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PRISM: A Safe LGBTQ+/Allies Zoom Group

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The Tewksbury Police Department is starting a virtual safe LGBTQ+/Allies group on Zoom Thursday nights from 8pm to 9pm starting March 18th, 2021. They will offer a variety of activities, educational workshops, and guest speakers, and will have a mental health clinician with experience in the community available. Zoom Meeting…

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Hookah/Shisha Smoking Survey

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The Northeast Tobacco-Free Community Partnership is gathering data about hookah use in the state. This is a topic that there is little to no data available for in Massachusetts, so the responses we get from this survey will be instrumental in our future tobacco and equity work. English Hookah/Shisha Smoking…

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INPUT NEEDED – YOUTH SURVERY

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The Substance Abuse and Prevention Collaborative (SAPC) is looking for your help in determining prevention messages for youth high school age and younger, and their parents. We ask that youth a few moments to confidentially fill out this survey to help guide us in our messaging. Survey can be accessed…

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Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Clinical Practice: Best Practices

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Individuals experiencing alcohol use disorder (AUD) are a vulnerable population that has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare system is being taxed in all areas by COVID-19, and those with AUD face dire consequences as treatment and recovery services face operating challenges. Despite the availability…

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SADD Happy Hour – EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT!

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The SADD* Happy Hour is a weekly safe space for high school aged youth in Greater Lowell held on Zoom every Friday night from 6:00PM to 8:00 PM. SADD Happy Hour brings students together to just have fun! Activities are based on whatever moves the teens at the moment, from…

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Covid crisis is exacerbating LGBTQ alcohol abuse, studies find

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Social-distancing measures and lockdowns have disproportionately increased alcohol use in the LGBTQ community, studies find. Abigail Mazzarella, 26, often went to gay bars in Baltimore before Covid-19 stay-at-home measures were introduced. “I don’t live anywhere near my family, so I did depend on that community and friendships to get by…

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