Families in Recovery Support
The FIRST Steps Team offers community connected services for families that include specialized home visiting and community-based recovery and parenting support for families affected by substance use. The FIRST Steps Team offers telehealth, virtual support groups, and “drop and go” supplies.
If you or someone in your life might benefit from this program, please contact Christina Russell by email, at [email protected] or direct line at 774-722-3305.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s FIRST (Families In Recovery Support) Steps Together is a new home visiting program in the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition’s Division of Pregnancy, Infancy, and Early Childhood. Funding for this project is provided through SAMHSA’s State Opioid Response grant to Massachusetts, administered through the Bureau of Substance Addictions Services.