Opioid Task Force

Housing and Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2019-04-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to attend. Please note the change in time.

2nd Annual Where to Turn Resource Fair
2019-05-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Greenfield Community College, One College Drive, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
The 2nd Annual “Where To Turn” Resource Fair for Individuals in Recovery and/or Re-Entering the Community Post Incarceration is scheduled for Wednesday, May 1, 9 AM – 12 Noon at Greenfield Community College in the Dining Commons. This event will highlight the many resources available in our rural region for individuals in recovery or those post incarceration including housing, childcare, education and training, jobs, transportation, social services and more!
This event is FREE and open to everyone. RSVPs are not required. Questions? Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474.

Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
2019-05-03 10:00 - 11:30, 2019-06-07 10:00 - 11:30, 2019-08-02 10:00 - 11:30, 2019-11-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2019-12-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you would like to join.

The Physiology of Addiction
2019-05-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Baystate Franklin Medical Center, 164 High Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Dr. Ruth Potee is a board certified Family Physician and Addiction Medicine physician at Valley Medical Group in Greenfield, MA. In addiction to practicing full‐scope family medicine, she is currently the Medical Director for the Franklin County House of Corrections, the Franklin Recovery and Treatment Center and the Pioneer Valley Regional School District as well as the Co‐Chair of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region’s Healthcare Solutions Committee. She was named Franklin County Doctor of the Year by the Massachusetts Medical Society in 2015.

1. Be able to describe the pathways of neurotransmission in the brain related to addiction

2. Develop the capacity to understand addiction as a disease similar to other chronic diseases

3. Learn how the stigma associated with opioid use disorder and medication assisted treatment impacts access to care

4. Increase your skills to support patients with substance use disorders

Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Conference Room A/B
164 High St, Greenfield, MA

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2019-05-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-07-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Baystate Franklin Medical Center, 164 High Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to attend. The meeting will be held in Conference Room A.

Education and Prevention Committee Meeting
2019-05-14 09:30 - 11:00, 2019-09-10 09:30 - 11:00, 2019-11-12 09:30 - 11:00 | Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, 56 Bank Row, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to join. Also, please note the change in meeting location for 2019 as this group is no longer meeting at the Franklin County Justice Center.

Public Safety and Justice Committee Meeting
2019-06-03 13:00 - 14:30, 2019-09-09 13:00 - 14:30, 2019-12-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Franklin County Justice Center, 43 Hope Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to join.

2nd Annual Building a Resilient Community Event
2019-06-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Greenfield Community College, One College Drive, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Housing and Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2019-06-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-08-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-10-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to attend.

Canceled: Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
2019-07-05 10:00 - 10:30 | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting was canceled due to the proximity to the July 4, 2019 holiday. This meeting is open to the public. Please email Maile Shoul maile@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you would like to join.

"Multiple Pathways of Recovery: What Does Recovery Mean to Us? An Event Sponsored by the Treatment and Recovery Committee
2019-09-13 08:30 - 12:00 | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you have any questions about this event. More details about this gathering can be found here.

Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
2019-10-04 10:00 - 11:30

Sex Trafficking in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region
2019-10-09 08:30 - 12:30 | Greenfield Community College, One College Drive, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Learn about the complex topic of sex trafficking in our rural region featuring a keynote by Dr. Donna Sabella and a moderated panel of local individuals discussing the issue.
This event is free but registration is required – click here to register. The deadline to register is Friday, October 4, 2019, 5 PM.

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2019-11-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Baystate Franklin Medical Center, 164 High Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This meeting is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to attend. The meeting will be held in Conference Room A/B.

Save the Date! 2nd Annual Sober Housing Summit - Sponsored by the Housing and Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2019-12-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
This event is open to the public. If possible, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org or call (413) 775-7474 if you plan to attend.

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2020-01-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
2020-01-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
What to learn about how to administer Narcan – this life-saving medication? Come to a free training at the GCC Downtown Campus Room D120!
Co-sponsored by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
Questions? Email: info@opioidtaskforce.org or Call: 413-775-7474
