Opioid Task Force

Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2020-10-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.

Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
2020-10-05 13:00 - 14:30 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public but will be held by Zoom. Please email Dottie Arnold at dottie@opioidtaskforce.org for the details to participate.

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2020-10-02 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.

VIRTUAL: Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2020-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public but will be held by Zoom. Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.

VIRTUAL: Celebrating Recovery through Music
2020-09-24 14:00 - 15:00
Join us on Thursday, September 24, at 2 PM for a very special program as part of National Recovery Month – “Celebrating Recovery through Music”. More details to follow!
Register here.
Questions? Email Maile Shoul, Program Manager, Opioid Task Force at maile@opioidtaskforce.org.

Virtual: Narcan Training
2020-09-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-08-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-07-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Please join us at an upcoming 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.

Participants will learn the answers to these questions:
-What is an opioid overdose?
-How do you recognize and respond to an opioid overdose?
-How do you administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose?

The event is open to the public. Want to join the Zoom call? Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org!

VIRTUAL: Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Workgroup
2020-09-14 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-08-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Join members of the Franklin County and North Quabbin Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Workgroup as we work to address the needs of vulnerable populations.

Want to join? Email dottie@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details!

Jointly facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.

VIRTUAL: Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2020-09-11 08:00 - 17:00 | 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 for the details on how to participate.

VIRTUAL: Introduction to MassSupport and Suicide Prevention Resources
2020-09-10 14:00 - 15:00
Please join us on Thursday, September 10 at 2:00 PM for our next COVID-19 topical call, ‘Introduction to MassSupport and Suicide Prevention Resources‘, featuring a presentation by Jen Matoney from MassSupport Network.
National Suicide Prevention Week runs from September 6 to September 12, 2020, and many are concerned about rising reports of anxiety and depression.
MassSupport Network provides free community outreach and support services to residents of all ages in response to the unprecedented public health crisis, COVID-19. This Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and managed in partnership between the MA Department of Mental Health and Riverside Trauma Center, a program of Riverside Community Care.
Jen Matoney is a crisis outreach counselor for MassSupport Network and treasurer of the Pioneer Valley Coalition for Suicide Prevention. She is also a board member, trainer, and field advocate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Massachusetts chapter.
Register here.
Questions? Email Maile Shoul, Program Manager, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region at maile@opioidtaskforce.org.

VIRTUAL: Education and Prevention Committee Meeting
2020-09-08 09:30 - 11:00 | MA, United States

CANCELED: Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2020-09-02 11:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
This meeting was canceled. Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate in future meetings.

VIRTUAL: COVID-19, SUD/OUD & Pregnant and Parenting Individuals in Our Rural Area
2020-08-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join us as we learn more about the impact of COVID-19 upon pregnant and parenting individuals also affected by opioid use disorders in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
Featuring:
*Ruth Jacobson-Hardy, Western Massachusetts Regional Manager, MA Department of Public Health
*Dr. Julie Thompson, OBGYN, Pioneer Women’s Health and Co-Chair of the Opioid Task Force’s Healthcare Solutions Committee
*Linda Jablonski, Assistant Nurse Manager, The Birthplace and Coordinator, EMPOWER/Moms Do Care Program, Baystate Franklin Medical Center
*Dr. Mary Paterno, Certified Nurse-Midwife, Pioneer Women’s Health; Midwifery Director, EMPOWER/Moms Do Care Program, Baystate Franklin Medical Center​
*Jamie Parnell, Clinical Case Manager, EMPOWER/Moms Do Care Program, Baystate Franklin Medical Center/Center for Human Development
*Josefa Scherer, MPH, Peer Mentor Doula, EMPOWER/Moms Do Care Program, Baystate Franklin Medical Center
*Clarice Rivera, Recovery Coach for Mom’s Do Care EMPOWER Program, Center for Human Development
When: Thursday, August 20, 2020
Time: 2 PM – 3 PM
Where: Zoom
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqduqsqDMqGdWxD82a38CKwk1XgpG8SNh7
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2020-08-14 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email Dottie Arnold at dottie@opioidtaskforce.org for details on how to participate.

Canceled: Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting - held jointly with August 3rd Public Safety & Justice Committee
2020-08-07 10:00 - 11:30 | MA, United States
This meeting has been canceled and instead will be held jointly with OTF’s Public Safety & Justice Committee, scheduled for Monday, August 3, 2020, 1 PM – 2:30 PM featuring Dr. Traci Green.
Dr. Traci Green, Professor and Director, Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, Heller School
for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University will present at the August 3rd Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting (1 PM – 2:30 PM)about her research efforts to improve opioid safety through the monitoring of the illicit drug supply. The Opioid Task Force’s Public Safety & Justice Committee will learn more about her work, including the RACK Study (Rapid Assessment of Community Knowledge), where she has been working with individuals who consume drugs in Springfield, Chicopee, and New Bedford to better understand their lived experience and how that could drive policy change regarding the use of Naloxone, distributing information about the Good Samaritan Law, among other issues. Dr. Green is looking to work with a rural site to assess how practices can be modified to accommodate the unique needs of rural communities and the Opioid Task Force will consider how it can participate to support this research effort. This meeting is open to the public.
Please email Maile Shoul at maile@opioidtaskforce.org for more information.
To register for the August 3rd meeting, read further below:
When: Aug 3, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcof-yvrjgpHNSKQpK7cikFFVEgGEPR4Svf
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Reentry into the Community Post-Incarceration during COVID-19
2020-08-06 14:00 - 15:00
Join the award-winning team from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as they share what they are doing to support formerly incarcerated men and women as they return to their communities in the Franklin County and North Quabbin Region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, learn more about how they are using Textedly, a mobile phone app to foster connections and share information about community resources.

