Massachusetts Department of Youth Services

Seven Burns & Levinson Attorneys Named 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers

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Friday, October 20, 2023

BOSTON, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Burns & Levinson attorneys – Ronald Barriere , Timothy Conlon , Elizabeth Cowley , Lisa Cukier , Andrea Dunbar , Francine Gardikas , and Robin Lynch Nardone have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Burns & Levinson attorneys – Ronald Barriere , Timothy Conlon , Elizabeth Cowley , Lisa Cukier , Andrea Dunbar , Francine Gardikas , and Robin Lynch Nardone have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers.
  • Ron Barriere is a partner in the firm's Divorce & Family Law Group, where he represents clients in all aspects of divorce and family law.
  • She has been named to Boston Magazine's Top Lawyers list for Family Law (2022), a Top Woman of Law by Mass Lawyers Weekly (2021), and Best Lawyers in America for Family Law (2016-2023), among many other awards.
  • Gardikas has been named to Boston Magazine's Top Lawyers list for Family Law (2022) and Best Lawyers in America for Family Law (2020-2023).

Standard Solar Completes 4-Megawatt Solar Project at Woburn, Massachusetts EPA Superfund Site; Project Acquired from ECA Solar

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Standard Solar acquired the project from developer partner ECA Solar , a leader in commercial-scale solar development based in Massachusetts.

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  • Standard Solar acquired the project from developer partner ECA Solar , a leader in commercial-scale solar development based in Massachusetts.
  • “Standard Solar greatly appreciates and acknowledges the unwavering commitment of our partner, ECA Solar, in driving forward this impactful project,” continued Benson.
  • “ECA values its partnership with Standard Solar in completing this, and other, solar projects,” said Todd Fryatt, founder and CEO of ECA Solar.
  • This is Standard Solar’s second project completed with ECA Solar and its sixth project in Massachusetts.

Washington County Turns to Natural Language Processing (NLP) Platform Augintel to Improve Efficiency and Help Connect Family Members

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

CHICAGO, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Augintel today announced that Washington County, Pennsylvania has chosen its industry-leading natural language processing (NLP) platform to help child welfare caseworkers uncover critical information buried within narrative data such as case notes.

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  • Augintel today announced that Washington County, Pennsylvania has chosen its industry-leading natural language processing (NLP) platform to help child welfare caseworkers uncover critical information buried within narrative data such as case notes.
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Augintel today announced that Washington County, Pennsylvania has chosen its industry-leading natural language processing (NLP) platform to help child welfare caseworkers uncover critical information buried within narrative data such as case notes.
  • The Augintel platform will enhance caseworker practice at Washington County by quickly identifying service needs of families and reducing administrative burden on casework staff, who are facing larger caseloads due to staff turnover.
  • Augintel will enable caseworkers to quickly understand a family's case history and whether a natural support system is already available within a family.

From Triumph to Trauma: Tackling Abusive Coaching Head-On to Safeguard the Future of Youth and School Sports

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A pressing concern looms as a new school year approaches: the pervasive issue of physical and emotionally abusive coaching in school sports.

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  • BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A pressing concern looms as a new school year approaches: the pervasive issue of physical and emotionally abusive coaching in school sports.
  • In an era where the nurturing of character, teamwork, and empowerment should be the cornerstones of youth and school sports, abusive coaching has emerged as a disturbing impediment, leaving scars on young athletes' physical and emotional health.
  • They have gathered support for Massachusetts legislation called An Act to Remodel Public School Sports through Social Emotional Learning (S. 247/H.
  • Supporters consider this legislation pivotal in beginning a new era in youth and school sports that addresses abuse, hate, bias, and negative cultures.

Groups Recover Together Reduces Total Cost of Care for Members with Opioid Use Disorder by 33% through Partnerships with Indiana Health Plans

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

“We know that medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) combined with group therapy are effective,” said Jacob “Gus” Crothers, Chief Outcomes and Medical Officer at Groups Recover Together.

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  • “We know that medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) combined with group therapy are effective,” said Jacob “Gus” Crothers, Chief Outcomes and Medical Officer at Groups Recover Together.
  • Members engaged with Groups showed an annual reduction in total cost of 33% — a 23% reduction in physical health spend and a 46% reduction in behavioral health spend.
  • Groups works with local community organizations and providers in Indiana to find members where they are and enroll them in high-quality care.
  • Tying payment to key clinical and financial outcomes promotes collaboration and long-term partnership that ultimately improves member health and recovery.

