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SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-23/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T104500
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T190824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T150759Z
UID:7276-1729503000-1729507500@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/emergency-services-for-unhoused-individuals-task-force-meeting-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240802T154617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T154617Z
UID:8486-1729515600-1729519200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/sexual-exploitation-and-trafficking-workgroup-meeting-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240924T052153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T182014Z
UID:9529-1729778400-1729782000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Evidence-Based Practices to Prevent Overdose: National Findings from the HEALing Communities Study and Its Local Impact
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, October 24\, 2024\, at 2 PM as we focus on “Evidence-based Practices to Prevent Overdose: National Findings from the HEALing Communities Study and Its Local Impact.” One can register for this free\, virtual event\, here. \nFeaturing Alexander Y. Walley\, MD\, MSc\, Care Continuum Core Director\, HEALing Communities Study\, Massachusetts Medical Director\, Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services\, and Professor\, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine\, participants will learn about the \n1) HEALing Communities Study’s implementation and findings. \n2) Learnings from the Franklin County/North Quabbin context and Action Plan. \n3) Proposed next step effort and innovations. \nLaunched in 2019\, the HEALing Communities Study was a bold experiment. Part of its approach was to invest 343.7 million dollars in 67 communities across the four states of Kentucky\, Massachusetts\, New York\, and Ohio to reduce opioid-related fatalities using various strategies to implement three goals: \n1) increasing naloxone distribution and overdose prevention education\, \n2) increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)\, and \n3) improving opioid prescribing safety. Massachusetts had 16 communities participating in the study\, of which the four Franklin County and North Quabbin communities of Athol\, Greenfield\, Montague\, and Orange were combined into one community cluster. \nPart of the Opioid Task Force’s 2024 HEALing Communities Study Lessons Learned Educational Series. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/evidence-based-practices-to-prevent-overdose-national-findings-from-the-healing-communities-study-and-its-local-impact/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241025T210820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T210845Z
UID:10794-1730293200-1730296800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:The Good Samaritan Law: How It Works and Why It's Important
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Wednesday\, October 30\, 2024\, at 1 PM as we learn more about “The Good Samaritan Law: How It Works and Why It’s Important” with Becky Michaels\, Assistant District Attorney and Director of Community Prosecution Projects with the Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan’s Office. \nOne can register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcuuupz0pGdBsquWDguJfANJeATo8tmiM \nThere can be considerable confusion about the intent of the Good Samaritan Law\, which was designed to shield individuals from liability if they make a mistake when helping someone in need. Using the Good Samaritan Law is especially important when responding to overdose in a variety of settings. This session will help broaden our understanding of its aims. \nThis is part of the 2024-2025 CONNECT Education and Training Series. \nCONNECT is a post-opioid overdose community outreach and follow-up initiative that launched on July 1\, 2021. It is an interdisciplinary project overseen by the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. \nCollaborative partners include: \n\n30 municipal police\, fire\, and EMS departments of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region\nChildren’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region\, Inc.\nCommunity Health Center of Franklin County\nKelley Research Associates\nNorth Quabbin Community Coalition\nNorth Quabbin Recovery Center\nTapestry\nThe RECOVER Project Questions?\n\nPlease contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, CONNECT’s Outreach Manager\, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/the-good-samaritan-law-how-it-works-and-why-its-important/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241031T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241025T211119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T211119Z
UID:10797-1730383200-1730386800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Don’t be a ghoul! Join us to learn how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry on Halloween\, Thursday\, October 31\, 2024\, from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO-oqjspE9Lr5EtPtVqy4ZVOJcj7XlAT.\n\nCan’t make it next week? We have two other sessions planned for this fall. They will be held on:\n\n\nThursday\, November 14\, 2024\, at 2 PM. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO-oqjspE9Lr5EtPtVqy4ZVOJcj7XlAT\nThursday\, December 12\, 2024\, at 1 PM. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO-oqjspE9Lr5EtPtVqy4ZVOJcj7XlAT\n\n(Please note that we use the same registration link\, and you can select which session you’d like to attend.)\n\n\nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n\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?\n\nQuestions? Feel free to reach out at narcan@opioidtaskforce.org.\n\nThis is part of our 2024 virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training series\, which is organized by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-overdose-prevention-and-narcan-training/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T001258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T152505Z
UID:7181-1730455200-1730460600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Treatment & Recovery Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-54/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T002940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T152408Z
UID:7207-1730890800-1730894400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-41/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241025T212150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T212209Z
UID:10804-1730988000-1730991600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Help When It’s Needed Most: Addiction Consult Services at Baystate Franklin Medical Center
