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We walk rain or shine!

Date: Saturday, September 28
Location: Polar Park, Worcester, MA
On-Site Registration Starts: 9:00 am on the DCU Plaza
Program Starts: 10:30 am
Walk Length: 5K or 3.1 miles (1/4 mile loop inside park for shorter option)
Dog Friendly: Service dogs only, please
Parking: Please use the Green Island Blvd parking garage located directly across from Polar Park. Click here for rates. (Participants may be able to find free or metered parking in the Canal District on event day.)
Contact: Laura VanVoorhis
Contact Email: ljovv@yahoo.com

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LOCATION: 200 Catherine Street, Gardner, MA 01440

LOCATION:

Fuller Family (YMCA) Park, 104 Murray Avenue, Worcester, MA 01610

Celebrate the Worcester community and public safety partners with a fun night out for families.

Free food, entertainment, prizes, K-9 demonstration, SWAT team mini challenge, sunk dunk, community organizations, and more.

Hosts:

Worcester Police Department

Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

City of Worcester

Worcester County District Attorney’s Office

YMCA of Central Massachusetts

For more information, contact:

Worcester National Night Out Committee

nnoworcester@gmail.com

508-799-8600 x28324

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We will feature a presentation of the 2024 Uplifting Visions Finalists and explore further possibilities:

• Empowerment and Healing through the Arts

• Representation and Access

If you are new to MCSP and have some questions/concerns, feel free to email ptessier@jri.org

You have been cordially invited to come and share your vision and innovation for suicide prevention in Massachusetts. This is a full day summit where participants will share their insights and help to guide suicide prevention direction throughout regions and the state.

LOCATION: WORCESTER SENIOR CENTER 128 PROVIDENCE STREET

• Plenty of free parking.

• Continental breakfast and lunch will be served .

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On behalf of Mayor Joseph M. Petty and Health and Human Services Commissioner Dr. Mattie Castiel I am happy to invite you to attend an event organized by the Mayor’s Mental Health Task Force on Tuesday, May 14th starting at 4pm at Worcester City Hall! This event is in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, and will feature community resource tables, activities, networking, panelists and guest speakers including community members with lived experience, DMH Commissioner Brooke Doyle, Senator Robyn Kennedy, Safe Homes, the Gender Wellness Initiative, and Worcester RISE for Health. Please see the attached flyer for details and share with your networks.

You can register here. The flyer also has a QR code to register.  

Hope to see you on May 14th!

REGISTER TODAY: https://afsp.quorum.us/event/2024MASCD/?_kx=p7D7LvyX9iEXlFXNreU0tw.HEwQGA

Hosted by the AFSP Massachusetts Chapter and the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP), Advocacy Day brings together passionate volunteers to advocate for state policy funding and policies that will improve mental health and prevent suicide.

This year’s event will begin with a virtual training session hosted on April 9 on the basics of an effective advocacy visit and current policy issues impacting suicide prevention. Presenters will summarize the budget asks that will be presented to our legislators.

Next, advocates will be encouraged to meet with their state Representatives and Senators. Those able to meet in-person can join us on April 22 at the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill. Those who can’t come to Boston will be asked to set up a virtual meeting or visit a regional office.

We will meet with our state legislators to:

- Share with them why suicide prevention is important to YOU and to your community

- Educate them about continuing to fund the work being done in the community to prevent suicide

- Advocate for support for 988 by supporting long-term funding and resources

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. We ask all advocates to attend the virtual training session on April 9. If you are unable to attend, please let us know. Following the virtual training program, advocates will be asked to attend meetings with their state Representatives and Senators in person or to set up a virtual or local meeting.

Featured Speaker: Dr. Wilson Compton

This event will cover:

• Polysubstance Use

• Roots of Addiction

• Health Aspects in the Criminal Justice System

• Current MA Research Programs

For resource tables, please contact ashley.rucci@mass.gov

For more information, please contact luke.piers@mass.gov & caroline.root@mass.gov

Join us in honoring our slate of awardees at the MCSP Annual State House Event on Monday, March 4, 2024, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. (Breakfast and registration will begin at 9:30am)

We are very excited to announce this year's awardees!

• Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano – 3rd Norfolk

• Senator Paul Feeney – Foxboro

• Sylvia Temple – Telecheck program volunteer of Call2Talk 

• Jennie Babcock – Co-chair of the Plymouth County Suicide Prevention Coalition

• Heidi Lee – MCSP Alliance for Equity

• Karen Carreira- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

• Brian Berkel – President of the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention 

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