Holliston Youth and Family Services expands with interns, grief program
Holliston Youth and Family Services expanded programming this fall. Director Jackie Winer reported the department processed 34 new client requests over the summer and welcomed three social work interns providing 60-plus hours of clinical support.
Youth & Family Services Advisory Committee · Meeting of September 14, 2026
Holliston Youth and Family Services expanded programming this fall. Director Jackie Winer reported the department processed 34 new client requests over the summer and welcomed three social work interns providing 60-plus hours of clinical support. A pilot Grief and Loss counseling program filled all available appointment hours and will continue with a 3-year Parameter Foundation grant.
The Holliston Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee placed 358 purple flags to mark the decline in opioid deaths from 1,300-plus in 2024 to 900-plus in 2025 and is pursuing a local Kratom sales ban.
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Source: the Youth & Family Services Advisory Committee meeting of September 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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