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This newsletter is designed to keep you informed and engaged with the latest Mosaic Municipal TTA Program developments. Each edition will include important updates on ongoing programs, upcoming events, and relevant news available through Mosaic and our partners. We will also highlight an innovative project in our Commonwealth. We encourage municipalities to actively participate in our initiatives and share their thoughts and feedback.
Together, we can strengthen our efforts to combat the opioid overdose crisis and support recovery in our communities. Stay tuned for valuable insights and information in each issue!
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This month’s municipal spotlight is on the Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative (GMPHC), which undertook a deliberate, multi-method engagement process to ensure that lived and living experience was central to its regional opioid abatement planning across seven municipalities.
The collaborative began with a broad community survey that reached more than 1,000 residents and intentionally expanded beyond survey data to include structured focus groups designed specifically to capture perspectives from people with histories of drug use, individuals who have supported or lost loved ones, and professionals working in substance use treatment services. In parallel, the team conducted 15 key informant interviews with stakeholders across sectors, including treatment, recovery, public safety, health care, education, and faith-based and community organizations.
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JOIN US: Centering People with Lived & Living Experience in Opioid Abatement Decision-Making
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
This Municipal Opioid Abatement Learning Opportunity will focus on ways to ensure that people with lived and living experience (PWLLE) are not only included but also actively guiding funding decisions. Join municipal and community partners as they share practical, real-world strategies for centering the voices of PWLLE to help guide how resources are allocated.
| This event is for municipal employees and representatives only. |
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In case you missed it: Mosaic has hosted a series of webinars designed to support municipalities with practical insights and tools for their day-to-day work.
Below, you’ll find a collection of resources from our past two webinars, offering clear guidance and strategies that municipalities can revisit and apply in their communities.
Visit our events page for more!
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April: Breaking Down Silos: Why Opioid Abatement Demands New Kinds of Partnerships
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February: Using Opioid Abatement Funds to Build Effective Peer Support Programs
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About RIZE Massachusetts:
RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE) is solely dedicated to funding and collaborating on solutions to end the overdose crisis. Guided by those with lived and living experience and unafraid of new ideas, RIZE is building networks, designing programming, and supporting community partners who are using novel approaches to preventing overdose and increasing access to treatment and recovery supports. RIZE makes health equity a programmatic priority by addressing root causes such as racism, systemic barriers to care, and power imbalances. Learn more at www.rizema.org.
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About Mosaic:
Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership (Mosaic), funded by the MA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and powered by RIZE, is a unique, public-private collaboration designed to fund initiatives that are addressing the opioid overdose crisis in communities and populations that have been historically underserved and have experienced a high rate of opioid-related overdose deaths. Guided by people with lived and living experience, Mosaic is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lift up and bring together the best and most promising ideas to save lives, end stigma, and improve quality of life for people living with substance use disorder. Learn more at mosaic.rizema.org.
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