Category: Suicide Prevention

A Second Chance: 8-Week Support Program for Suicide Attempt Survivors

May 3, 2016

Registration deadline for “A Second Chance: 8-Week Support Program for Suicide Attempt Survivors” is May 4, 2016. The program is free and funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Program. Wednesdays, 7:00 […]

Re-Cap: Recent Department Activities

April 27, 2016

See what the Department’s been up to…. April 20, 2016: Vaira Harik, Senior Project Manager, presented at the Cotuit Library’s Cape Cod Opiate Addiction. April 15, 2016: Paula Schnepp, Coordinator of the Cape […]

Public Health and Wellness Service Directory Launched

April 20, 2016

Barnstable County Department of Human Services announces a newly revised and updated local Service Directory containing service providers and organizations serving the health and human service needs of Barnstable County. […]

Yarmouth Forum “Think Before the Drink”

April 4, 2016

The Yarmouth Substance Abuse Committee (YSAC), together with a grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is holding a Town forum entitled “Think Before the Drink”, […]

HAC Report Connects Substance Use and Homelessness

March 31, 2016

Housing Assistance Corporation has published the white paper “Closer to Home: Substance Abuse Treatment Options for the Homeless on the Cape and Islands.” The report is the first in an ongoing effort […]

2016 Gerontology Intensive Workshop Series Begins

March 23, 2016

Registration spots still available for Gerontology Workshop Series… Barnstable County Department of Human Services is sponsoring the Gerontology Workshop Series 2016, a certificate program for professionals currently working with older adults or […]

Regional Substance Abuse Council Announces RFP for Media Campaign

March 15, 2016

Barnstable County, through its Chief Procurement Officer and on behalf of the Department of Human Services, seeks a qualified contractor to develop a public health education campaign for Barnstable County […]

“Substance Abuse and Mental Health in the Workplace” March 15, 2016

March 14, 2016

On Tuesday March 15th, Cape Cod Chamber is hosting the Cape Cod Community College’s Center for Corporate and Professional Education (CCPE) program “Substance Abuse and Mental Health in the Workplace: Awareness, […]

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