by Admin RizeMA | November, 2021 | RIZE News
Peer support workers play a critical role in supporting people with substance use disorder (SUD) in emergency rooms. After a patient survives an overdose and before they are discharged, peer workers engage in a supportive role connecting individuals with immediate,...
by Admin RizeMA | October, 2021 | RIZE News
Boston RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, welcomes the City of Boston’s action on the humanitarian crisis that has unfolded at the area known as Mass. and Cass. City leadership is crucial to...
by Admin RizeMA | October, 2021 | Press Coverage
Associated Press Boston declared addiction and homelessness a public health emergency on Tuesday, a move that will help the city clear a sprawling homeless camp at the epicenter of the city’s opioid crisis. Officials said they will get those dependent on opioids into...
by Admin RizeMA | October, 2021 | Access and Equity, Events, Past Events, Workforce
On October 7, 2021, RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, together with C4 Innovations, hosted a Person-Centered Care (PCC) Summit to engage in a dialogue about strategies and action steps clinicians can take to improve health outcomes for those with substance use disorder...
by Admin RizeMA | September, 2021 | RIZE News
For Immediate Release: September 27, 2021 BOSTON — September 27 — RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), an independent nonprofitfoundation working to end the overdose epidemic in Massachusetts, today announced theappointment of Dr. Thérèse Fitzgerald as chief program...