Guest speakers:
*Levin Schwartz, Deputy Assistant Superintendent, Director of Clinical & Reentry Services
*Nicole Guertin, Reentry Services Supervisor
*Jenn Avery, Reentry Case Worker
*Jen Brzezinski, Reentry Case Workers

When: Thursday, August 6, 2 PM – 3 PM

To register for this Zoom meeting, please see below:

When: Aug 6, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-qvrTotGdSaV4qI9QTuRVxySiYdMCk5
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2020-08-05 11:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details.

Public Safety & Justice Committee
2020-08-03 13:00 - 14:30
Please join us on August 3, 2020, 1 PM – 2:30 PM, by Zoom, to hear Dr. Traci Green, Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative and Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University talk about her research efforts to improve opioid safety through the monitoring of the illicit drug supply. Attached is more information about her work, including the RACK Study (Rapid Assessment of Community Knowledge), where she has worked with individuals who consumed drugs in Springfield, Chicopee, and New Bedford to better understand their lived experience and how that could drive policy change regarding the use of Naloxone, distributing information about the Good Samaritan Law, among other issues. She would like to add a rural site to her study to assess how practices can be modified to accommodate the unique needs of rural communities. We plan to discuss specifically how the Franklin County/North Quabbin Region can participate and what is involved in the research study effort.
For details about this email, email Debra McLaughlin at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
To register to participate by Zoom, please see below.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Aug 3, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcof-yvrjgpHNSKQpK7cikFFVEgGEPR4Svf
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Canceled: Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2020-07-24 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
This meeting has been canceled. Please join us for the next Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting to be held on Friday, September 25, 2020, 10 AM – 12 Noon, via Zoom. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org with the details.

VIRTUAL: Covid-19 & the Court Service Center, How to get Help w/ the Courts
2020-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join us on Thursday, July 23rd at 2 PM, to learn more about the new changes to the Franklin County Justice Center’s Court Service Center’s services and hours of operation as of July 6th, in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. For the Zoom call details, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org.

When: Thursday, July 23, 2 PM – 3 PM
Who: Mary Klaes, Manager, Greenfield Court Service Center
Court Service Centers across the Commonwealth offer a range of free services to court-involved individuals and families such as:
*209A Abuse Prevention Orders
*258E Harassment Prevention Orders
*Commitments (Section 35 and 12)
*Emergency Guardianship of an Incapacitated Person
*Emergency Guardianship of Minor
*Emergency Probate and Family Court filings relating to custody/parenting time/child support
*Commotions and Modifications of Child Support
*Housing TROs
*Housing motions to vacate default entered since March 1, 2020
*Housing motions to vacate a dismissal for failure to appear entered since March 1, 2020
*Housing motions to stay an execution.

Information about a newly created Forms Center, to be made available at the Franklin County Justice Center, will also be shared. Come with your questions!

VIRTUAL: Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
2020-07-13 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-06-22 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual

VIRTUAL: Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2020-07-10 10:00 - 11:30 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public and will be part of OTF’s July 10, 2020 Treatment & Recovery Committee meeting agenda. Please email maile@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details.

VIRTUAL: Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2020-07-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

VIRTUAL: A Community Bridger, A Lifeline during Covid-19
2020-07-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join us as we learn more about the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community’s (RLC) Community Bridging effort, which offers essential supports to those feeling isolated and desiring to reconnect to their community post-incarceration or psychiatric hospitalization, especially during Covid-19. (For more information about Community Bridging, refer to this link: https://www.westernmassrlc.org/community-bridging.)

Special guests include:
*Natan Cohen, Assistant Director, Western MA RLC
*Larry Thomas, Community Bridger, Western MA RLC
*George Ballentine, Community Bridge, Western MA RLC
When: Thursday, July 9, 2020, 2 PM – 3 PM

Want to join? Email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details!

Please make a note of our other Covid-19 Topical Calls, which will occur on:
Thursday, July 23, 2 PM – 3 PM
Thursday, August 6, 2 PM – 3 PM
Thursday, August 20, 2 PM – 3 PM

VIRTUAL: Listening to the Voices of Recovery during Covid-19
2020-06-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Meeting
Join us as we hear from people in recovery about how they are navigating their recovery journey during COVID-19. Moderated by Peter Babineau, Western Regional Manager, Learn to Cope.
Other speakers include
*Mike Currie and Taryn Valdez, Peer Recovery Support Specialists, Franklin County Family Drug Court MISSION-Hope Program
*Larry Thomas, Operations Manager, The RECOVER Project
*Sherry Guyer Woods, Volunteer Peer Recovery Coach, North Quabbin Recovery Center
*Jamie Woods, Volunteer Peer Recovery Coach, North Quabbin Recovery Center
When: Thursday, June 18, 2 PM – 3 PM
Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details!

VIRTUAL: Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
2020-06-15 13:00 | MA, United States
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom call details!

VIRTUAL: Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2020-06-12 10:00 - 12:00 | MA, United States
