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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-meeting-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T205854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T205854Z
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SUMMARY:Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-and-recovery-committee-meeting-35/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211229T210641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T210641Z
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SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220801T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220801T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T180806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T180806Z
UID:4725-1659358800-1659364200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Public Safety and Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-and-justice-committee-meeting-12/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220725T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220725T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220808T230245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T230245Z
UID:5047-1658770200-1658775600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention and Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Please join Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region for this online overdose prevention training. \nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n-What is an opioid overdose?\n-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose?\n-How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose? \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/overdose-prevention-and-narcan-training-7/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220808T230431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T230431Z
UID:5049-1658484000-1658491200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Franklin County/North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:As a member of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force)\, you were invited earlier this year to attend the January 28th Franklin County and North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Kickoff to learn more about the HEALing Communities Study (HCS)\, which is a national research study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)\, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This groundbreaking effort is working to mitigate the deadly impact of opioid misuse\, which has sadly claimed the lives of 222 individuals in our rural communities between 2013 and 2021. \nOur participation in the study as a “Wave 2 Community Cluster” officially began on July 1\, 2022. To that end\, we are holding our first official Franklin County and North Quabbin HEALing Communities meeting as part of the Opioid Task Force’s Healthcare Solutions Committee work\, on Friday\, July 22\, 2022\, from 10 AM – to 12 Noon\, via Zoom. You can access the Zoom link here.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/franklin-county-north-quabbin-healing-communities-study-committee-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220722T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T180237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T180237Z
UID:4721-1658484000-1658491200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/healthcare-solutions-committee-meeting-35/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220808T230636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T230636Z
UID:5051-1658412000-1658415600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Saving Lives: Boston's Community Syringe Redemption Program
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we learn more about Boston’s Community Syringe Redemption Program\, developed by the Addiction Response Resources (ARR)\, featuring Allie Hunter\, Co-Founder of ARR. This effort “reduces the amount of unsafely discarded needles by offering a cash incentive for enrolled adults to return syringes.” You can register for this event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwucu6vqT0jGdK6sTaZl4P1vPCQo…\n\nThe program was launched in the City of Boston in December 2020 with support from the Boston Public Health Commission and the RIZE Foundation. Their approach “was based on the idea that a small cash “buy back” incentive would encourage safe disposal of syringes\, improve quality of life\, reduce public safety concerns\, and reduce service requests related to syringes.” Additionally\, the program also “sought to create a low threshold income-earning opportunity\, develop job readiness skills\, expand access to life-saving overdose prevention resources\, increase engagement\, and create a new access point for services.”\n\nThe program “surpassed their initial goal of collecting 1\,000 syringes per week\, collecting …1\,738\,693 syringes to date\, averaging 4\,427 syringes collected per day (average of 22\,135 syringes collected per week). Since the program’s onset\, a total of 2\,094 people have enrolled in the program\, averaging 86 visits per day.”
