Reports and Resources

REPORTS

Identifying Policy and Systems Change for Community Resilience - A Report of the Intercept Zero Project: Honoring the Voices of the Community - A joint effort between the Public Policy Task Force of Community Action’s Franklin County Resource Network and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region, this report examines “Intercept Zero,” or early points where interventions can make the most difference in people’s lives.

In Their Words: A Report of the Intercept Zero Project - This final report by The Intercept Zero Project describes the challenges and resilience of six area families impacted by substance use and mental health disorders, largely residing in the North Quabbin region.

RESOURCES

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) - Various research and reports on opioid addiction.

Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP) - General substance abuse, overdose prevention, primary prevention, Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Collaborative (MOAPC) information.

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) - General information about how to keep families safe from opioid misuse, a search engine to locate drug disposal locations, information about identifying prescription drug misuse, and how to get help for prescription drug misuse.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit, which offers strategies to health care providers, communities, and local governments for developing practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Access reports for community members, prescribers, patients and families, and those recovering from opioid overdose.

U.S. Department Of Agriculture (USDA) - Opioid Misuse Resource Map.

Western Massachusetts Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Services Directory (DPH/BSAS) - Substance use prevention, treatment and recovery programs funded and/or licensed by The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Bureau of Substance Addiction Services.