As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across the Commonwealth, a new report released today details the unique challenges faced by small and rural communities in Western Massachusetts in combatting the disease…
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…
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…
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…
By Health Affairs
The nation is gripped by an opioid overdose epidemic. Opioid use disorder is a chronic but treatable illness. However, untreated, this disease can cause numerous harms—including death. Effective treatment strategies must incorporate…
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…
By The Boston Globe
When we want to make our Commonwealth stronger, the private, public, and nonprofit sectors come together and get it done. We did this with education reform, health care reform, marriage equality, and pay equity, just to name a few. Today, with…
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…
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 (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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