Televerde Foundation Announces Graduation for Three New Workforce Development Centers Within the Indiana Department of Correction

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

PHOENIX, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Televerde Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides personal and professional development opportunities to incarcerated women so they can attain meaningful and rewarding careers upon release, officially announced the graduation of the inaugural class of their three new Career PATHS Workforce Development Centers within the Indiana Department of Correction. One center resides within the Indiana Women's Prison, the second within the Rockville Correctional Facility, and the third within the Madison Correctional Facility. Construction of the Indiana centers was made possible by support and sponsorship from Aventiv Technologies, a leading technology company driving efforts to bridge the digital divide with technologies that support rehabilitative justice, and a U.S. Department of Labor Federal Pathways Home 3 Grant. Aventiv Technologies has been a longtime Televerde Foundation partner and Televerde client, providing career opportunities to incarcerated women in Indiana since 2020. Through these partnerships, Aventiv helps to accelerate professional and personal opportunities for justice-impacted women.

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  • Aventiv Technologies has been a longtime Televerde Foundation partner and Televerde client, providing career opportunities to incarcerated women in Indiana since 2020.
  • "We're excited to expand Televerde Foundation's Career PATHS Workforce Development Centers in the Indiana Department of Correction and replicate our success in Arizona.
  • Televerde's Career PATHS Workforce Development Centers give women the skills needed to join the professional workforce, eliminating one of the most significant barriers for formerly incarcerated individuals when they return home.
  • The foundation's first Career PATHS Workforce Development Center opened in May 2021 inside the Arizona Department of Corrections Perryville.

The Calculus Project Announces Fundraising to Provide Math Education to More Underrepresented Students

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

According to Dr. Adrian Mims Sr., founder of The Calculus Project, the program involves several student-facing components in its implementation.

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  • According to Dr. Adrian Mims Sr., founder of The Calculus Project, the program involves several student-facing components in its implementation.
  • The first is accelerating students' learning by pre-teaching mathematics as early as seventh grade, which puts students on track to take calculus or an advanced math class in their senior year in high school.
  • It also includes a peer teaching component, where top students are trained and paid to work alongside math teachers during the summer.
  • Some of the students that participated in the peer teaching program have gone on to become successful math and science teachers.

MELMARK BREAKS GROUND ON A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING TO SERVE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF BOSTON

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Groundbreaking for the school building, which will provide state-of-the-art and fully accessible special education learning and recreational environments, took place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

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  • Groundbreaking for the school building, which will provide state-of-the-art and fully accessible special education learning and recreational environments, took place on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
  • Melmark's New England division currently serves 132 students at its Andover school and the new school opening in Stoughton will serve up to 84 students, providing new opportunities for school districts, students, and families in need of clinically sophisticated educational services.
  • The new school will also increase job opportunities for those seeking to work with highly skilled leaders in special education.
  • The new school building will support spacious, intentionally designed classroom environments with innovative tools for learning and skills building.

Therap's Health Screening Module Supports Health Care Professionals in Ensuring Health Screenings for Providers in the HCBS/LTSS Industry

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

TORRINGTON, Conn., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the national leader offering EHR solutions to the human services industry, offers Health Screening tools for health care professionals to document screening records and recommendations as well as generate health screening reports for individuals they support.

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  • TORRINGTON, Conn., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the national leader offering EHR solutions to the human services industry, offers Health Screening tools for health care professionals to document screening records and recommendations as well as generate health screening reports for individuals they support.
  • Therap has designed the Health Screening module in collaboration with the screening recommendations of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Adult Screening Recommendations and Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Annual Health Screening Checklist.
  • The Health Screening module allows users to record, track and follow up on the health screenings that are recommended for individuals as part of their usual annual or routine tests.
  • The Health Screening tool also offers users the ability to effortlessly generate Health Screening Reports, including the Comprehensive Summary Report, Detailed Screening Report, Individual Screening Report and the Due/Overdue Screening Report.

Support for vulnerable youth in Ontario a priority for the Government of Canada

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Monday, January 23, 2023

The Government of Canada is pleased to support the innovative work done by its partners to help support youth who have been in conflict with the law.

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  • The Government of Canada is pleased to support the innovative work done by its partners to help support youth who have been in conflict with the law.
  • work with family members and caregivers to help them build support systems for themselves and their youth.
  • "On behalf of the John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area, we thank the Government of Canada for supporting our essential work with FASD impacted youth, their caregivers, and the youth justice community.
  • Manger of Youth Services, John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area
    The Department of Justice Canada's Youth Justice Fund is designed to encourage a more effective youth justice system, respond to emerging youth justice issues and enable greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.