The presentation doc used for the discussion with the Town Council on Wednesday, July 12, 2017

1. Franklin, Medway, Millis, Foxborough, Norfolk,
Plainville, Walpole and Wrentham

2. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jim Derick Jennifer Knight
President Vice President
Jordan Warnick, Ph.D. Rita Graci
Secretary Treasurer
Robert Dellorco Stephen Spiewakowski
Member Member
Jeffrey N. Roy Blaine Roche
Member Member

3. ADVISORY COUNCIL
Kristina Brawley
Allison Burns
Gail Chirdon
Val Comerford
Karen Courtemanche
Stephen Dockray
Shawn Dooley
Elise Feyerherm
Melissa Folsom
Barbara Gillmeister
Mary Graham-Louise
Leanne Harris
Lesley Hazeldine
Moira Keating
Michelle Kelley
Jeffrey Lynch
Thomas Lynch
Diane MacDonald
Erin Mammoser
Father Brian Manning
Scott Martin
Chris Mascio
Gary B. McCarraher
Kelly Mcinnis
James Mill
Lyn O’Brien
Michelle Palladini
Dorothy Pearl
Judith Pond Pfeffer
Armand Pires
Debi Reed
Carolyn Regan
Adele Sands
Courtney Sartini
Stephen Sherlock
Denise Schultz
Denise Sullivan
Samantha Tasker
Ron Tibbetts
Alan Tingley
Abraham Walters
David Wormley

4. COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS (2)
• Businesses
• Civic Organizations
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Health Professionals
• Judiciary
• Media
• Parents/Citizens/Friends
• Persons in Recovery
• Police & Fire Departments
•
• Public Schools
• Residents
• State and Local Officials
• Treatment Centers
• Youth

5. WHO WE ARE?
• Founded in 2015 as a non-profit 501(c)3 volunteer
organization
• Mission: to provide education, prevention strategies,
support, and access to treatment for those impacted by
Substance Use Disorder
• Partnerships with multiple agencies:
– State and local officials
– School systems
– Police and fire departments
– Health care professionals
– Clergy
– Individuals in crisis and their families
• Serving: Franklin, Medway, Millis, Foxborough, Norfolk,
Plainville, Walpole and Wrentham

6. WHO WE ARE (2)
Activities include:
• “Community Conversations” about substance use,
abuse and prevention
• Support Groups
• Support Telephone Line
• High School Peer-to-Peer Advisory Group
• Chiefs’ Roundtable Meetings
• Resource Manual and Kits

7. WHO WE ARE (3)
Committees:
• Community Outreach
– Resource Support/Telephone Line
– Identifies programmatic needs for the community
– Provides speakers to address Substance Use Disorder
– Develops Resource Manuals and Kits for members of the Chief’s
Roundtable
• Chiefs’ Roundtable Meetings
– Engages with First Responders in Police and Fire Department
– Develops programs to aid those with Substance Use Disorder
• Finances
– Maintains financial records for SAFE Coalition
– Maintains oversight of 501(3)c status of coalition

8. WHO WE ARE (4)
Committees (cont):
• High School Peer-to-Peer Advisory Group
– Engages high school students in increasing knowledge
about substance use and abuse
– Organizes period events to awareness and destigmatize
Substance Use Disorder
• Marketing & Communications
– Maintenance of Web site
– Designs products for SAFE Coalition awareness
– Maintains email lists and communications with members
– Surveys the needs of the Coalition and its members
including means of communication
– Assists in developing printed media

9. THE OPIOID PROBLEM HERE
AND NATIONWIDE

10. OPIOID1-RELATED DEATHS, ALL
INTENTS MASS RESIDENTS
(January 2000 - December 2016)
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/stop-addiction/current-statistics/data-brief-overdose-deaths-may-2017.pdf

11. RATE OF OPIOID1-RELATED DEATHS,
ALL INTENTS MA RESIDENTS
2000-2016
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/stop-addiction/current-statistics/data-brief-overdose-deaths-may-2017.pdf
1Opioids include heroin, opioid-based prescription painkillers, and other
unspecified opioids.

12. PERCENT OF OPIOID DEATHS
WITH SPECIFIC DRUGS PRESENT
MA: 2014-2016
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/stop-addiction/current-statistics/data-brief-overdose-deaths-may-2017.pdf
1 Most likely illicitly produced and sold, not prescription fentanyl
2 Rx opioids as hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, oxymorphone and
tramadol

13. NUMBER OF OPIOID1-RELATED
OVERDOSE DEATHS, ALL INTENTS
BY COUNTY, MA RESIDENTS
2000-20162
Norfolk County
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/stop-addiction/current-statistics/overdose-deaths-by-county-including-map-may-2017.pdf

14. Jan 2011- Dec 2013
(reference time period)
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
(current time period)
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/stop-addiction/current-statistics/overdose-deaths-by-county-including-map-may-2017.pdf
OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATH RATES,
ALL INTENTS, BY COUNTY (MA)

15. FRANKLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT
OPIOID/OVERDOSE TRACKING
2017 Reported Overdose Information 2016 Reported Overdose Information
2015 Reported Overdose Information 2014 Reported Overdose Information
Year
NumberofReports
Reported Overdoses and Deaths 2014-2016
Overdoses
Deaths

