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Fall River Substance Abuse Grant Coordinator Michael Aguiar and Stanley Street Treatment and Resources CEO Nancy Paull invited a number of people to a four-hour session held at Blount Fine Food headquarters on May 12, 2017. This initiative was designed to develop a substance abuse strategic plan for the City of Fall River. "We have developed many plans for different grants targeting substance use over the years but have not worked on an overall plan inclusive of all the existing efforts many different groups and organizations are working on," stated Aguiar. Richard H. Dougherty of DMA Health Strategies and BasicNeeds US, Inc., who has led strategic planning engagement on substance abuse prevention with the City of Boston, was invited to lead the planning process. Click here for a 90-minute video of the morning session and here for a 40-minute video of the afternoon session. For more information, contact Michael Aguiar at 508-324-3598.

(Top row) Fall River Substance Abuse grants personnel Nathaniel Roberts and Michael Aguiar and Fall River School District Health and Physical Education Coordinator Michelle Sharpe listen as Stanley Street Treatment and Resources CEO Nancy Paull and Blount Fine Foods Human Resources Director Ronnie King speak during the discussion. (Row two) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard talks with Noreen Burke of MassTAPP while Fall River Herald News Editor-in-Chief Lynne Sullivan talks with SSTAR 1422 Project Director Paula Beaulieu during one of the exercises. (Row three) Nancy Paull talks with Saint Anne's Hospital Community Benefits Manager Tracy Ibbotson while Recover Fall River Organizer Laurie Godwin talks with _____________ of South Bay Community Services and Nathaniel and Michael talk. (Row four) Richard H. Dougherty of DMA Health Strategies outlines some organizational models before lunch and records three major goals for the group: 1) keep current users alive, 2) foster effective recovery support, and 3) prevent future users. (Bottom row) Fall River Emergency Medical Services Director Beth Faunce listens as Laurie Godwin speaks, and Connie Rocha-Mimoso of Seven Hills Behavioral Health talks with Michelle Sharpe before the session ends. 

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