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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T120000
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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-42/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T150000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T113000
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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.
URL:https://www.opioidtaskforce.org/event/treatment-recovery-committee-meeting-55/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T104500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T145440Z
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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 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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T140000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T093000
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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-22/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T110000
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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-18/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T130000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T160000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T100000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T120000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T143000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T150000
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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/
LOCATION:MA
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