Greater Fall River Help Center/Resources
A comprehensive collaboration providing barrier free access to treatment and support services for local residents most profoundly impacted by Substance Abuse Disorder.
The Help Center/Resources will be available from 5:00pm – 7:00pm | 1 Government Center, Fall River, MA
Vigil & Procession
A candlelight vigil will take place at Government Center followed by a candlelight procession to St. Anne’s Church for prayer in memory of those lost to overdose. The church bells will toll for local victims of the opioid epidemic.
Vigil – City Hall | 7:00pm – 8:15pm
Procession – City Hall to St. Anne’s Church – 8:15pm
If your loved one has passed away due to an overdose, their photo can be submitted by next of kin to recoverfallriver@gmail.com. Please submit by Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Wine and Beer Tasting:
An evening of friends, food and spirits benefit the Fall River YMCA Annual Campaign.
$40 Advanced Purchase or $50 Day of the Event.
Available at the Fall River YMCA and online at ymcasc.org.
Sponsor and Beverage Underwriter: Globe Liquors
Generous Sponsors:
Barrett’s Alehouse
Bogle, Deascentis & Coughlin, P.C.
PrimaCare
Saint Anne’s Hospital
Norcom Mortgage
Partners Insurance Group
The CAC presents trainings on a multi-disciplinary approach to working with Drug Endangered Children (DEC)
Registration Fees:
• $5 for attendance at Tier 1 only • $15 for attendance at Tier 1 & Tier 2 (lunch included)
Tier 1: Core DEC Awareness – Identifying Drug Endangered Children: A Collaborative Approach 9-11:30am
Who Should Attend: Child Welfare, Law Enforcement, District Attorneys, Probation/Parole, Treatment, Ongoing Service Providers, Education, Fire, EMS, Judges, Community members, and other First Responders who have a job which impacts children and families. Gain awareness about drug endangered children and the risks they face and understand the many opportunities (often missed) to identify children living in dangerous drug environments. Learn the benefits of intervention at the earliest possible point to reduce physical and psychological harm to children. Learn what a multidisciplinary collaborative response looks like and how it incorporates the unique resources within a community and applies them in a manner that provides better care for drug endangered children.
Tier 2: The DEC Approach “Moving from Awareness to Action (Tier 1 is a prerequisite for Tier 2 12:30-4:30pm
Who Should Attend: Child Welfare, Law Enforcement, District Attorneys, Probation/Parole, Treatment, Ongoing Service Providers, Education, Fire, EMS, Judges, Community members, and other First Responders who have a job which impacts children and families. Gain insight about our collaborative partners to decrease frustrations when utilizing the DEC Approach. Understand how utilizing collaboration leads to more informed decisions and increased likelihood of better outcomes on behalf of drug endangered children and their families. Be able to implement changes in identification of children, mandatory reporting, and evidence and information collection in our respective practices on behalf of drug endangered children.
Financial Sponsorship generously provided by the Carney Family Charitable Foundation