A collaboration between the City of Boston and the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation was formed last year to produce a study on the capacity of addiction and recovery services with demonstrated best practices.
Last week, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Foundation released a report on the current status relating to the findings that will serve as a roadmap for the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services led by Jennifer Tracey.
The first-ever municipal based office will focus on this issue expressed in a blueprint for Building a Better System of Care report.
   “Too many Bostonians are all too familiar with the destruction that substance abuse addiction causes in our City’s families and neighborhoods,†said Mayor Walsh in a press release. “We see addiction’s devastation in our homes, at our workplaces, and on our streets. Where there are accessible recovery supports that readily assist people and families suffering from addiction, devastation can quickly transform into a wellspring of resilience and strength.”
   “We were pleased to partner with Mayor Walsh and his Administration on an assessment that included concrete, actionable recommendations to strengthen Boston’s substance use disorder and recovery service system,” said BCBSMF President Audrey Shelto in a press release.
Among the report’s findings, some include:
Among the report’s recommendations, some include:
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