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Month: February 2016

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RSAC Provides Training to Town Coalitions

Barnstable County town coalitions working on substance use prevention came together on February 23, 2016 for the second RSAC Coalition Roundtable. The focus of the February training was capacity building and problem […]

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Immediate Job Opening: Veterans Behavioral Health Counselor

The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center, Hyannis, MA has an immediate job opening for a 16 hour/week, part-time behavioral health counselor to work with veterans exhibiting the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress […]

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Notice of Public Hearing: HOME Consortium

Barnstable County HOME Consortium will hold a public hearing on Thursday March 10, 2016 at 8:30 am at the Barnstable County Complex Innovation Room to obtain the comment and views […]

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March 2, 2016 BCREPC Regular Meeting

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Innovation Room in the OpenCape Building at […]

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Department of Homeland Security

Most people recall the color-coded threat level alert system implemented by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The system was a 5-tiered, colored alert […]

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Barnstable County Ranks 5th Nationwide for “Well-Being”

Barnstable County came in 5th place in the Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being: 2015 Community Rankings list released on February 23, 2016. The report measures how residents of 190 U.S. cities […]

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Ounce of Prevention Award Nomination Deadline

Please SAVE-THE-DATE: April 12, 2016 for the upcoming Ounce of Prevention Conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The Ounce of Prevention 2016 Conference Planning Committee invites nominations for the […]

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Strengthening Behavioral Health Resources for Veterans

40% of veterans will find their way to civilian primary care and behavioral health professionals after leaving the service. To address this, the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center hosted a Mental […]

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Nominations Sought for Suicide Prevention Coalition

The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition (CISPC) is seeking nominations for their Steering Committee. Unfortunately, the Steering Committee will have four vacancies this summer. Jessica McHugh, Arthur Bence, Jean Calvert […]

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