In October 2025, RIZE hosted a convening to honor the $15 million in planned opioid settlement investments granted through Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership to community-led initiatives across Massachusetts. Presentation slides are included below: Creating...
In October, RIZE hosted a webinar to release the findings of a study of harm reduction practices in shelter settings in partnership with Boston Medical Center, led by Avik Chatterjee, MD and Thomas Regan. A panel discussion followed a presentation of the findings,...
In January, The Kraft Center for Community Health at Mass General Brigham and RIZE hosted Community Care in Reach 2024, a virtual conference on mobilizing addiction services. The conference featured multiple sessions focused on topics including how to launch a mobile...
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE) and over 30 leaders from across the opioid use disorder (OUD) care continuum convened for an active and engaging workshop to envision a future where pharmacists are equipped to play a more central role in treating OUD and providing...
Harm reduction is a key part of substance use treatment, yet little is understood about the harm reduction workforce. To discover more about the harm reduction workforce, RIZE partnered with the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University to...
On April 28th and May 19th, RIZE was proud to partner with the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter to offer a free training series for social workers on stigma and substance use treatment. Please view...
On April 7th, 2022 the RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, the National Harm Reduction Coalition, and the Kraft Center for Community Health at MGH, came together for the second in a series of learning communities focused on safe housing and harm reduction practices. For...
On March 10, 2022, RIZE was proud to partner with C4 Innovates for a discussion involving barriers to recovery. By sharing the experiences of people with substance use disorders, this event illustrated obstacles that can prevent individuals from accessing addiction...
On December 14, 2021, RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, together with the National Harm Reduction Coalition and the Kraft Center for Community Health at MGH hosted a Learning Community: Harm Reduction. Housing. Hope.
On October 7, 2021, RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, together with C4 Innovations, hosted a Person-Centered Care (PCC) Summit to engage in a dialogue about strategies and action steps clinicians can take to improve health outcomes for those with substance use disorder...
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