16. RESOURCE MANUAL
Developed by our
Community Outreach and
Resource Center Committee:
• Police and First Responders
• Court officials
• Community Leaders
• Community volunteers from the
SAFE Board of Directors an advisory
Council
Provided to First Responders for:
• Individuals in Crisis
• Individuals At-Risk
• Available on-Line

17. SAFE SUPPORT LINE
Access to services:
• Locating Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
• Referrals to counselors
• Information of Involuntary Commitment (§ 35 and § 12)
• MassHealth Insurance
• NARCAN information
• Local Support
• Over 125 individuals and
families supported over the
Support Line since 6/1/16

18. Peer-to-Peer Support Group
• Learn to Cope, Franklin
Chapter
Mondays, 7:00-8:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
262 Chestnut Street
Franklin, MA
• Road to Recovery, Milford
Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm
Milford Regional Medical Center
Main Building, Conference Room
Milford, MA
• Healing Hearts Community
Support Group
Thursdays, 7:00-8:00 pm
Hockamock YMCA, 2nd floor
45 Forge Hill Rd, Franklin, MA
Contact: Kathy Getchell
Telephone: 774.893.3878
Email: kathyg17@verizon.net
Web: www.learn2cope.com
Contact: Katie Truitt
Telephone: 774.248.4526
Email: ktruitt3@gmail.com
Telephone: 508.570.6996
Email:
Healingheartscircle@gmail.com

19. EVENTS SPONSORED BY
THE SAFE COALITION

20. FACES OF RECOVERY AT
THE BLACK BOX
(with Mike Zito Band)

21. COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Chris Herren address audience
at Franklin High School.
Neurobiology of Addiction
Lecture, Dr. John F. Kelly,
Associate Professor
(Psychiatry in Addiction
Medicine) at Harvard
Medical School

22. ‘FOUR LEGS TO STAND ON’
• October 23, 2016 at Christ Episcopal Church
• October 27, 2016 at Tri-County Regional Vocational
Technical H.S.
• October 28, 2016 at The Black Box
COAAST Production Sponsored by SAFE
Cast & Board Director and Cast of ‘Four Legs’

23. CONFRONTING OUR CRISES
Moderator: Dr. Anne Burgen
L to R: Chief TJ Lynch, Steven Spiewakowksi, Jim Derick, Dr.
Bergen, Rep Jeff Roy, Robert Dellorco, Jenn Knight-Levine
(partially hidden)
Dr. Robert Putnam discussed
his new book, Our Kids: The
American Dream in Crisis

24. SOCIAL MEDIA
http://www.safecoalitionma.com http://www.facebook.com/safecoalitionma/
The Web Facebook

25. Franklin
February 15, 2017, Fire Dept. HQ
• 125+ people trained on Narcan® use
• 250+ doses of Narcan® dispensed
• Nearly 50 people received CPR training
Foxborough
April 29, 2017 at Foxborough
• 50+ people trained on Narcan® use
NARCAN® – CPR TRAINING

26. POTEE LECTURE
THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN & THE
PHYSIOLOGY OF ADDICTION:
Dr. Ruth Potee, M.D.
Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain
• Expert on adolescent brain development and its impact on teenage risk taking
• Blends scientific research with hands-on understanding of the challenges of
raising healthy teens
• Board Certified Family and Addiction Medicine Physician
• Physician at Valley Medical Group (Greenfield, MA) with special interest in;
Women’s health Pediatrics
Addiction treatment Psychiatric illness Pain management
• Chair, Department of Medicine, Baystate – Franklin Medical Center
• Medical Director, Franklin County House of Corrections, Pioneer Valley Regional
School District and First Step Recovery and Treatment Center

27. POTEE LECTURE
The Adolescent Brain & The Physiology
Of Addiction
Dr. Potee with SAFE Members (L-R): Gail Chirdon, Rep. Jeff Roy, Dr. Potee,
Pres. Jim Derick, Steve Spiewakowski, Jordan E. Warnick, Ph.D., Sec’y

28. CONVERSATIONS WITH HS STUDENTS
ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH
DEREK GETCHELL
Derek Getchell, a former FHS student
and athlete who, along with Jim Derick
(SAFE President), discuss their
confrontation with substance abuse
from a personal and family perspective,
respectfully.
Derek is a charismatic speaker with a
raw approach to the problem that
highlights his struggle with substance
use and recovery.
Derek and Jim have addressed 300 students at Franklin and 700 students at Medway HS

29. May 7, 2017
• 140 Runners
• 10 Communities
• Franklin HS, Medway HS,
King Philip HS
• Raised $2400
Megan Lazarek (SAFE
Board Member),
Jennifer Knight, SAFE
V.P. and FHS Student at
5K Run
Meghan Lazarek
with Seniors at
FHS

30. ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
FUNDRAISER
When: August 22, 2016 and May 22, 2017
Where: Franklin Country Club

32. FUNDING RESOURCES
• State Grants
• Business Community Sponsorship
• Fundraisers
• Private Donations
• DA Michael Morrissey, Norfolk County

33. Graphics and PowerPoints by
WarniGraphics
(jwarnick@safecoalitionma.com)