BOSTON – RIZE Massachusetts received a $2 million appropriation to support its efforts to combat the overdose crisis in the state’s fiscal 2023 budget signed into law today by Gov. Charlie Baker.
The Harm Reduction Training (HaRT) Scholars program provides paid internships for graduate level social work students from Boston College, Bridgewater State University, and Simmons University at harm reduction organizations. This broadens their understanding and knowledge to better prepare them to serve individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD).
BOSTON – RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, is deeply saddened by the latest state data on opioid-related deaths.
By Julie Burns (Boston Globe) Nowhere in New England is the opioid crisis more visible than at Boston’s intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, even months after the area was cleared of tents.
(CommonWealth) THE SCOURGE of opioid addiction has made headlines for years, as state policymakers aim to reduce the epidemic of overdose deaths. Less noticed – but still highly dangerous – is the growing use of stimulant drugs, like cocaine and methamphetamines.
BOSTON – RIZE Massachusetts, today announced the election of five new members to its Board of Directors and the appointment of three new staff members.
By Julie Burns (CommonWealth) IT IS MY HOPE that one day this public health crisis will be nothing but a memory. It has sickened and killed far too many, torn families apart, and weakened communities.
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, 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.
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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