…personality, it was easy to gain a lot of attention so I used that to begin hosting conversations in that co-op. Conversations around big and difficult topics such as race,…
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State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
…violence prevention, and substance abuse, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday. The Collaborative for Educational Services, working together with 10 other partner organizations, including the Hilltown Community Health Center, Hilltown…
Alcohol Task Force discusses revamping state liquor laws at Northampton city meeting
…feel really strongly that public health needs to be at the table,” said Warner Tuesday, citing figures about the state costs of substance abuse, drunken driving, and youth binge drinking….
Western MA Prevention Professionals Meet with Cannabis Control Commissioners
…public health and youth substance-abuse prevention interests met in-person with staff and commissioners from the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). The goal of this meeting was to build relationships with CCC…
Congratulations to SPIFFY Steering Committee member Taylor McAndrew!
…years, and has led the city’s development of the Opioid Settlement Survey for equitable community participation. Taylor’s experience, commitment, and compassionate, community-based approach to harm-reduction and substance misuse prevention will…
SPIFFY Full Coalition Meeting: Spring 2024
…of respondents were under 25 years old, which is a sign that we’re having success engaging young people! Just last month, The Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) approved SPIFFY’s…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…substances and to try to find the most effective evidence-based ways to prevent addiction in the first place. The program brings together Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire counties, and will…
Silverback Learning Announces First Massachusetts Implementation Of Student Achievement Solution Mileposts Throughout Southbridge District?s K-12 Schools
…that Mileposts will be implemented in Massachusetts’ Southbridge School District public schools, led by respected superintendent Basan (Buzz) Nembirkow. Silverback Learning Solutions also announces distribution partnerships with Southern Worcester Collaborative…
‘You’re braver than you believe’ Smith Voc sends 122 grads out into world
…by Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School valedictorian Alexandra West in her speech to her fellow graduates. Hundreds of people packed into John M. Greene Hall on the Smith College…
Mohawk Trail grads: On to something new and exciting
…high school comes something new and exciting,” Hicks said. “But if you look too far in front of you, you’ll lose sight of where you are.” “Maybe you do not…