Learnings from Local Data and Conversations in Harm Reduction

City of Somerville Health

& Human Services in collaboration with

Aids Action Committee Needle Exchange Overdose Prevention

Program and Somerville Police & Fire present:

Difficult

Conversations

Learnings from Local Data and Conversations in Harm

Reduction

Thursday September

24th

6:00– 8:00pm

125 Lowell St. 1st

Floor Lounge, Somerville, MA

Light dinner will be

provided starting at 5:30

Parking is available

in the small lot off of  Belmont St.

Please join us for a discussion of our

local data related to overdoses and substance use and how we as a community;

family and peers can better understand the challenges of addiction and how we

can support recovery.  This discussion will be an opportunity to share

perspectives; address misconceptions; stigma; common treatment dilemmas and

focus on harm reduction strategies to reduce risk of overdose. 

Rivkah Lapidus will talk about the

mind body connection and alternative approaches to managing pain. Rivkah is a

longtime Somerville resident, clinical psychologist and artist with a broad

range of experience working in the field of addiction. 

Aids Action Needle Exchange Overdose

Prevention Program will address helpful conversations to increase safety for

individuals still struggling with addiction including overdose prevention and

narcan training.  Narcan will also be available for anyone

interested. 

A light dinner and refreshments will

be served beginning at 5:30.  Please RSVP by September 20th to Patty

Contente pcontente@somervillema.gov

or 617-625-6600 ext. 4325.  Just send your name, contact information

(email/phone #) and number of people attending.