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/saving-lives-bostons-community-syringe-redemption-program/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211229T205000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T205000Z
UID:4772-1657810800-1657814400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-7/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220711T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220711T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220829T213501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T213501Z
UID:5095-1657544400-1657549800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-meeting-7/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220708T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220708T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T205503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T205503Z
UID:4757-1657274400-1657279800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-and-recovery-committee-meeting-34/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220808T231129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T231410Z
UID:5053-1657202400-1657206000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Reinventing Justice: A Look at the New Office of Community Corrections
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we learn more about the newly opened Office of Community Corrections\, located at 106 Main Street in Greenfield\, Massachusetts\, managed by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. You can register for this free event\, here\, to learn more.\n\nThis effort will offer a range of programs and resources for formerly incarcerated individuals in a trauma-informed setting.\nFeaturing:\n*Levin Schwartz\, LICSW\, Assistant Deputy Superintendent\, Clinical and Reentry Services\n*Nicole Guertin\, LICSW\, Clinical Reentry Supervisor\n*Jen Brzezinski\, LCSW\, Clinician
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/reinventing-justice-a-look-at-the-new-office-of-community-corrections/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220706T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211229T210537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T210537Z
UID:4791-1657105200-1657108800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-15/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220624T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220422T181918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220422T181918Z
UID:4971-1656068400-1656073800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/overdose-prevention-narcan-training-4/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T154554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T154554Z
UID:5015-1655888400-1655893800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Four-Part Training Services for Behavioral Health Clinicians about Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Dr. Abigail Judge
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we will be working with Dr. Abigail Judge starting Wednesday\, June 1st\, 9 AM – 10:30 AM. This is the first of a four-part training series developed especially for behavioral health providers to learn how better support survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. You can register for this free series\, here.  The remaining sessions are scheduled for June 8\, 15\, and 22\, from 9 AM – 10:30 AM\, via  Zoom \nCommercial 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 burnout among service providers. \n\nThese sessions will go in-depth to focus on the complex psychological relationship between individual and exploiter and describe how professionals can build relationships of trust and mutuality when CSE is ongoing or historical. Since victims and survivors are unlikely to initially self-identify as exploited\, or use these clinical terms\, a specialized approach to creating shared language and engaging individuals at different phases of CSE will also be described. \n\nAbigail Judge Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in private practice\, and she is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Judge’s hospital-based clinical work\, scholarship\, and teaching focus on improving the clinical response to women impacted by the continuum of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Dr. Judge has worked with this population as a therapist\, educator\, court-appointed evaluator\, and expert witness since 2009.\n\nAt MGH\, Dr. Judge leads MGH Connect: A Project for Outreach and Recovery\, which provides low threshold – that is more easily accessible and acceptable – psychological and peer support for women at the intersection of substance use and commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking\, and is based at the MGH Bridge Clinic. In 2021\, this project received a grant from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General to expand access for BIPOC women through survivor mentoring and engaging women detained at the Suffolk County House of Correction.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/four-part-training-services-for-behavioral-health-clinicians-about-commercial-sexual-exploitation-with-dr-abigail-judge-4/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T152324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T152324Z
UID:5001-1655388000-1655391600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:CORI Expungement and Sealing: A Primer with Community Legal Aid
DESCRIPTION:Join Community Legal Aid Staff Attorney\, Alyssa Golden\, as she walks through the steps to expunge marijuana offenses and seal or expunge other offenses. Criminal records (CORIs) are often accessed by employers\, housing authorities\, and other entities. Individuals who have CORIs often find themselves facing significant barriers to access to housing and employment due to CORI issues. \nParticipants will learn how: \n*The CORI system works\n*To obtain a copy of your CORI records\n*To learn the steps to seal or expunge records\n*To learn about your legal rights under the law \nYou can register for this free event\, here.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cori-expungement-and-sealing-a-primer-with-community-legal-aid/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T154311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T154311Z
UID:5013-1655283600-1655289000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Four-Part Training Services for Behavioral Health Clinicians about Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Dr. Abigail Judge
