More long-term drug treatment and recovery centers
Resident asks for more drug treatment and recovery centers, staff and data-driven, long-term support with jobs and resources, citing the link between trauma, mental illness, homelessness and overdose.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
We need more drug treatment centers, workers--and data. Medical facilities where resources are provided for a long time. Communities must be equipped with the support to to save lives using FACT BASED treatment with jobs and resourses.
Who it helps and why
From SAMHSA " Together we can." The srug crisis has a devasting impact om our communities, and affects all waks of life. In Boston, we see that not havinh financial resources, being a trauma victim, and/or experiencing mental illness, homeless, or ptsd, all can lead to homeless or overdose, or both.We need MORE recovery centers, and less PSH.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- August 24, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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