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

This 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.

Featuring speakers from the following organizations:

• Liz Whynott, Harm Reduction Director, and Katy Lessard, Office Manager, Northampton and Greenfield, Tapestry
• Heather 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
• Maureen O’Reilly, Epidemiologist, Franklin Regional Council of Governments
• Nicole St. Hilaire, Outreach Manager, CONNECT, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region

Part of the 2024 Opioid Task Force HEALing Communities Study Lessons Learned Educational Series.

2024.09.26 Narcan as First Aid Flyer