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From YouTube: Kraft Center Mobile Health Lab Ribbon Cutting
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On January 9, 2018, Boston celebrated the opening of Massachusetts General Hospital's Kraft Center's Care Zone, a mobile health lab that brings medical support to those struggling with addiction. The first of it's kind in the country, Mayor Marty Walsh says this is a big step in fighting the opioid crisis. Speakers at the ribbon cutting ceremony include Robert Kraft, Peter Slavin, Mayor Marty Walsh, Governor Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, and other health professionals.
A
So
good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
on
this
summer-like
morning
here
in
the
city
of
Austin,
and
we
appreciate
city
hosting
us
here
at
City,
Hall,
plaza,
I'm,
Peter
slave
and
president
of
bastion
oral
hospital,
and
we
really
want
to
welcome
Robert
Kraft
members
of
his
family,
governor
Baker,
mayor
Walsh
and
attorney
general
Healy.
We
appreciate
all
of
them
being
here
to
celebrate
this
great
occasion.
Please
help
me
thank
them
for
their
behavior.
A
Today,
we're
going
together
to
cut
the
ribbon
and
launch
this
a
new
initiative
called
care
zone,
exciting
new
initiative
coming
out
of
the
Craft
Center
at
Mass,
General
Hospital,
that
we
hope
will
be
at
another
weapon
in
the
war
against
opiate
addiction
that
so
many
people
in
this.
In
this
tension,
this
community
are
battling
against
so
so
vigorously.
I
wanted
to
I
recognize
a
few
people
who
aren't
us
in
the
speaking
program,
but
are
here
with
us
today,
wanted
to
are
recognized
as
Suffolk
County,
DA
Dan
Conley.
A
A
A
It's
not
my
pleasure
to
welcome
to
the
podium
dr.
Elsie
Tavares
Elsie
is
the
not
only
the
executive
director
of
the
Craft
Centre,
but
is
also
the
chief
of
the
division
of
general
academic
pediatrics
at
Mass
General.
This
has
been
a
terrific
year
for
Elsie.
In
a
number
of
ways
she
became
the
head
of
the
Craft
Center.
She
became
a
full
professor
of
pediatrics
at
Harvard
Medical
School.
A
B
Well,
thank
you,
Peter
and
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
this
morning
for
the
ribbon-cutting
of
our
new
program
from
the
Kraft
Center
for
Community
Health
I'd,
like
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
first
about
the
Craft
Center
and
how
the
carosone
program
came
about.
The
Craft
Center
was
established
by
a
generous
gift
from
Robert
Kraft
to
expand
access
to
high-quality
care
for
disadvantaged
populations.
Robert
has
focused
the
Kraft
center's
initiatives
on
supporting
doctors
and
nurses
committed
to
community
health.
B
The
Center
has
trained
over
75
clinicians
and
has
partnered
with
over
25
community
health
centers
to
improve
care
for
low-income
people.
Building
on
these
successful
first
five
years
and
faced
with
many
emerging
and
continued
challenges
to
community
health,
mr.
Kraft
challenged
us
to
go
beyond
the
doors
of
our
health
centers
and
develop
boots-on-the-ground
frontline
services
to
better
meet
the
needs
of
marginalized
groups.
True
to
his
character,
he
urged
us
to
not
shy
away
from
some
of
the
most
challenging
urgent
issues.
B
He
pressed
us
and
really
pressed
us
to
more
than
deliver,
not
just
deliver
on
the
Kraft
Center's
mission
and
improve
to
improve
access
to
care,
to
push
existing
boundaries
and
to
not
forget
people
who
have
fallen
through
the
cracks.
Well,
no
issue
demands
leadership,
action
and
innovation.
More
than
the
current
opioid
epidemic,
there's
a
clear
and
visible
opioid
crisis
both
locally
and
nationally
impacting
people
from
all
walks
of
life.
Many
of
us
have
family
members,
friends
and
neighbors,
who
have
been
directly
impacted
by
this
crisis.
B
The
fundamental
cause
of
this
crisis
and
these
deaths
is
the
disease
of
addiction,
and
the
required
solution
to
this
epidemic
is
to
build
out
the
continuum
of
care.
This
is
a
condition
for
which
we
have
effective
life-saving
treatments
available,
but
many
people
lack
access
to
those
treatments.
This
gap
in
access
to
care
is
what
we
hope
to
fill
with
the
care
zone
program.
