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Shatterproof, RIZE Massachusetts, and GE Foundation Release Survey on Massachusetts Healthcare Professionals and Stigma around Screening, Treating Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Research Finds that Stigma Around Addiction Extends to Provider Community

Jul 16, 2019 | RIZE News

Today, GE Foundation, the philanthropic organization of GE; RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE), an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts; and Shatterproof, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to…

RIZE Massachusetts awards first $300,0000 as part of a $2.3 million two-year program to improve treatment and recovery for people at greatest risk of opioid overdose

Jul 12, 2019 | RIZE News

An estimated four percent of people in Massachusetts have an opioid use disorder and 2,107 people died of an overdose last year. RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE), a state-wide philanthropic initiative, chose six organizations from a broad pool of applicants to…

Report on recovery coaches in opioid use disorder treatment yields promising results, policy recommendations

Jan 22, 2019 | RIZE News

RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE) released a report today by the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division on recovery coaches, a peer support professional used in treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder…

First-Ever Reports Show Profound Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Massachusetts Economy, Workforce, and State Budget

Dec 20, 2018 | RIZE News

Two reports commissioned by The RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, an independent nonprofit foundation committed to achieving zero stigma and zero deaths related to opioid use disorder, show that the opioid epidemic is taking a profound toll on…

Opioid Epidemic Threatens to Undermine Massachusetts Fiscal Health for Years to Come, Study Finds

Nov 14, 2018 | RIZE News

Report from Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation (MTF) explains why employers need to help combat the growing crisis and its devastating toll on people’s lives, businesses and the economy MTF to host a Forum on November 16 featuring Governor Baker…

Research Presented on Effect of Opioids in MA Workforce: Employer efforts are essential to prevention, treatment, and recovery

Nov 1, 2018 | RIZE News

In addition to immeasurable human suffering, the issue of opioids in the workplace has not received the attention it demands. A new report, Opioids in the Workforce, issued this morning at the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, in partnership with RIZE…

RIZE Massachusetts Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants to Community-Based Organizations to Enhance Opioid Harm Reduction Services and Link with Clinical Care

Oct 8, 2018 | RIZE News

RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE), a nonprofit created to end the opioid overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it is awarding nearly $1 million in grants that will fund pilot programs or existing collaborations among local community organizations…

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Shatterproof, RIZE Massachusetts, and GE Foundation Release Survey on Massachusetts Healthcare Professionals and Stigma around Screening, Treating Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Research Finds that Stigma Around Addiction Extends to Provider Community

RIZE Massachusetts awards first $300,0000 as part of a $2.3 million two-year program to improve treatment and recovery for people at greatest risk of opioid overdose

Report on recovery coaches in opioid use disorder treatment yields promising results, policy recommendations

First-Ever Reports Show Profound Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Massachusetts Economy, Workforce, and State Budget

Opioid Epidemic Threatens to Undermine Massachusetts Fiscal Health for Years to Come, Study Finds

Research Presented on Effect of Opioids in MA Workforce: Employer efforts are essential to prevention, treatment, and recovery

RIZE Massachusetts Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants to Community-Based Organizations to Enhance Opioid Harm Reduction Services and Link with Clinical Care

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Improvement Grants

RIZE Massachusetts Contributes $50,000 to Fund That Provides Life-Saving Narcan To First Responders

RIZE Massachusetts Announces Senior Staff Appointments

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