DESCRIPTION:Substance use disorder is a complex brain disease and can present itself differently in each individual\, especially in emergency and other in-patient medical settings. Please join us virtually on Thursday\, November 7\, 2024\, at 2 PM to learn more about how Baystate Franklin Medical Center offers an array of Addiction Consult Services (ACS) to help when needed most to ensure the best health outcome. One can register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-CurD4jHtCOCGDXe6c1BHhxML76vZCY \nFeaturing: \n\nJodi Stack\, President/Chief Operating Officer\, Baystate Franklin Medical Center\nDr. Rakesh Talati\, Chief/Medical Director\, Baystate Franklin Medical Center Emergency Department\nDr. Adam Chamberlain\, Medical Director for Addiction Services\, Baystate Franklin Medical Center\nDr. Ruth Potee\, Medical Director\, Opioid Task Force and Medical Director for Addiction Services\, Behavioral Health Network\nRachel Katz\, NP director\, Addiction Services\, FOH Medical Respite\, Clinical & Support Options\nTiarra Fisher\, PhD. Student\, New York University\, and former HEALing Communities Study Community Coordinator\n\nThis one-hour session will discuss: \n1) Why the formation of the ACS was important \n2) How it happened initially with HEALing Communities Study funding \n3) How ACS is being used \n4) How the model has been expanded to the other rural hospitals under Baystate Health \n5) How the model can be replicated in other rural areas as part of documented research \nThis is part of the 2024 Franklin County/North Quabbin HEALing Communities Study Lessons Learned Education Services. \n \n 
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/help-when-its-needed-most-addiction-consult-services-at-baystate-franklin-medical-center/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T170400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T152249Z
UID:7232-1731060000-1731065400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Healthcare Solutions Committee
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Healthcare Solutions Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/healthcare-solutions-committee/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240118T225527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T225527Z
UID:7119-1731403800-1731409200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/education-prevention-committee-meeting-21/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241025T211518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T211518Z
UID:10800-1731592800-1731596400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry on Thursday\, November 14\, 2024\, from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO-oqjspE9Lr5EtPtVqy4ZVOJcj7XlAT.\n\nCan’t make it?  We have one other session planned for this fall. It will be held on:\n\n\nThursday\, December 12\, 2024\, at 1 PM. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO-oqjspE9Lr5EtPtVqy4ZVOJcj7XlAT\n\n(Please note that we use the same registration link\, and you can select which session you’d like to attend.)\n\n\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?\n\nQuestions? Feel free to reach out at narcan@opioidtaskforce.org.\n\nThis is part of our 2024 virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training series\, which is organized by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-overdose-prevention-narcan-training-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T104500
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T190938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T190938Z
UID:7278-1731922200-1731926700@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/emergency-services-for-unhoused-individuals-task-force-meeting-14/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240802T154435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T154435Z
UID:8484-1731934800-1731938400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/sexual-exploitation-and-trafficking-workgroup-meeting/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241121T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241025T212729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T212729Z
UID:10808-1732197600-1732201200@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:A Matter of Life and Death: A Ten-Year Look at Opioid-Related Fatalities and Trends with Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we examine the sobering data showing opioid-related fatalities between 2012 and 2023\, which have claimed the lives of 280 residents in Franklin County and Athol\, with Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan on Thursday\, November 21\, from 2 PM – 3 PM. One can register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-qoqjsuHtKckDmfdx1nrI-ibtTlA2TY. \nDA Sullivan\, one of the founding co-chairs of the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region\, will present the data his office collects every year on opioid-related deaths. This presentation will also reveal where these deaths have occurred in Franklin County and Athol\, as well as what ages and genders are most affected. \nThere will also be a brief overview of the CONNECT Program\, launched in July 2021. CONNECT is Franklin County and North Quabbin’s post-opioid overdose follow-up and community outreach program\, designed to provide support and services within 72 hours of an opioid overdose. \nThis is part of the 2024-2025 CONNECT Education and Training Series. \nFor more information\, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager\, for CONNECT at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org. \n \n 
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/a-matter-of-life-and-death-a-ten-year-look-at-opioid-related-fatalities-and-trends-with-northwestern-district-attorney-david-e-sullivan/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T174730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T145347Z
UID:7256-1733144400-1733148000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/public-safety-justice-committee-meeting-18/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T003051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T152107Z
UID:7209-1733310000-1733313600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-42/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241120T195731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T195731Z
UID:11859-1733407200-1733410800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Liberating Methadone: What This Means; Why It's Important
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we welcome national experts Caty Simon (National Survivors Union)\, Jordan Scott (Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network)\, and Dr. Noa Krawczyk (Grossman School of Medicine/New York University) from the National Coalition to Liberate Methadone as they share their advocacy\, policy\, and findings from their 2023 National Liberating Methadone Conference on Thursday\, December 5\, 2024\, from 2 PM – 3 PM.\nYou can register for this free virtual event here. \n \nAttendees will learn more about the following: \n\nHistory and impact of methadone to treat opioid use disorder\nAdvocacy efforts to ensure methadone is more widely available and equitably accessed\nRecommendations from the Liberating Methadone Conference on ways to expand access to this life-saving medication \n\nThis is part of the Opioid Task Force’s 2024 Education and Training Services\, sponsored by the Opioid Task Force’s Methadone Workgroup\, co-chaired by Dr. Ruth Potee and Dr. Steve Jones (retired). \nA flyer is attached\, so please help us spread the word. \nQuestions? Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@opioidtaskforce.org. \nThis is part of the Opioid Task Force’s 2024 Education and Training Services\, sponsored by the Opioid Task Force’s Methadone Workgroup\, co-chaired by Dr. Ruth Potee and Dr. Steve Jones (retired).
