Resources

• Massachusetts-State Subdivision Agreement for Statewide Opioid Settlements (PDF)
• Guidance Document for Municipal Opioid Abatement
• Office of the Attorney General: Learn about the AG's Statewide Opioid Settlements with Opioid Industry Defendants
• Office of the Attorney General: Frequently Asked Questions About the AG's Statewide Opioid Settlements
• About Care Massachusetts and Municipal Opioid Abatement Support: Massachusetts Municipal Opioid Abatement Conference 2024

• Bureau of Substance Addiction Services Guidances and Resources
• BSAS Data on Enrollments in Massachusetts Substance Addiction Services
• Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery
• Harm Reduction Program Locator
• Support After Death by Overdose
• The Sun Will Rise
• Substance Use Prevention Coalitions
• Syringe Service Programs Locator
• Massachusetts Substance Use HelpLine
• Peer Recovery Support Centers

• Massachusetts Office of Local and Regional Health: Shared Services Programs and Arrangements
• Massachusetts Association of Health Boards: Statewide Opioid Settlement Funds Templates and Webinars
• Spotlight: Greater Meadows Public Health Collaborative
• Care Massachusetts: Opioid Abatement Collaboratives FAQs

• Care Mass:  Communications Resource Hub

• Care Mass:  “Getting Started With A Community Needs Assessment” 4/11 Office Hours
• Care Mass: “Spotlighting a Small Municipality’s Planning Process: A Presentation from Swampscott” 6/8 Office Hours

Massachusetts Data

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Current Overdose Data
• Care Mass Municipal Opioid Abatement Funds Data Dashboard

• SAMHSA: Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

How to Organize A Community Forum:

• Care Mass “How to Organize a Community Forum” 3/14 Office Hours

Reaching People in Recovery:

• Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)
• Peer Recovery Support Centers
• Care Mass “How to Engage People in Recovery in Planning Efforts” 1/18 Office Hours

Reaching People Who Use Drugs:

• Harm Reduction Program Locator
• Syringe Service Program Locator
• Care Mass “How to Engage People Who Use Drugs in Planning Efforts” 2/1 Office Hours
• Care Mass “How to Engage Family Members of People Who Use Drugs in Planning Efforts” 2/29 Office Hours

Reaching Family and Loved Ones of People with Addiction or Who Have Lost Someone:

• Support After Death by Overdose
• The Sun Will Rise
• Learn to Cope

Reaching Prevention Coalitions:

• Community Health Training Institute: Substance Use Prevention Coalitions

Municipal Spotlights: Examples:

• Boston Opioid Settlement Community Engagement Report
• Boston survey questions
• Swampscott Health Department Planning Process

• SAMHSA: A Guide to SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework
• Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)
• Safety First Harm Reduction Curriculum

• U.S. CDC: Harm Reduction TA Center
• National Harm Reduction Coalition
• SAMHSA: Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023

• New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
• Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction: Massachusetts Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) ECHO
• SAMHSA: Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023

• SAMHSA: Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023
• Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)
• Faces and Voices of Recovery

• For anyone involved in preventing, intervening in, treating, and supporting recovery from addiction in Massachusetts: MA DPH Bureau of Substance Addiction Services: Careers of Substance
• For law enforcement and first responders: Safety & Health Integration in the Enforcement of Laws on Drugs: SHIELD training
• For first responders: Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Approaches for First Responders