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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-39/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240906T113000
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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. \n 
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-52/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T093000
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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 Cuddy-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-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T130000
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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-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T093000
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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-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T153000
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SUMMARY:What We Did\, What We Learned: A Community Meeting to Discuss HEALing Communities Study (HCS) Findings
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region on Wednesday\, September 11\, 2024\, from 2 PM – 3:30 PM for “What We Did\, What We Learned: A Community Meeting to Discuss HEALing Communities Study Findings” with Dr. Jeffrey Samet\, Massachusetts HCS Principal Investigator\, and Carly Bridden\, Massachusetts HCS Project Manager\, of Boston Medical Center. Please RSVP for this free\, in-person event here\, to be held at the Olver Transit Center\, 12 Olive Street in Greenfield\, in the Allen Meeting Room. \nLight refreshments will be served\, and parking is available at the Olive Street Parking Garage. More information about the garage and hourly parking rates can be found here. \nThis gathering will provide the Opioid Task Force and other community members an opportunity to reflect on the HCS national findings\, which “showed the intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose deaths over the evaluation period.” \nHowever\, our participation in the study yielded an array of positive outcomes\, including a reduction in overdose fatalities over the study period. It also allowed us to create Addiction Consult Services at Baystate Franklin Medical Center Emergency Department\, install public access naloxone containers\, create a process to offer recovery coaching at Baystate Franklin Medical Center Emergency Department\, and more. \nThis session allows us to understand our work in the context of a national study and how we are building on and sustaining our HCS successes. \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: 1) increasing naloxone distribution and overdose prevention education\, 2) increasing access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)\, and 3) improving opioid prescribing safety. \n\nMassachusetts 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. \nThis event is part of an educational series organized by the Opioid Task Force to share lessons learned from our 18-month participation in the national HEALing Communities Study (HCS) from July 1\, 2022\, to December 31\, 2023. More information about the national HEALing Communities Study can be found here. \nIf you have questions or seek additional information\, please email info@opioidtaskforce.org. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/what-we-did-what-we-learned-a-community-meeting-to-discuss-healing-communities-study-hcs-findings/
LOCATION:Olver Transit Center\, 12 Olive Street\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240912T140000
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Massachusetts Courts? How the Court Services Centers Can Help!
DESCRIPTION:Join Mary Klaes\, Esq.\, Manager of the Greenfield Court Service Center\, Liz Johnson\, Staff Attorney\, and Alejandra Palmi\, Support Specialist\, all located within the Franklin County Justice Center\, to learn more about their free services for navigating the Massachusetts Court system. \nThis virtual information session\, scheduled for Thursday\, September 12\, 2024\, from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM\, will help participants understand the following: \n\nThe purpose of the Court Service Centers across the Commonwealth.\nThe types of in-person and virtual services\, including bi-lingual services\, the Court Service Centers provide and how to access them in Greenfield and online.\nA review of the topics they can assist with\, such as divorce\, custody\, restraining orders\, tenant/landlord disputes\, and more.\n\nFor more information about the available services of the eight Massachusetts Court Services Centers state-wide and the virtual one\, please visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-court-service-centers. \nOne can register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcOygrjkrHtZog0ocT8kArcQJlgQlvR7v \nPart of the 2024 Opioid Task Force Education Series. \n2024.09.12 CSC Revised Final Flyer
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/navigating-the-massachusetts-courts-how-the-court-services-centers-can-help/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T110000
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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-19/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T150000
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SUMMARY:Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training
DESCRIPTION:Don’t let the summer go by without learning how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry. This is a reminder that this training will be held tomorrow\, Thursday\, September 19\, 2024 from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpf-2trTstGN1gFk54JLB9DhGJ65vSY0Nb.\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\n\nThis is part of our 2024 virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training series organized by Tapestry and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. \nPlease help us spread the word! A flyer has been attached. \nThanks so much\, and we look forward to seeing you there! \nBest\, \nThe Tapestry and OTF Teams
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/overdose-prevention-narcan-training-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T160000
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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. \nPlease note that the August 8\, 2024 meeting was rescheduled to Thursday\, September 19\, 2024 at 3 PM.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/methadone-workgroup-meeting-26/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T113000
DTSTAMP:20260609T181811
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SUMMARY:Healthcare Solutions Committee Meeting
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. \nNote: This meeting was rescheduled from September 13\, 2024 to  September 20\, 2024. Please make a note in your calendars.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/healthcare-solutions-committee-meeting-48/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T140000
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SUMMARY:Narcan as First Aid: Accessing Narcan in Public Spaces
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate National Recovery Month\, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region\, in collaboration with Tapestry\, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments\, the North Quabbin Community Coalition\, and the North Quabbin Recovery Center\, invites you to a community conversation\, “Narcan as First Aid: Accessing Narcan in Public Spaces.” This session will be held on Thursday\, September 26\, 2024\, from 2 PM to 3 PM. One can register for this free event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocu-uqzssHNJmFqNMZXocib6Ajcr2F_hq \nThis interactive educational session will focus on the importance of Narcan access in our community and where to find it. It will also discuss the successful installation of 43 public access naloxone (Narcan) containers throughout our rural region\, how this idea originated\, how they are used\, and our plans to install more as this effort has drawn more collaborators. \nFeaturing speakers from the following organizations: \n\nLiz Whynott\, Harm Reduction Director\, and Katy Lessard\, Office Manager\, Northampton and Greenfield\, Tapestry\nHeather Bialecki-Canning\, Executive Director\, North Quabbin Community Coalition\, and Sarah Collins\, Assistant Executive Director\, North Quabbin Community Coalition\, and Program Director\, North Quabbin Recovery Center\nMaureen O’Reilly\, Epidemiologist\, Franklin Regional Council of Governments\nNicole St. Hilaire\, Outreach Manager\, CONNECT\, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region\n\nPart of the 2024 Opioid Task Force HEALing Communities Study Lessons Learned Educational Series. \n2024.09.26 Narcan as First Aid Flyer
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/narcan-as-first-aid-accessing-narcan-in-public-spaces/
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