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/liberating-methadone-what-this-means-why-its-important/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T001406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T151453Z
UID:7185-1733479200-1733484600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Treatment & Recovery Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate\, please contact Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-55/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T104500
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T191046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T145440Z
UID:7280-1733736600-1733741100@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/emergency-services-for-unhoused-individuals-task-force-meeting-15/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240802T154333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T154350Z
UID:8481-1733749200-1733752800@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/sexual-exploitation-and-trafficking-workgroup/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240118T225629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T225629Z
UID:7121-1733823000-1733828400@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/education-prevention-committee-meeting-22/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240119T171348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T171348Z
UID:7244-1733828400-1733832000@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:CAM Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/cam-workgroup-meeting-18/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241025T211703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241025T211703Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry on Thursday\, December 12\, 2024\, from 1 PM to 2 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErdO-oqjspE9Lr5EtPtVqy4ZVOJcj7XlAT.\n\n\nParticipants will learn the answers to these questions:\n\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?\n\nQuestions? Feel free to reach out at narcan@opioidtaskforce.org.\n\nThis is part of our 2024 virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training series\, which is organized by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/virtual-overdose-prevention-narcan-training-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240118T233354Z
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SUMMARY:Methadone Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Debra McLaughlin\, Coordinator/OTF at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-25/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T113000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240118T235743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T165530Z
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SUMMARY:Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/housing-workforce-development-committee-meeting-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20240118T231321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T231321Z
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SUMMARY:Building a Resilient Community Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/building-a-resilient-community-workgroup-meeting-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241207T120004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T120004Z
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SUMMARY:Nitazenes and Other Drug Trends
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we welcome Dr. Traci Green and other members of her team to discuss “Nitazenes and Other Drug Trends” on Wednesday\, December 18\, 2024\, from 1 PM to 2:30 PM. You can register for this free event here. \nNitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid that is unapproved for medical use. They range in potency and have started to show up in the illicit drug supply in the Commonwealth and elsewhere in the United States. During the presentation\, Dr. Green will also discuss Xylazine\, Medetomidine\, BTMPS\, and other drug trends being monitored across the state. \nDuring this training\, participants will learn about the substances being found in the Massachusetts drug supply\, their associated health effects\, and how they impact overdose and overdose response. \nDr. Green\, a nationally recognized epidemiologist\, is the Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative (OPRC) housed at Brandeis University. Her research explores drug use\, opioid use disorder\, and drug-related injury. \nThis is part of the 2024-2025 CONNECT Education and Training Series. CONNECT is Franklin County and the North Quabbin’s post-opioid overdose community outreach and follow-up initiative.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/nitazenes-and-other-drug-trends/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241207T120312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T124059Z
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SUMMARY:Help is Here! Community Legal Aid's Disability Benefits Project
DESCRIPTION:Please join Attorney Katie Madison of Community Legal Aid to learn more about their Disability Benefits Project\, now available for Franklin and Hampshire County residents\, at a virtual information session scheduled for Thursday\, December 19\, 2024\, from 2 PM – 3 PM. You can register for this free event here.\n\nCommunity Legal Aid’s Disability Benefits Project supports individuals in making SSI and SSDI appeals in person or via Zoom. They can take on the following cases\, assuming capacity and merit:\n\n\nApplications for SSDI and SSI disability at the Request for Reconsideration and Hearing Levels.\nContinuing Disability Reviews.\nNon-disability financial issues\, including overpayments\, SSA misattributing wages in cases of identity theft\, termination from benefits due to excess resources\, putting beneficiaries in the wrong living arrangement\, and eligibility for other SSA benefits (dependents\, survivors\, etc.).\nState Supplement Program (SSP) denials\, terminations\, overpayments\, and underpayments.\nLanguage access issues\, including inadequate interpretation and translation of notices\, especially in languages other than Spanish.\n\n\nThis is part of the Opioid Task Force’s 2024 Education and Training Series.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/help-is-here-community-legal-aids-disability-benefits-project/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T152500
CREATED:20241230T170414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T170414Z
UID:13860-1736334000-1736337600@www.opioidtaskforce.org
SUMMARY:Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Nicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager/CONNECT\, at nicole@opioidtaskforce.org.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/harm-reduction-workgroup-meeting-43/
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