Together, we can tackle the serious problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction in Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region of Massachusetts.
Please join us at this virtual community overdose prevention training to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Participants will also learn how to administer Narcan, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug. This training is free and open to all interested community members. Register here!
Join us Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 2 PM - 3 PM, as we continue to learn about the complex topic of human trafficking and sexual exploitation and its impact, featuring Dr. Abigail Judge. You can register for this free event, here. Commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) frequently occurs in relationships of coercion, trauma bonding, and […]
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
The North Quabbin Community Coalition and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force) are convening a series of Visioning Sessions to occur in May to examine the year-round needs of unhoused individuals in the only federally-designated rural county in the Commonwealth. This is especially important as research […]
The North Quabbin Community Coalition and the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region (Opioid Task Force) are convening a series of Visioning Sessions to occur in May to examine the year-round needs of unhoused individuals in the only federally-designated rural county in the Commonwealth. This is especially important as research […]
Please join us as we will be working with Dr. Abigail Judge starting Wednesday, June 1st, 9 AM - 10:30 AM. This is the first of a four-part training series developed especially for behavioral health providers to learn how better support survivors of commercial sexual exploitation. You can register for this free series, here. The remaining sessions are scheduled for June 8, 15, and […]
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Join us as we explore Section 35, a civil court process allowable under Massachusetts General Law, by which individuals can be committed involuntarily to addiction treatment by a "qualified petitioner", such as blood relatives, spouses, doctors, or law enforcement. Some argue that Section 35 is a violation of one's civil rights and that addiction treatment […]
This meeting is open to the public. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the details on how to participate.
Please join us for the Public Safety & Justice Committee meeting. Please email info@opioidtaskforce.org for the Zoom link to attend.