RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, is supportive of the City of Boston’s efforts to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to address the crisis in the area known as Mass. and Cass.
Peer support workers play a critical role in supporting people with substance use disorder (SUD) in emergency rooms.
(Boston) RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, welcomes the City of Boston’s action on the humanitarian crisis that has unfolded at the area known as Mass. and Cass.
For Immediate Release: September 27, 2021 BOSTON — September 27 — RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), an independent nonprofitfoundation working to end the overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced theappointment of Dr. Thérèse Fitzgerald as chief program...
RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, received a $2 million appropriation to support its programs in the state’s fiscal 2022 budget signed into law on July 16 by Gov. Charlie Baker.
RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced that it has awarded $788,000 to four organizations as part of its Innovations in Anti-Racism to Address the Opioid…
RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced the creation of the Harm Reduction Training (HaRT) Scholars program and $250,000 in grant support for Master of Social…
People living with OUD and their allies understand that pathways to recovery are difficult to navigate and can be fraught with stigma and injustice. In addition to the discrimination people in recovery often face, they must also contend with limited…
By Julie Burns, RIZE Massachusetts and Livia Davis, C4 Innovations
“Because of Together in Recovery, I learned how important it is to recognize that the path to recovery is very unique—not just to an individual, but also to each provider and organization, and that we may do things a certain way based on our population…
By Miriam Komaromy, MD
Mr. J.W. was in the sitting room of the COVID Recuperation Unit in Boston Medical Center (BMC) when I met him. He was a restaurant worker who had lost his job when the surge of COVID infections hit Boston last spring. The friends who rented him…
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