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...
On May 17, 2021 RIZE Massachusetts Foundation and The Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital hosted a virtual convening focused on innovations in addiction treatment and harm reduction.
Pathways to recovery are difficult to navigate and can be fraught with misinformation, stigma, and injustice. But, there are laws and policies to protect people seeking treatment or engaged in treatment. RIZE Massachusetts, in partnership with Health…
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) have a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 as well as higher rates of substance use disorders and serious mental health challenges, which makes treating COVID-19 infections especially difficult. Anxious…
On February 26, 2020, RIZE Massachusetts hosted an in-person briefing and panel discussion to inform the field about the 4th Wave of the Opioid Crisis, including the rising rates of stimulant use. Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary...
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