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Manchester HOPE Initiative Hosts Opioid Crisis Forum
The forum will aim to educate the community about the opioid crisis on Apr. 17 at the Manchester Community College Auditorium.
From Manchester CT HOPE Initiative: Please join us for the Connecticut Communities Impacted by Opioid Crisis Forum on Monday, April 17, 2017, at 6 pm in the Manchester Community College Auditorium, 60 Bidwell Street, Manchester. CT
This event is open to the public & all are welcome to attend. The event will feature the FBI's documentary film, Chasing the Dragon, followed by an expert panel discussion with Justices Fight Founder, Jennifer Kelly, Manchester, CT HOPE Initiative Co-Founders, Manchester Police Chief, Marc Montminy and Sarah Howroyd, and ECHN's Adult Behavioral Health Treatment Coordinator, Kim Andrews. The FBI’s Community Outreach Director, Charles Grady, will moderate the event.
Arrow Pharmacy Pharmacists will also be onsite to prescribe and dispense Narcan, so please bring your insurance card. Treatment resources will also be onsite to connect people more swiftly to supports and providers.
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Please RSVP no later than April 14, 2017, to howroyds@manchesterct.gov, or Jess at 860.645.5521 or www.manchesterhope.app.rsvpify... If you’re interested in receiving Narcan, please indicate so in your RSVP!
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