Upcoming Events

Building a Resilient Community Workgroup Meeting

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.

Overdose Prevention & Narcan Training

Don't let the summer go by without learning how to save a life at an upcoming virtual Overdose Prevention and Narcan training facilitated by Tapestry. This is a reminder that this training will be held tomorrow, Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 2 PM to 3 PM. You can register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpf-2trTstGN1gFk54JLB9DhGJ65vSY0Nb. Can't make it?  We have two other sessions […]

Using Communications Strategies to Prevent Overdose: Part of the 2024 HEALing Communities Study Lessons Learned Educational Series

Launched in 2019, the HEALing Communities Study was a bold experiment. Part of its approach was to invest 343.7 million dollars in 67 communities across the four states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio to reduce opioid-related fatalities using various strategies to implement three goals: 1) increasing naloxone distribution and overdose prevention education, 2) […]

CANCELED: Treatment & Recovery Committee Meeting

Please join us for our Treatment & Recovery Committee meeting. For more information on how to participate, please contact Debra McLaughlin, Coordinator, at debmc@opioidtaskforce.org.

CANCELED: Public Safety & Justice Committee Meeting

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.

CANCELED: Harm Reduction Workgroup Meeting

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.

Rescheduled to Thursday, September 19: Methadone Workgroup Meeting

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. Please note that the August 8, 2024 meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 3 PM.

CANCELED: Housing & Workforce Development Committee Meeting

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.

Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force Meeting

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 Cuddy-Pease, Program Associate and Project Manager/ARISE Initiative, at kristen@opioidtaskforce.org.

Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Workgroup Meeting

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.