Handle With Care Massachusetts

Monthly Update


DOJ / OVC Drug Endangered Children’s Grant – 2018-2021

To date, the Drug Endangered Children’s Initiative has had 72 referrals.


September 2021

DECI Referrals to date Sept 2021

Referrals in September: 1

Referring Towns Sept 2021

Referral from: Whitman

Referral Sources Sept 2021

Referral from: PCO


August 2021

referals to date August 2021

Referrals in August: 1

Referring Towns Aug 2021

Referral from: Brockton

referall sources august 21

Referral from: Community Partner


July 2021

referrals to date July 21

Referrals in July: 8

referrals by town July 21

Referrals from: Carver, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland (2), and Wareham.

referrals by source July 21

3 referrals came from PCO, 1 from the Police, and 4 from DCF


June 2021

referrals to date June 21
towns June 21
source June 21

Referrals in June: 1

Referral from: Hull

Referral from: PCO


May 2021

referrals to date May 2021

Referrals in May: 0

towns May 2021

Referrals from: none

Sources May 2021

Referrals from: none


April 2021

referrals to date April 21

Referrals in April: 2

towns April 21

Referrals from:
East Bridgewater and Plymouth

sources April 21

Referrals from: PCO and DCF


March 2021

referrals to date March 21

Referrals in March: 5

towns March 21

Referrals from:
Hull, Plymouth, Middleboro, Brockton and Marshfield

sources March 21

Referrals from:
PCO, DCF and Internal


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January 2020

4 referrals in January

referrals from:
Carver, Pembroke & Plymouth

referrals were from
PCO & a community partner


December 2019

DECI Year End Report

  • DECI ended 2019 with 21 referrals.  There were not any referrals made within the month of December.
  • The Plymouth County Drug Endangered Children’s Initiative (DECI) was invited to present at the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Grantee Meeting:  “The Opioid Crisis and the Nation’s Youth—Strategies and Solutions to Serve Our Youngest Victims”, which was held in Washington DC on December 4-5, 2019.
    • The DECI team presented on the skill-building topic of “Successful Partnerships+Strong Collaborations=Safe and Healthy Children”
    • More than 275 colleagues from all levels of government and across communities—included justice, victims’ services, and public health—convened to share innovations and best practices, leverage strategies and resources, in pursuit of solutions through presentations and peer engagements.
    • Conference attendees were comprised of multidisciplinary teams from BJA’s Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program and OVC’s Enhancing Community Responses to the Opioid Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims awardees.

November 2019


October 2019

In the Community:

♦   October 9- DECI presented to Guidance Counselors at Plymouth South High School
♦   October 10- DECI was in attendance “Stigma and Access to Treatment” Summit at Harvard School of Public Health
♦   October 17- DECI presented to counseling staff of Health Imperatives
♦   October 22- DECI presented to the Plymouth Area SAPC Coalition
♦   October 28- DECI presented to DOC Recovery Pathfinders
♦   October 28- DECI was in attendance “The Intersection of Immigration, Trauma and Violence Conference” at Stonehill College
♦   DECI hosted “Balance 4 Kids”- a children’s yoga class on Tuesday nights at the Family Center in Brockton


September 2019

In the Community:

♦   September 4- DECI presented at the Community Services of Greater Brockton General Meeting
♦   September 5- DECI presented to the staff at DCF Plymouth Area Office
♦   September 9- DECI was in attendance the Local Systems of Care meeting
♦   September 12- DECI presented to Recovery Coaches
♦   September 13- DECI met with Learn to Cope to collaborate
♦   September 17- DECI met with Grandparents raising Grandchildren Plymouth Chapter
♦   September 24- DECI began “Balance 4 Kids”- a children’s yoga class Tuesday Nights at the Family Center in Brockton
♦   September 24 & 25- DECI was in attendance “Mental Health First Aid” for Brockton and Plymouth Probate Courts
♦   September 25- DECI was in attendance at the Children’s Advocacy Center breakfast
♦   September 25- DECI was in attendance at the South Shore Mental Health Collaborative Meeting
♦   September 25- DECI was in attendance at the Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative
♦   September 26- DECI presented at the PCO Quarterly Meeting
♦   September 28- DECI staffed a resource table at the Health & Wellness Fair at the Plymouth Public Library