Opioid Task Force

Recovery Jam 2016
2016-09-24 12:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Camp Apex, Peckville Road, Shelburne Falls, MA, 01370, United States
September is National Recovery Month! Come celebrate with the Recover Project at this year’s 13th Annual Recovery Jam sober music festival. Recovery Jam brings together individuals in recovery, their families, recovery allies and the entire community for a day filled with music, friends and food. Every year, more than 600 people from all over New England gather together to attend Recovery Jam.
Tickets for Recovery Jam can be purchased at the Recover Project (68 Federal Street in Greenfield) or at the Opioid Task Force by contacting Tess Jurgensen at tess@opioidtaskforce.org.
See you there!

Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
2016-09-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) | Olver Transit Center, 12 Olive Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Please email Phoebe Walker at Walker@frcog.org if you would like to join for this meeting.

Trauma-Informed Practices and Introduction to the Franklin Family Drug Court
2016-09-23 08:30 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Franklin County Courthouse, 101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
To register for this event, please click here.

Petersham Overdose Prevention & Nasal Narcan Training
2016-09-15 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | The Quabbin Retreat, 211 North Main Street, Petersham, MA, 01366, United States
The Opioid Task Force is partnering with Tapestry Health and the North Quabbin Community Coalition to host a series of opioid overdose prevention and nasal Narcan trainings. These trainings are free and open to all community members. Topics covered include:

What is an opioid overdose?
Recognizing an overdose (signs and symptoms)
Responding to an overdose
How to administer nasal Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose

All participants will leave with a free Narcan kit.
For questions or more information, please contact Liz Whynott at lwhynott@tapestryhealth.org or Tess Jurgensen at tess@opioidtaskforce.org

MOAR & Friends Statewide Recovery Day March and Celebration
2016-09-14 | Boston Common, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
In celebration of National Recovery Month, the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) is hosting a Statewide Recovery Day March and Celebration on Wednesday, September 14th, starting at the Boston Commons. March to Faneuil Hall for the Celebration!
For more information, please contact MOAR at (617) 423-6627 or visit their Facebook page.

Turners Falls Overdose Prevention & Nasal Narcan Training
2016-09-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Montague Catholic Social Ministries, 43 Third Street, Turners Falls, MA, 01376, United States

Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting
2016-09-02 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Halifax) | Greenfield Community College Downtown Campus, 270 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Please email Deb Neubauer at deb@opioidtaskforce.org if you would like to join for this meeting.

National Recovery Month Facebook Challenge
2016-09-01 08:00 - 2016-09-30 17:00 (America/Halifax) | MA
September is National Recovery Month 2016! Every year, SAMHSA sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness about substance use disorders and to celebrate people in recovery.
This month, in honor of all types of recovery, we want to know what recovery means to YOU. To participate, go to our Facebook page, leave your comment and be entered to win a $50.00 gift certificate to a local restaurant! Whether you identify as a someone in recovery or an ally, friend or supporter to those in recovery, everyone is welcome to share their thoughts. The winner will be randomly selected and contacted on Monday, October 3rd.

Learn more about National Recovery Month by visiting www.recoverymonth.gov

Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil
2016-08-31 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | First Churches of Northampton, 129 Main Street, Northampton, MA, 01060, United States
In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, there will be a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, August 31st, at 6:00 pm on the front steps of the First Churches of Northampton. Join Tapestry Health and the surrounding communities for an evening of remembrance, hope, awareness and action.

Orange Overdose Prevention & Nasal Narcan Training
2016-08-30 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Orange Armory, 135 East Main Street, Orange, MA, 01364, United States

Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Recovery Panel
2016-08-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Franklin County Courthouse, 101 Munson Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
The Opioid Task Force and the Franklin County Bar Association Advocates, Inc. are sponsoring a Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Recovery Panel for Criminal Law Attorneys in Franklin and Hampshire Counties. The panel presentation will take place on Wednesday, August 24th, from 12 – 2 pm at the Franklin County Courthouse. Panelists will include representatives from:

the North Quabbin Community Coalition
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
Clinical & Support Options
the Franklin County House of Corrections
the Recovery Community

For questions or more information, please contact Christine Baronas at fcbar@franklincountybar.org or Tess Jurgensen at tess@opioidtaskforce.org

Education & Prevention Committee Meeting
2016-08-17 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Halifax) | United Way of Franklin County, 51 Davis Street, # 2, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States
Please email Tess Jurgensen at tess@opioidtaskforce.org if you would like to join for this meeting.

Greenfield Overdose Prevention & Nasal Narcan Training
2016-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Greenfield YMCA, 451 Main Street, Greenfield, MA, 01301, United States

Full Task Force Event
2015-10-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | MA
Featuring ONDCP Deputy Director MaryLou Leary.
Free and open to the public!
Time TBA

Safe Prescriber Conference
2015-09-25 08:15 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | MA
The Safe Prescribing and Opioid Abuse Conference is intended to raise awareness of the opioid abuse that exists within our communities.
Tuition will be $45 for clinicians and $25 for all others. Registration will open on July 20th.

The target audiences of this event are physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, nurses, dentists, potential delegates for the MA Online Prescription Monitoring Program (MA Online PMP), pharmacists, allied healthcare professionals, law enforcement community, justice community, school nurses, prevention community, and opioid task force members.
“The Art of Delegation” session is open to all clinicians and their office staff who may be interested in learning more about designating or becoming a delegate for the MA Online PMP.

For more information, see the poster here.

Healthcare Committee and Treatment and Recovery Committee Meeting
2015-09-11 10:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | MA
