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Women, the Opioid Crisis and Recovery
Cambridge College School of Management MBA Speaker Series hosted an expert panel discussion on “Women, the Opioid Crisis, Treatment, Recovery and Community Health” in late November 2016. Dr. Monica Bharel, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, led the discussion as the keynote speaker. She was welcomed by Cambridge College Provost Catherine Koverola, Dean of the School of Management Dr. Mary Ann Joseph, and Koch Chair and MBA Executive Director Rob Goldberg.
Dr. Bharel is spearheading the Commonwealth’s response to the opioid crisis under the Baker Administration. She led the efforts to fund and create WRAP (Women’s Recovery from Addictions Program) based out of Taunton State Hospital. Dr. Bharel discussed the need to understand the causes and impacts of the epidemic on individuals and our community health and how the new program will provide a safe environment for women to successfully recover from it.
Joining Dr. Bharel on the panel were:
Jean McClure, LICSW
Women’s Recovery Addiction Program (WRAP)
Taunton State Hospital
Tali Schiller, MPH
Substance Abuse Program Coordinator
Cambridge Department of Public Health
Professor Colleen Goode, MEd, LMHC
Program Chair, Addictions Counseling
Cambridge College
Barbara Koffske Reid, PhD, LMFT
Program Chair, Health and Wellness Promotion
Cambridge College
The event was well attended by graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and guests. The panel presented a path to treatment, recovery, and community health for the women of our Commonwealth.
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