Opioid Task Force

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2023-09-22 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for the Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting. Please contact Cathi Emery, Office & Data Manager for information on how to participate at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

HEALing Communities Study Meeting
2023-09-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-06-21 14:00 - 16:00
Please join us for the monthly meeting of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) effort in the Franklin County and North Quabbin Region. For more information on how to participate, please contact Tiarra Fisher, HCS Community Study Coordinator at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org.

Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
2023-09-12 09:30 - 11:00
Please join us for our Education & Prevention Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup meeting
2023-09-11 13:00 - 14:30
Please join our monthly meeting of the Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup, co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force. For more information on how to participate, please contact Karen Carmona, Program Associate at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2023-09-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-08-04 10:00 - 11:30
Please join us for our monthly Treatment & Recovery Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2023-09-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-05 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our monthly Harm Reduction Workgroup meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
2023-08-28 09:30 - 10:45, 2023-07-24 09:30 - 10:45, 2023-06-26 09:30 - 10:45
Please join our monthly meeting to discuss the emergency needs of unhoused individuals in the Franklin County and North Quabbin Region. To learn more about how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office, and Data Manager, at Cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Building a Resilient Community Workgroup Meeting
2023-08-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-21 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our monthly meeting of the Building a Resilient Community Workgroup. For more information on how to participate, please contact Karen Carmona, Program Associate at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
2023-08-14 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-07-10 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-06-12 13:00 - 14:30

Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2023-08-11 10:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our Housing & Workforce Development Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: CAM Workgroup Meeting
2023-08-08 11:00 - 12:00
The August 8th meeting is canceled. To participate in future meetings, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
2023-08-07 13:00 - 14:30
The August 7th meeting is canceled. For more information on how to participate in our future meetings, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2023-07-21 10:00 - 12:00
The July 21st Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting is canceled. To attend future meetings, please contact Cathi Emery, Office & Data Manager for information on how to participate at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Methadone Workgroup Meeting
2023-07-13 15:00 - 16:00
Please join us for our monthly meeting of the Methadone Workgroup. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2023-07-07 10:00 - 11:30

Welcoming New Immigrant & Refugee Families in Greenfield: How to Help
2023-06-23 13:00 - 14:30
Please join Mayor Roxann Wedegartner and Jennifer Hoffman, Health Director, from the City of Greenfield with Marisa Perez, Program Manager, from ServiceNet this Friday afternoon, June 23, 2023, from 1 PM – 2:30 PM, as they brief the community on the status of unhoused immigrant and refugee families placed at Days Inn by the Commonwealth as a temporary shelter. Sheriff Christopher J. Donelan, Co-Chair of the Opioid Task Force, will moderate this session.

One can register for this event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuceyurTgpEtxy2G1zCa2h4NxEYkUNsy0Q.
This information session will provide an update to the community and will specify what is needed to not only support these new families but also the Days Inn staff.
In the meantime, members of the community are asked to not show up at the Days Inn without first contacting the Greenfield Health Department at 413.774.1404. The lack of storage at the Days Inn is a significant issue, and the Greenfield Health Department is coordinating the delivery of goods and services in concert with other entities.

BH-JI / The Justice Involved Program at CHD
2023-06-22 14:00 - 15:00
Please join us on Thursday, June 22, 2023, 2 PM – 3 PM, as we learn more about the Behavioral Health Supports for Justice-Involved Individuals (BH-JI) from Amanda Cove-Foster, LMHC, Justice Involved Program Director, Clinic Clinical Supervisor (BH-JI/CSP-JI), CHD Outpatient Clinic, in Greenfield, MA. One can register for this free Zoom event, here.

According to Mass.gov, BH-JI “is a partnership between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court (Trial Court). BH-JI helps people who are “justice-involved,” including:

• people leaving jail or prison within six months,
• people who have recently left jail or prison within a year, • people on parole, and • people on probation to connect with behavioral health services and social supports in the community.”

Know Your Rights: CORI Sealing & Expungement
2023-06-15 14:00 - 15:00
We hope you can participate in an information session on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 2 PM that will focus on “Know Your Rights: CORI Sealing & Expungement”. One can register for this free event using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuduyqrDsiHdMeOMJ588EVdClOQiN27gL5
Join Alyssa Golden, Senior Supervising Attorney of the CORI/Reentry Unit at Community Legal Aid, as she walks through the steps to seal or expunge marijuana and other offenses, and your legal rights when seeking public or subsidized housing or a job with a criminal record and/or substance use disorder.
This is part of Community Legal Aid and the Opioid Task Force’s ongoing efforts to offer information and resources to individuals and entities who experience barriers to obtaining housing and employment as a result of their history of incarceration and/or substance use disorder.

CAM Workgroup Meeting
2023-06-13 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our Complementary & Alternative Medicines (CAM) Workgroup meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Cathi Emery, Office and Data Manager at cathi@opioidtaskforce.org.
