COMMUNITY EVENTS

Forum Agenda:

• 6:30 p.m. – Light refreshments & Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Information Fair
• 7:00 p.m. – Welcome from Stephanie Almeida, Community Organizer, SCAP
• 7:05 p.m. – Historical Perspective of Somerville’s Experience
  Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, City of Somerville & Noreen Burke, Director, Somerville Health Department
• 7:15 p.m. – Substance Abuse in Massachusetts
  Michael Botticelli, Assistant Commissioner, MA Dept. of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
• 7:25 p.m – Trends of Substance Abuse in Somerville
  Tammy Freitas da Rocha, Director, Somerville Cares About Prevention & Eliza Wheeler, Harm Reduction Services Program Manager, Cambridge Cares About Aids
• 7:35 p.m. – HBO Documentary Film: “Addiction: Getting An Addict Into Treatment, the CRAFT Approach”
• 7:50 p.m. – Resources, Accessing Services, Current Treatment
  Patrick Griswold, IMPACT/North Charles Center for the Addictions, Willie Drinkwater, Somerville Hospital Detoxification Unit, CHA Tom Farina, Somerville Mental Health Association, Mary Kay Tuohy, CASPAR Youth Services, Inc.
• 8:10 p.m. – Community Speak Out – Open Microphone
  Stephanie Almeida, Moderator;
  Focus: Pain, Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Challenges with Accessing Services
• 8:30 p.m. – Adjournment/Substance Abuse Treatment Provider Information Fair