Upcoming Events

  • VIRTUAL: A Community Bridger, A Lifeline during Covid-19

    Virtual

    Join us as we learn more about the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community's (RLC) Community Bridging effort, which offers essential supports to those feeling isolated and desiring to reconnect to their community post-incarceration or psychiatric hospitalization, especially during Covid-19. (For more information about Community Bridging, refer to this link: https://www.westernmassrlc.org/community-bridging.) Special guests include: *Natan Cohen, Assistant […]

  • VIRTUAL: Reentry into the Community Post-Incarceration during COVID-19

    Join the award-winning team from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as they share what they are doing to support formerly incarcerated men and women as they return to their communities in the Franklin County and North Quabbin Region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, learn more about how they are using Textedly, […]

  • VIRTUAL: COVID-19, SUD/OUD & Pregnant and Parenting Individuals in Our Rural Area

    Virtual

    Join us as we learn more about the impact of COVID-19 upon pregnant and parenting individuals also affected by opioid use disorders in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region. Featuring: *Ruth Jacobson-Hardy, Western Massachusetts Regional Manager, MA Department of Public Health *Dr. Julie Thompson, OBGYN, Pioneer Women's Health and Co-Chair of the Opioid Task […]

  • VIRTUAL: Introduction to MassSupport and Suicide Prevention Resources

    Please join us on Thursday, September 10 at 2:00 PM for our next COVID-19 topical call, 'Introduction to MassSupport and Suicide Prevention Resources', featuring a presentation by Jen Matoney from MassSupport Network. National Suicide Prevention Week runs from September 6 to September 12, 2020, and many are concerned about rising reports of anxiety and depression. MassSupport […]

  • Self-care and COVID-19 during the Holidays

    Join us as the Opioid Task Force's COVID-19 Zoom series continues in December where we will be discussing how we can practice self-care in the midst of the pandemic over the upcoming holiday season. The Opioid Task Force's own Dottie Arnold will be leading us through an array of self-care tips using essential oils and […]