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we will be working with Dr. Abigail Judge starting Wednesday\, June 1st\, 9 AM – 10:30 AM. This is the first of a four-part training series developed especially for behavioral health providers to learn how better support survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. You can register for this free series\, here.  The remaining sessions are scheduled for June 8\, 15\, and 22\, from 9 AM – 10:30 AM\, via  Zoom \nCommercial 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 burnout among service providers. \nThese sessions will go in-depth to focus on the complex psychological relationship between individual and exploiter and describe how professionals can build relationships of trust and mutuality when CSE is ongoing or historical. Since victims and survivors are unlikely to initially self-identify as exploited\, or use these clinical terms\, a specialized approach to creating shared language and engaging individuals at different phases of CSE will also be described. \nAbigail Judge Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in private practice\, and she is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Judge’s hospital-based clinical work\, scholarship\, and teaching focus on improving the clinical response to women impacted by the continuum of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Dr. Judge has worked with this population as a therapist\, educator\, court-appointed evaluator\, and expert witness since 2009. \nAt MGH\, Dr. Judge leads MGH Connect: A Project for Outreach and Recovery\, which provides low threshold – that is more easily accessible and acceptable – psychological and peer support for women at the intersection of substance use and commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking\, and is based at the MGH Bridge Clinic. In 2021\, this project received a grant from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General to expand access for BIPOC women through survivor mentoring and engaging women detained at the Suffolk County House of Correction. \n 
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/four-part-training-services-for-behavioral-health-clinicians-about-commercial-sexual-exploitation-with-dr-abigail-judge-3/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T201905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T201905Z
UID:4749-1655204400-1655208000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:CAM Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cam-workgroup-meeting-4/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220613T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220613T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220829T213403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T213403Z
UID:5093-1655125200-1655130600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-workgroup-meeting-6/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220610T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T155642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T155717Z
UID:5017-1654855200-1654862400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/housing-workforce-development-committee-meeting-6/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211229T204903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T204903Z
UID:4770-1654786800-1654790400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-6/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T154140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T154140Z
UID:5010-1654678800-1654684200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Four-Part Training Services for Behavioral Health Clinicians about Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Dr. Abigail Judge
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we will be working with Dr. Abigail Judge starting Wednesday\, June 1st\, 9 AM – 10:30 AM. This is the first of a four-part training series developed especially for behavioral health providers to learn how better support survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. You can register for this free series\, here.  The remaining sessions are scheduled for June 8\, 15\, and 22\, from 9 AM – 10:30 AM\, via  Zoom \nCommercial 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 burnout among service providers. \n\nThese sessions will go in-depth to focus on the complex psychological relationship between individual and exploiter and describe how professionals can build relationships of trust and mutuality when CSE is ongoing or historical. Since victims and survivors are unlikely to initially self-identify as exploited\, or use these clinical terms\, a specialized approach to creating shared language and engaging individuals at different phases of CSE will also be described.\n\nAbigail Judge Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in private practice\, and she is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Judge’s hospital-based clinical work\, scholarship\, and teaching focus on improving the clinical response to women impacted by the continuum of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Dr. Judge has worked with this population as a therapist\, educator\, court-appointed evaluator\, and expert witness since 2009.\n\nAt MGH\, Dr. Judge leads MGH Connect: A Project for Outreach and Recovery\, which provides low threshold – that is more easily accessible and acceptable – psychological and peer support for women at the intersection of substance use and commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking\, and is based at the MGH Bridge Clinic. In 2021\, this project received a grant from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General to expand access for BIPOC women through survivor mentoring and engaging women detained at the Suffolk County House of Correction.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/four-part-training-services-for-behavioral-health-clinicians-about-commercial-sexual-exploitation-with-dr-abigail-judge-2/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220606T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220606T143000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220502T172705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T122322Z
UID:4974-1654520400-1654525800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Public Safety and Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom link to attend.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-and-justice-committee-meeting-15/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T183405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T183405Z
UID:4741-1654250400-1654255800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-and-recovery-committee-meeting-33/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T150000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T151546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T151546Z
UID:4997-1654178400-1654182000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Section 35: Helpful or Harmful?
