Brockton HEALing Communities Study Coalition

06/30/2022

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so much as part of the Brockton HEALing Communities Study! It was so great to be with you in person at our final meeting June 15th! We accomplished a lot together, and with strong and growing relationships, the sky's the limit. As the Brockton HEAL Coalition officially wraps up today, the HEALing Communities Brockton team thanks you for your commitment to equity, ending overdose deaths, and providing respectful, comprehensive supports to people who use substances and or/ are seeking recovery. We look forward to seeing where you go from here! Homeless Improvement Project BNHC Mobile Services BAMSI Old Colony YMCA MOAR - Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery Signature HealthCARE Stairway to Recovery Plymouth County Outreach Associação Caboverdiana De Brockton/Capeverdean Association of Brockton Highpoint Treatment Center Health Imperatives Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative

06/29/2022

It may be hard to tell whether a person is high or experiencing an overdose. If you aren’t sure, treat it as an overdose and call 911 immediately and give naloxone—you could save a life!
Help save lives – carry naloxone and learn how to use it.

06/25/2022

Wondering what naloxone is? It is similar to an Epipen where you may not need to use it yourself, but it can save a life! Check out End Overdose for more educational material!

06/23/2022

El expendio de dr**as callejero siempre ha sido impredecible e inconsistente, especialmente ahora con la contaminación por fentanilo. Asuma que la sobredosis es posible, independientemente de la droga que consuma, y practique estrategias de reducción de daños de forma sistemática para reducir el riesgo de sobredosis.
Ayude a salvar vidas: lleve consigo naloxona y aprenda a usarla.

06/23/2022

The street drug supply has always been unpredictable and inconsistent, especially now with fentanyl contamination. Assume overdose is possible no matter what drug you’re using and practice harm reduction strategies consistently to reduce overdose risk.
Help save lives – carry naloxone and learn how to use it.

06/22/2022

Taking things “one day at a time” was just one way Scotty was able to stay motivated in medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Listen as he talks about other strategies that can also help. Learn more: www.HealTogetherStories.org.

06/20/2022

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl are causing fatal overdoses much more often than other opioids such as he**in and prescription pills. The non-Hispanic Black community is being disproportionately affected by the illicit fentanyl supply. Save a life. Carry naloxone.

06/18/2022

Check out the African American Association of Brockton Massachusetts Juneteenth celebration today!

06/16/2022

“Everyone wants to say it’s a crisis,” said Pinkhover, whose trailer staff routinely reverse overdoses. “[And yet,] we’re providing these really critical services in the community and we’re just constantly looking for grant funding.”

Proud of Brockton HEAL Coalition - and this lifesaving work continues to need support. Awesome to see Coalition members Allyson (and a photo of Kelly Celata) from Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Marline Amedee from Haitian community partners, Jesse Pack from BAMSI, and Pastor Roberto (and a photo of Judy Gustafson) from Homeless Improvement Project quoted in this part 1 story on WBUR 90.9 FM- with part 2 coming out this Friday.

Armed with a $1.6 million in federal funds, advocates in Brockton set out to reduce overdose deaths by 40%. Then COVID hit, and the crisis spiraled, with fentanyl lacing drugs like crack and co***ne. Their work could become a model for what works, or doesn't, to save lives.

06/16/2022

Fentanyl is being mixed with other drugs, like counterfeit painkillers and benzodiazepines, he**in, co***ne, and methamphetamine. This is causing an increase in overdose deaths. Naloxone is an FDA-approved medication that works to reverse an opioid overdose, including fentanyl overdose.
*BAMSI C.O.P.E Center, 74 Pleasant St
*Brockton Neighborhood Health Center , 63 Main St, Harm Reduction Center, 5th Floor
*Health Imperatives Brockton, 111 Torrey St

06/14/2022

Check out the Randolph Caribbean American Heritage Festival this Friday!