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RIZE Massachusetts Awards $75,000 in ‘Frontline’ Grants to Organizations Tackling Overdose Crisis
RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced today that it has awarded “frontline” grants to 17 organizations to support harm reduction efforts for people living with substance use disorder across Massachusetts.
RIZE Massachusetts Unveils Nearly $350,000 in Grants
to Improve State’s Behavioral Health Workforce Ecosystem
RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced that it will invest nearly $350,000 in three initiatives that will stabilize, strengthen and diversify the behavioral health workforce ecosystem in Massachusetts. These initiatives come as frontline organizations and emplo yees express fatigue after prolonged periods battling the overdose crisis during the pandemic.
Statement from Julie Burns, President & CEO of RIZE Massachusetts
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.
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Funders, practitioners meet to gain perspective on the crisis. Confronting the Opioid Epidemic in Massachusetts, March 6, 2019. RIZE, The Boston Foundation, and MA Philanthropy
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Anne Marie Boursiquot King, Senior Program Officer at RIZE chats with Vivian Li at the Sharing Solutions—Massachusetts Opioids and the Workforce Program. Co-hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and RIZE. September 2019
Dr. David Torchiana of Partners HealthCare and Martha Temple of Optum Behavioral Health discuss what’s working and what’s needed to end the opioid epidemic at a Washington Post Live event. February 2018
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March 28, 2017
Charlie Baker, Governor of MA, and Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston
RIZE is launched
RIZE is launched by corporate leaders, advocates, and elected officials with a mandate to end the opioid crisis and an aspirational goal: Zero stigma. Zero deaths.
“This effort holds promise because it is focused on the ongoing process of recovery. It is the only approach that will defeat this epidemic.” Founding Board Chair Dr. David Torchiana.
December 2017
Inaugural grants awarded
RIZE focuses its inaugural grant program, Saving Lives, Improving Health: Redesigning Opioid Use Disorder Care, on improving treatment and recovery for people at greatest risk of opioid overdose. The grantees will collaborate with dozens of different agencies and organizations within their communities to provide a more comprehensive system of care.
October 2018
The MX908 detects the possibility of presence of fentanyl in a drug sample tested at AHOPE. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Enabling Health: Enhancing Harm Reductions Services in Massachusetts
RIZE makes harm reduction a priority and invests over $1m in six organizations that are employing innovative practices to keep people safe and save lives.
November 2018
RIZE Board Member Kate Walsh participates in a panel at a MA Health Policy Forum event.
RIZE commissions studies on the economy and workforce
To raise awareness about the negative impact of the epidemic, RIZE partners with leading research institutions to quantify the strain of the opioid crisis on the Massachusetts economy and its cost to employers, health care providers, and state and municipal budgets.
December 2018
Strategic Framework created
To achieve its vision, RIZE believes it is crucial to adopt an approach that is both bold and nimble. Over 50 stakeholders participate in creating RIZE’s strategic framework to chart a course for the future.
January 2019
Themes that emerged from this research
RIZE commissions research on recovery coaches
Recovery coaches are part of an emerging transformation of systems and services addressing opioid use disorder. RIZE funds research that will identify opportunities and challenges related to the use of recovery coaches in different settings and will be useful to Massachusetts providers, payers, policymakers, state agencies, and researchers.
April 2019
Participants at the Together in Recovery statewide convening in Natick, MA (November 2019)
Together in Recovery: Supporting Informed Decisions statewide initiative
RIZE embarks on courageous conversations to bridge a philosophical divide and truly understand one another, find common ground, and move forward together. Together in Recovery: Supporting Informed Decisions is a statewide initiative that breaks down silos and promotes person-centered care. More on the outcome of this initiative will be released in late October 2020.
July 2019
Stigma Survey with GE Foundation, Shatterproof, and MA Medical Society
RIZE, the GE Foundation, and Shatterproof partner with the Massachusetts Medical Society to gather insights and reactions from healthcare professionals with the goal of addressing and reducing the stigma associated with opioid use disorder. Report identifies several opportunities to encourage healthcare professionals to screen and treat patients with OUD.
November 2019
Insights and Solutions research grants awarded
Insights and Solutions: Massachusetts Opioid Crisis grant program supports research that contributes to the evidence-base and advances public policy by identifying system-level and behavior-change level interventions. First awards are to the Boston Public Health Commission, Brandeis University, and Tufts School of Dental Medicine.
February 2020
RIZE Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sarah Wakeman moderates a panel of experts.
RIZE hosts 4th Wave convening
Between 2017 and 2018, the rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine more than tripled and increased nearly five-fold for psychostimulants such as methamphetamine. In response to emerging trends, RIZE hosts a convening on the 4th Wave of the Opioid Crisis with experts and stakeholders.
March/April 2020
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Supporting the community during COVID-19
A recent study by the Addiction Policy Forum shows that 34% of the people with substance use disorder surveyed report changes or disruptions in accessing treatment or recovery support services since the onset of COVID-19. RIZE awards over $700,000 in rapid response grants to support addiction treatment organizations strained by the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 2020
COVID-19 research grants awarded
Research papers from Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital will outline successes, challenges, and important lessons about addiction treatment learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform the field and empower others to act.
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