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appointment they were there to lend their support. I secure a license from the state for the town to purchase remember one situation where a women was pregnant, Narcan. More work will be done to develop a protocol isolated and without transportation and she didn't have for the town on how to train and distribute the Narcan any food left in the house, Kathleen arranged to have volunteers out there delivering food for her within the Advocacy for the Disabled continues to be an hour. In another situation Kathleen and her team important focus for this Department, As an advocate worked with National Grid to help a resident get heat for those who are disabled it important to be able to put back on. I can't say enough about the help she gave connect those in need to the services. Residents in need to so many people. The new President, Joan Goggin of services are connected to needed supports including, has taken over and has been wonderful in connecting Sight Loss Services and CORD,Cape Organization for and continuing on this invaluable collaboration. the Rights of the Disabled. Support groups such as the ones run by Sight Loss Services had to be cancelled, On the County level, Beth Albert, who had been phone calls became very important to help decrease the Director of Barnstable County Human Services was isolation.During this pandemic,the drive through food appointed to the position as the first women County pantry has been helpful along with the countless Administrator. Beth and I have worked closely through volunteers who have delivered Thanksgiving dinner or the years, initially serving together on the steering weekly food. committee of the Cape & Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition and then on numerous other coalitions she Regionally, as a member of the Barnstable chaired. Beth was very supportive and encouraging of County Regional Substance Use Coalition and the the original idea of a Drop-In Night. I will be meeting Prevention Subcommittee,this Department participates and working with the new Human Services Director, in and supports the County "My Choice Matters" Joseph Pacheco. campaign. The County has always been a part of the Mashpee Substance Use Task Force and their In 2020, part of the Barnstable County SAPC collaboration has been significant in identifying grant I wrote was focused around teen/young adults' funding for the Task Force. use of prescription medication and drinking alcohol. "If They Had Known" is a 35 minute documentary The Human Services Department wishes to about Clay Soper, a nineteen year old college student acknowledge the continued support shown by the Town who lost his life combining prescription medication and Manager,the Assistant Town Manager,the Selectman, alcohol. The messaging in this film is especially the Human Services Committee, and all the Town relevant due to the rise in anxiety and depression due Departments who provide services and support to the to the coronavirus pandemic. The hope was that the Human Services Department.I would like to recognize school could implement this movie and its messaging all the members of the Substance Use Task Force who into the health curriculum. Due to COVID-19 the tirelessly devote their time to make a difference in the original rental of the movie was extended several times lives of someone struggling with Substance Use with no additional cost. With the recent extension,the Disorder. It may be an Article that is found that is rental of the movie is set to expire in December,2022. posted on the webpage or setting up the tables for Drop-In Night it all matters. While we have made The second part of the grant focused on the inroads in combatting the stigma around substance use purchasing of book that could be put into guidance and mental health we have a long way to go. I want to offices at the High School that would be for kids whose recognize the individual that reaches out for help and parents struggled with addiction. This was very support when it can be so difficult and scary to do so. important due to the lack of supports often for teens and young adults. Over fifty books were purchased and I would like to recognize members of the Human placed into classrooms and the guidance offices in the Services Committee and thank all of the dedicated Mashpee Schools. members of their Committee for their guidance and support. I value the collaboration with the Mashpee The Task Force continued to make obtaining Schools; Mashpee Senior Center, Mashpee Housing Narcan a priority, Narcan is a life-saving medication Authority and Mashpee Police Department. In that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.Glen particular, I appreciate the support of the citizens at Harrington, Board of Health Director was able to Town Meeting in recognizing the needs of the Department. 119