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we explore Section 35\, a civil court process allowable under Massachusetts General Law\, by which individuals can be committed involuntarily to addiction treatment by a “qualified petitioner”\, such as blood relatives\, spouses\, doctors\, or law enforcement. \nSome argue that Section 35 is a violation of one’s civil rights and that addiction treatment should be provided in a community-based setting\, while others claim that Section 35 saved their lives when no other intervention worked. \nLearn more about this complex issue\, with featured speakers: \n*Dr. Elizabeth Evans – Associate Professor\, University of Massachusetts-Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences\n*Rose Evans – Senior Vice-President\, Behavioral Health Network\n*Dr. Ruth Potee – Medical Director of Addiction Services\, Behavioral Health Network\n*Dr. Jennifer Fyler – Director of New View\, Behavioral Health Network (Women-only program) \nYou can register for this free event\, here.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/section-35-helpful-or-harmful/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211229T210457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211229T210457Z
UID:4789-1654081200-1654084800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-14/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220602T152949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T154041Z
UID:5003-1654074000-1654079400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Four-Part Training Services for Behavioral Health Clinicians about Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Dr. Abigail Judge
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we will be working with Dr. Abigail Judge starting Wednesday\, June 1st\, 9 AM – 10:30 AM. This is the first of a four-part training series developed especially for behavioral health providers to learn how better support survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. You can register for this free series\, here.  The remaining sessions are scheduled for June 8\, 15\, and 22\, from 9 AM – 10:30 AM\, via  Zoom \nCommercial 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 burnout among service providers. \n\nThese sessions will go in-depth to focus on the complex psychological relationship between individual and exploiter and describe how professionals can build relationships of trust and mutuality when CSE is ongoing or historical. Since victims and survivors are unlikely to initially self-identify as exploited\, or use these clinical terms\, a specialized approach to creating shared language and engaging individuals at different phases of CSE will also be described.\n\nAbigail Judge Ph.D. is a clinical and forensic psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in private practice\, and she is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Judge’s hospital-based clinical work\, scholarship\, and teaching focus on improving the clinical response to women impacted by the continuum of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Dr. Judge has worked with this population as a therapist\, educator\, court-appointed evaluator\, and expert witness since 2009.\n\nAt MGH\, Dr. Judge leads MGH Connect: A Project for Outreach and Recovery\, which provides low threshold – that is more easily accessible and acceptable – psychological and peer support for women at the intersection of substance use and commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking\, and is based at the MGH Bridge Clinic. In 2021\, this project received a grant from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General to expand access for BIPOC women through survivor mentoring and engaging women detained at the Suffolk County House of Correction.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/four-part-training-services-for-behavioral-health-clinicians-about-commercial-sexual-exploitation-with-dr-abigail-judge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220504T175115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T175115Z
UID:4985-1653413400-1653417000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:East County/North Quabbin: Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a Vision for Emergency Shelter Services
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThese gatherings\, “Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a Vision for Emergency Shelter Services for Unhoused Individuals in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region”\, will allow a broad range of community members to share their hopes\, dreams\, and aspirations to create a trauma-informed and responsive system to support those who are unhoused across the 30-communities we serve all year-round. Your input will be used to inform the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development Individual Homelessness Service System Request for Responses\, due July 1\, 2022\, which is working to ensure that “homelessness is rare\, brief\, and nonrecurring.” (For more information about this procurement\, refer to this link https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo….) \nThe information gleaned from these Visioning Sessions will also be used to help determine potential\, future next steps of the North Quabbin Community Coalition’s Housing Task Force and the Opioid Task Force’s Housing & Workforce Development Committee. They are charged with implementing a set of strategic activities to support those who are unhoused with a history of substance use disorders and/or incarceration. \nThe Visioning Sessions will occur in May as follows\, focusing on the unique needs of the different regions within the 30-town region we serve: \n*West County Visioning Session – Wednesday\, May 11\, 2022\, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM\, via Zoom\, focusing on the communities of Ashfield\, Buckland\, Charlemont\, Colrain\, Hawley\, Heath\, Monroe\, Rowe\, and Shelburne.\nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEsd… \n*North/Central County Visioning Session – Monday\, May 16\, 2022\, 11:00 AM – 12 Noon\, via Zoom\, focusing on the communities of Bernardston\, Gill\, Greenfield\, Leyden\, Montague\, and Northfield. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZAkdeCrqz4oHNTwZuSagtmofkPPk… \n*South County Visioning Session – Monday\, May 23\, 2022\, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM\, via Zoom\, focusing on the communities of Conway\, Deerfield\, Leverett\, Shutesbury\, Sunderland\, and Whately. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUsfu2gqjIuHtdEcyilJlo6… \n*North Quabbin/East County Visioning Session – Tuesday\, May 24\, 2022\, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM\, Hybrid Meeting at the Athol Town Hall\, 584 Main Street\, Athol\, MA\, focusing on the communities of Athol\, Erving\, Orange\, New Salem\, Petersham\, Phillipston\, Royalston\, Warwick\, and Wendell. If you cannot attend in person\, you can attend via Zoom. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZYkd… \nCan’t make any of these sessions? Don’t fret! You can share your thoughts via this survey\, which you can find here: https://forms.gle/Pig7iEXfmjTfjqDK6. \nPlease submit your responses no later than Wednesday\, May 25\, 2022\, by 5 PM.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/east-county-north-quabbin-weaving-a-safety-net-creating-a-vision-for-emergency-shelter-services/
LOCATION:Athol Town Hall\, 584 Main Street\, Athol\, MA\, 01331\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220523T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220523T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20220504T174942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T174942Z
UID:4983-1653310800-1653314400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:South County: Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a Vision for Emergency Shelter Services
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThese gatherings\, “Weaving a Safety Net: Creating a Vision for Emergency Shelter Services for Unhoused Individuals in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region”\, will allow a broad range of community members to share their hopes\, dreams\, and aspirations to create a trauma-informed and responsive system to support those who are unhoused across the 30-communities we serve all year-round. Your input will be used to inform the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development Individual Homelessness Service System Request for Responses\, due July 1\, 2022\, which is working to ensure that “homelessness is rare\, brief\, and nonrecurring.” (For more information about this procurement\, refer to this link https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo….) \nThe information gleaned from these Visioning Sessions will also be used to help determine potential\, future next steps of the North Quabbin Community Coalition’s Housing Task Force and the Opioid Task Force’s Housing & Workforce Development Committee. They are charged with implementing a set of strategic activities to support those who are unhoused with a history of substance use disorders and/or incarceration. \nThe Visioning Sessions will occur in May as follows\, focusing on the unique needs of the different regions within the 30-town region we serve: \n*West County Visioning Session – Wednesday\, May 11\, 2022\, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM\, via Zoom\, focusing on the communities of Ashfield\, Buckland\, Charlemont\, Colrain\, Hawley\, Heath\, Monroe\, Rowe\, and Shelburne.\nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZEsd… \n*North/Central County Visioning Session – Monday\, May 16\, 2022\, 11:00 AM – 12 Noon\, via Zoom\, focusing on the communities of Bernardston\, Gill\, Greenfield\, Leyden\, Montague\, and Northfield. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZAkdeCrqz4oHNTwZuSagtmofkPPk… \n*South County Visioning Session – Monday\, May 23\, 2022\, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM\, via Zoom\, focusing on the communities of Conway\, Deerfield\, Leverett\, Shutesbury\, Sunderland\, and Whately. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZUsfu2gqjIuHtdEcyilJlo6… \n*North Quabbin/East County Visioning Session – Tuesday\, May 24\, 2022\, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM\, Hybrid Meeting at the Athol Town Hall\, 584 Main Street\, Athol\, MA\, focusing on the communities of Athol\, Erving\, Orange\, New Salem\, Petersham\, Phillipston\, Royalston\, Warwick\, and Wendell. If you cannot attend in person\, you can attend via Zoom. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZYkd… \nCan’t make any of these sessions? Don’t fret! You can share your thoughts via this survey\, which you can find here: https://forms.gle/Pig7iEXfmjTfjqDK6. \nPlease submit your responses no later than Wednesday\, May 25\, 2022\, by 5 PM.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/south-county-weaving-a-safety-net-creating-a-vision-for-emergency-shelter-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T175206
CREATED:20211228T174301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211228T174301Z
UID:4707-1653040800-1653048000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/healthcare-solutions-committee-meeting-34/
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