Opioid Task Force

Building a Resilient Community Workgroup Meeting
2024-02-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-17 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us for our Building a Resilient Community Workgroup, a project of OTF’s Education & Prevention Committee. For more information on how to participate, please contact Karen Carmona, Program Associate at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
2024-02-26 09:30 - 10:45, 2024-03-18 09:30 - 10:45, 2024-04-22 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 Kristen Pease, Program Associate and Project Manager/ARISE Initiative, at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
2024-02-29 14:00 - 15:00
Spring into action and learn how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry. It will be held next Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/4tuuxxpa.

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?

Questions? Feel free to reach out at narcan@opioidtaskforce.org.

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2024-03-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-04-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-03 10:00 - 11:30
Please join us for our Treatment & Recovery Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Tiarra Fisher, Operations Coordinator/CONNECT at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2024-03-06 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our Harm Reduction Workgroup meeting, a project of OTF’s Treatment & Recovery Committee. For more information on how to participate, please contact Tiarra Fisher, Operations Coordinator/CONNECT at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org.

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2024-03-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-10 10:00 - 11:30
Please join us for our Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Tiarra Fisher, Operations Coordinator/CONNECT at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org.

Canceled: Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup
2024-03-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-04-08 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us for the Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup meeting, co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force. For more information on how to join, please email Karen Carmona, Program Associate/OTF, at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
2024-03-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-09 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-14 09:30 - 11:00
Please join us for our Education & Prevention Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Karen Carmona, Program Associate at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
2024-03-28 14:00 - 15:00
Join us and learn how to save a life at an upcoming Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry!

You can register using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/4tuuxxpa.

Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
2024-04-01 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us for our Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Tiarra Fisher, Operations Coordinator/CONNECT at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org.

Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
2024-04-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-01 11:00 - 12:00

CAM Workgroup Meeting
2024-04-09 11:00 - 12:00
Please join us for our Complementary & Alternative Medicines (CAM) Workgroup meeting, a project of OTF’s Healthcare Solutions Committee. For more information on how to participate, please contact Karen Carmona, Program Associate at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Methadone Workgroup Meeting
2024-04-11 15:00 - 16:00
Please join us for our Methadone Workgroup meeting, a project of OTF’s Healthcare Solutions Committee. For more information on how to participate, please contact Tiarra Fisher, Operations Coordinator/CONNECT at tiarra@opioidtaskforce.org.

Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
2024-04-12 10:00 - 11:30
Please join us for our Housing & Workforce Development Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Kristen Pease, Program Associate and Project Manager/ARISE Initiative at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
2024-04-17 14:00 - 15:00
Spring into action and learn how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry. It will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkf-ysqTItGN3571ei9cRM1ueF7JV4ShCi

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?

Questions? Feel free to reach out at narcan@opioidtaskforce.org.

Please help us spread the word! A flyer has been attached.
Thanks so much, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Best,
The Tapestry and OTF Teams

Moms Do Care/EMPOWER Program: Charting a New Course for Support Pregnant Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
2024-04-25 14:00 - 15:00
Please join the Opioid Task Force as we welcome Linda Jablonski, OB Nurse Practice Specialist at Baystate Franklin Medical Center and Coordinator of the Franklin County Perinatal Support Coalition, to speak to us tomorrow, Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 2 PM – 3 PM, via Zoom. You can register for this free event here.

Linda and other members of the Moms Do Care/EMPOWER team will talk about:

How the Moms Do Care/EMPOWER program inspired other national and state models to support pregnant individuals with substance use disorder
Their successes and lessons learned
How the Franklin County Perinatal Coalition is evolving to support pregnant and parenting individuals in our rural region

For more information, email info@opioidtaskforce.org.

Please help us spread the word! A flyer in PDF and image formats is attached. You can also view it here.

Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
2024-05-13 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 Kristen Cuddy-Pease, Program Associate and Project Manager/ARISE Initiative, at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
2024-05-13 13:00 - 14:00
Please join us for the Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup meeting, co-facilitated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Opioid Task Force. For more information on how to join, please email Karen Carmona, Program Associate/OTF at karen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
2024-05-22 14:00 - 15:00
Spring into action and learn how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry. It will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkf-ysqTItGN3571ei9cRM1ueF7JV4ShCi

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?

Questions? Feel free to reach out at narcan@opioidtaskforce.org.

Please help us spread the word! A flyer has been attached.
Thanks so much, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Best,
The Tapestry and OTF Teams

2024 Opioid Settlement Funding Updates: What it Means for Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region Now
2024-05-23 14:00 - 15:00
Please join us on Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 2 PM – 3 PM, as we learn more about opioid settlement funding and its implications for rural Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. You can register for this free event here. This information session features the following presenters:

Phoebe Walker, Director of Community Health, Franklin Regional Council of Governments
Carly Bridden and Miriam Harris, Care Massachusetts Team Representatives

Learn about:

1) Purposes of opioid settlement funding
2) How it impacts our rural region
3) What happened last year
4) What is ahead this year and beyond

Questions? Email info@opioidtaskforce.org.

This is part of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region 2024 Educational Series.
