National Recovery Month at BMC
September is National Recovery Month, which begins with International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31. Boston Medical Center (BMC) stands alongside the millions of individuals and families who have been impacted by addiction. During the month of September, a number of events are planned at BMC in recognition of Recovery Month – to remember the lives that have been lost to this chronic condition, to reduce the stigma of substance use and substance use disorders, and to spread the message that treatment works and recovery is possible.
For more information about National Recovery Month at BMC, please click here.
Date | Event | Location |
August 29th and all month long | Poster awareness campaign | Shapiro, Newton, and Yawkey lobbies, and outside on the Moakley Green |
August 31st from 7:00AM-7:00PM | International Overdose Awareness Day | Pick up a pin or bracelet at the information tables in Shapiro, Yawkey, and East Newton lobbies |
September 1st and all month long | Pick up a naloxone rescue kit | Shapiro, Yawkey, and Doctors Office Building pharmacies |
September 5th and all month long | Sign the “Words Matter” Pledge | On the intranet or at any resource table – more information to follow |
September 6th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | BUMC Instructional Building, main lobby |
September 8th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Newton lobby |
September 12th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Moakley lobby |
September 13th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Moakley Green |
September 14th from 11:30AM-1:30PM | “Cooking for Recovery” | Demonstration Kitchen (outside Yawkey Cafeteria) |
September 14th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | BUMC Instructional Building, main lobby |
September 15th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Shapiro lobby |
September 18th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Shapiro lobby |
September 20th from 9:00AM-3:00PM | MOAR Recovery Day March and Celebration | Rally on City Hall Plaza begins at 9 a.m. followed by a march to Faneuil Hall where the main celebration will occur. The event will include recovery speakers, legislators, and community leaders. For lunch, every attendee will receive a $10 meal voucher to use in the Quincy Hall Market Place. The afternoon program will feature artists in recovery, including: music acts, visual artists, and performers! BMC plans to have a strong showing — all are welcome! |
September 21st from 11:45-1:00PM | Joint Overdose Grand Rounds GIM and Psychiatry | BUMC Instructional Building, room L110 |
September 22nd from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Shapiro lobby |
September 23rd from 8:45AM-4:30PM | The Opioid Crisis and Healthcare’s Response Continuing Education Symposium | North Quincy |
September 25th from 12:00-1:00PM | Panel discussion and open forum: “Telling Our Stories” | Keefer Auditorium |
September 27th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | Newton lobby |
September 29th from 8:00AM-3:00PM | Addiction Resource Table | BUMC Instructional Building, main lobby |