »South County: Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a Vision for Emergency Shelter Services
The North Quabbin Community Coalition and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force) are convening a series of Visioning Sessions to occur in May to examine the year-round needs of unhoused individuals in the only federally-designated rural county in the Commonwealth. This is especially important as research reveals that a disproportionate number of unhoused individuals also suffer from substance use and/or mental health disorders. These gatherings, "Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a…
Find out more »East County/North Quabbin: Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a Vision for Emergency Shelter Services
The North Quabbin Community Coalition and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force) are convening a series of Visioning Sessions to occur in May to examine the year-round needs of unhoused individuals in the only federally-designated rural county in the Commonwealth. This is especially important as research reveals that a disproportionate number of unhoused individuals also suffer from substance use and/or mental health disorders. These gatherings, "Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a…
Find out more »June 2022
Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Find out more »Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Find out more »Public Safety and Justice Committee Meeting
Please join us for the Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom link to attend.
Find out more »Methadone Workgroup Meeting
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Find out more »CAM Workgroup Meeting
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Find out more »Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
Please join us at this virtual community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug. This training is free and open to all interested community members. Register here!
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