SQUARE ONE Resources & Follow-up
March 2019
We want your feedback!

Please click HERE to complete a short feedback form. Your input will help direct future events. Thank you.
Special thanks to our moderator, Jason Verhoosky!

As Director of the Wayland Youth & Family Services, Jason has worked in the field of youth development since 2001 and has focused on substance abuse prevention since 2008. Jason has worked as a regional and national trainer for The Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, The Office of National Drug Control Policy and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration.

We greatly appreciate his guidance and participation!
We are also grateful to the many community members who served as table facilitators and volunteers. We could not have done it without you!
Thank you!
Thank you for attending Square One: A Community Conversation on Substance Use Awareness and Prevention.The goals of this program were to:

  • Initiate a community-wide conversation concerning substance use
  • Recognize addiction as a disease to reduce associated stigma
  • Identify education needs
  • Identify available resources
  • Develop a community action plan

Beginning a community dialogue on this topic brings us together to begin the important work of addressing the needs of Westborough residents, as they relate to substance use and substance use disorder.

As a first "next step," we will host Dr. Ruth Potee on April 25. Dr. Potee will present an overview of adolescent brain development, how substances and addictive behaviors impact the brain, and how the brain is injured by prolonged exposure to these substances and behaviors. 

Dr. Potee has spoken recently in many of the surrounding towns and was in Westborough a few years ago. We are happy to welcome her back for this important community presentation.

We hope you will continue to be part of this conversation and effort to ensure our community has the support and resources it needs.

Thank you.
The Square One Team
Upcoming FREE Speaker Event
Physiology of Addiction: Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain
Presented by Dr. Ruth Potee

April 25th, 2019
6:30-8:30pm
Westborough High School Auditorium
Designed for adults and students, ages 14 and older; Free on-site professional childcare available (pre-registration required for childcare).

For more information on Dr. Ruth Potee, click HERE.
Do you know someone who was unable to attend Square One but interested in seeing it?

Thanks to Westborough TV, who filmed the evening, you can watch the entire program. Click HERE to view the Westborough TV recording.
Want to see a copy of the Square One presentation? Click HERE .
Community Resources
508-360-3090


800-327-5050
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM Mondays-Fridays
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturdays-Sundays
 
Dial 2-1-1 or 877-211-MASS (6277); 24 hours, 7 days a week
 

Text 741741

 SAMHSA National Hotline
1-800-662-HELP (4357); 24 hours, 7 days a week
1-800-487-4889 (TTY)

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
1-855-DRUG-FREE (378-4373); business hours

About Westborough Connects

Westborough Connects is an emerging organization focused on building a more-connected and kind community where everyone feels like they belong. We are a volunteer group of parents, educators, community leaders and engaged citizens. Westborough Connects creates opportunities to support and celebrate the diversity, spirit, and character of Westborough through programs and events that are community-based, strengths-based and dedicated to connecting people to resources and each other.