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Substance Awareness Committee approves April minutes, hears FIRST Steps presentation

Yarmouth Substance Awareness Committee · Meeting of April 8, 2026

Yarmouth Substance Awareness Committee approved April meeting minutes unanimously and heard a presentation from FIRST Steps Together. Program Director Christina Russell described the eight-year-old initiative serving parents and expectant parents with substance use histories across Cape Cod from the Sagamore and Bourne bridges to Provincetown, offering in-home visits, phone and Zoom support, and wraparound family services. Chair Annie Catalano reported ongoing collaboration with the Substance Use Disorder Advisory Commission and invited members to attend a SUDAC meeting May 28 at the Dennis Police Department.

The committee recognized strong community attendance at the recent YSAC Touch a Truck event, which drew 150 to 200 attendees.

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Source: the Yarmouth Substance Awareness Committee meeting of April 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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