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On Friday, September 14th from 9:30am-11:30am, Safe Harbor Cohasset Coalition will hold QPR Training at the Cohasset Rec Center, 100 Sohier Street, 2nd Floor, Cohasset, MA 02025.
QPR, Standing for Question, Persuade, Refer, instruction will be provided by the QPR Institute, a practical and proven suicide prevention education program. For futher information, please visit www.qprinstitute.com.
Training will be provided by Paul Williams, a Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator, from the Weymouth Health Department.
Free Tickets Required. Please Register. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qpr-training-practical-and-proven-suicide-prevention-training-tickets-46942579519
In honor of National Recovery Month. Food, entertainment, resources and fun!
Sun, Sept 16 – 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Braintree Town Hall
Here’s the link for registration: https://form.jotform.com/81707640069156
Community wide event, highlighting businesses and non-profit groups in Milton. All day entertainment and bounce houses for the kids.
Race day registration starts at 9 AM at the Cunningham School Cafeteria and the 5k begins at 10 AM. We will follow the route of the Milton Road Race through the beautiful town of Milton, MA.
Be a Part of the National Effort to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse. Bring your unused or expired medication for FREE and anonymous safe disposal.
Studies show that youth can begin a lifetime of drug addiction by simply opening the home medicine cabinet. Dropping off your unused medication can lower the risk of substance abuse in the community and protect the environment from potential hazards to the water supply.
What is collected?
- Prescription Medicines (pills, capsules, inhalers, ointments, and/or patches)
- Over-the counter medicines (pills, capsules, ointments, vitamins)
- Pet medications
- Sample medications
- Liquid medicines (must be in glass or leak proof container)
What is NOT collected?
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- Aerosols
- Syringes (sharps/needles) [Free disposal @ Manet Community Health, 110 W. Squantum St. OR ($7-$15 fee charge) @Quincy Health Dept.]
For your privacy you need to:
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- Bring the medicine in its original bottle with your name/numbers blacked out
- OR, place medicine in a zip-lock clear, disposal bag
Collection event is made possible by:
The City of Quincy: Health, Police, and Public Works Departments
Impact Quincy a program of Bay State Community Services
With support from: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the SAMHSA Support Program Grants
- Minimizing youth access to alcohol, tobacco, nicotine delivery devices, marijuana, opioids and other drugs
- Supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction.
The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use meets from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Cahill Auditorium at Town Hall on or around the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the exception of July and December).
Interested in becoming a member?
Please contact:
Lyn Frano, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: lfrano@braintreema.gov
- Minimizing youth access to alcohol, tobacco, nicotine delivery devices, marijuana, opioids and other drugs
- Supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction.
The Braintree Community Partnership on Substance Use meets from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Cahill Auditorium at Town Hall on or around the fourth Wednesday of the month (with the exception of July and December).
Interested in becoming a member?
Please contact:
Lyn Frano, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Email: lfrano@braintreema.gov
If you’re looking for a space of peace, hope, and healing during the hectic holiday season, Old South Union Church invites you to join the Long Night service.
Gather in the sanctuary at Old South Union Church for a time of singing classic Christmas songs, silent reflection, communion, and healing prayer, anointing with oil, and laying on of hands for those who wish to partake. All parts of this service, including Holy Communion, are open to everyone, but you can also feel free to not participate in certain parts of the service that might be outside your comfort zone.
This is event is open to our entire community, both members of our church and others, so please invite friends, family, and loved ones to join us.
This service will take place Wednesday, December 19th at 7:30 pm at 25 Columbian Street, South Weymouth, 02190. For more information please contact Rev. Jennie (jennie@osuchurch.org) or Rev. Larry (larry@osuchurch.org).