This training is designed to build skills, best practices, and strategies to better support young people or adults in moments of escalation. It is vital for human service providers across fields […]
Recent studies show a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths among American teenagers as fentanyl contamination becomes more prevalent in drugs used by young people. Young people are very receptive […]
The fight for reproductive justice shares profound similarities with the movement for harm reduction. These decades-old, grassroots struggles advocate for the protection of individual bodily autonomy from violation, surveillance, and […]
REGISTER Resiliency for Service Providers: How Can Our Community Process Grief and Promote Healing in Times of Loss? Wednesday, June 14th 9:30am-3:00pm AC Hotel by Marriott, Worcester 125 Front […]
This three-hour training will offer participants an opportunity to explore reasons why people may use drugs, how we can assess risk using the “drug, set, setting” model, and how we […]
March, 30, 2022. The Opioid Overdose Prevention Training Project (now part of HRiA’s BeHERE Initiative), held their 11th successful summit, Housing as Harm Reduction: Exploring Models to Support People Who […]
This three-hour training will explore the definition and impacts of alcohol use, recognizing the spectrum of use from abstinence to addiction. Specifically, we will examine the social determinants of alcohol […]
The MA Problem Gambling Specialist Certificate is the official gambling treatment certificate of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The MA PGS Certificate recognizes professional experience, training, and understanding of […]
Project Build Up (PBU) is designed to increase the availability of problem gambling treatment services in Massachusetts. This program strengthens the capacity of outpatient substance use and gambling treatment agencies to […]
The Massachusetts Technical Assistance Center for Problem Gambling Treatment (M-TAC) provides capacity building and technical assistance (TA) services for treatment and recovery programs and providers across the Commonwealth. The TA […]
The MA Problem Gambling Helpline is the official problem gambling helpline of the MA Department of Public Health. We offer referrals to problem gambling treatment services and support resources. MA […]
The Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services in Massachusetts. Helpline services are free and confidential. Our caring, trained Specialists […]