The
program
will
build
on
the
amazing
work
by
both
the
city
and
state
to
address
difficult
to
reach
vulnerable
populations
and
aim
to
reduce
overdoses
and
save
lives.
B
Carosone
is
a
mobile
health
program
that
will
focus
on
increasing
treatment,
access
to
treatment
for
people
with
substance
use
disorders.
The
mobile
unit
will
work
in
areas
of
Boston
where
data
show
high
rates
of
overdoses.
We
will
aim
to
not
only
increase
access
to
healthcare
services,
but
to
engage
individuals
in
recovery
and
connect
them
with
long-term
community-based
care.
The
unit
will
be
staffed
with
doctors
from
the
Boston
healthcare
for
the
homeless
program
and
by
outreach
workers
from
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
a
hope
team.
B
Both
partners
bring
decades
of
experience
working
on
the
frontlines
of
the
opioid
crisis
and
we
are
in
very
good
hands.
I'll
end
by
saying
that
care
zone
is
the
culmination
of
many
many
months
of
planning
and
strategizing
with
collaborators
and
partners
throughout
the
city
and
state,
some
of
which
you'll
hear
from
in
a
bit.
We
spent
many
months
listening
and
engaging
with
local
community
leaders.
Many
who
are
here
today
thank
you
who
so
generously
gave
of
their
time
to
provide
us
feedback
suggestions,
words
of
encouragement
and
offers
of
support.
B
We
are
incredibly
grateful
to
have
had
you
all
as
architects
in
the
co-creation
of
this
program.
We
are
grateful
to
dr.
Monica
Burrell
at
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Public
Health
and
her
team
to
dr.
Sarah,
Wakeman
and
Marty
Kane
from
the
Mass
General
Hospital
substance
use
initiative,
who
have
set
a
very
high
bar
for
creative,
innovative
solutions
to
this
crisis.
We're
also
incredibly
appreciative
of
Josh
craft
and
his
encouragement
to
think
outside
the
box
and
develop
an
impactful
program.
B
We
are
thrilled
to
finally
get
this
band
to
the
streets
and
so
thankful
to
all
of
you
who
have
helped
us
in
the
process
with
that
I'll
turn
things
back
over
to
dr.
Slavin
to
introduce
the
person
who's
responsible
for
this
important
work
and
the
inspiration
for
our
ambitious
mission.
Mr.
Robert
Kraft.
A
The
third
most
important
thing
is
his
business
and,
as
we
all
know,
he
is
one
of
the
most
successful
businesspeople
in
this
region
and
one
of
his
businesses,
the
ANU
England
Patriots,
has
given
the
people
of
this
region,
incredible
joy
over
the
last
20
years,
winning
five
Super
Bowls
and
in
the
not-too-distant
future
it
says
six.
So
we
so
Bob
is
a
great
great
business
leader.
A
Second
thing
that
I
think
is
most
thing
that
his
second
most
important
to
Bob
in
his
life
is
improving
the
community.
He
and
I
shared
the
Jewish
faith
and
I.
Think
one
of
the
most
important
teachings
and
Judaism
is
this
concept
of
tikkun
olam
healing
the
world.
That's
something
that
Bob
takes
very
seriously
and
through
his
philanthropy
and
his
family's
philanthropy,
they
have
donated
literally
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
countless
charities
in
this
region
across
the
country,
the
State
of
Israel,
and
we
at
Partners,
HealthCare
and
Mass.
A
A
And
the
thing
that
is
most
important
to
our
Robert
and
his
life
is
his
family
and
my
goodness
he
has
an
amazing
family
and
we're
fortunate
that
three
of
his
sons
are
with
us
today,
Jonathan
the
oldest,
who,
like
I
said,
was
an
HBS
classmate
of
mine.
Is
the
president
of
the
Kraft
group
and
we're
fortunate
is
also
a
trustee
at
Mass
General,
Hospital,
Dan
Kraft,
the
president
of
international
forest
products
and
Josh
Kraft,
the
head
of
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
of
Boston
and
the
trustee
of
our
sister
institution,
the
Brigham
and
Women's
Hospital.
C
Well
behalf
of
Jonathan
and
Daniel
and
Josh
and
myself,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
kind.
Introduction
that
put
no
pressure
on
us,
but
thank
you
for
the
leadership
you've
given
in
the
championship
team
here
at
Mass,
General
Hospital,
which
really
the
hospital
provides
such
amazing
care
for
so
many
people
throughout
the
Commonwealth.
I
also
want
to
thank
LC
Tavares
for
her
commitment
and
tireless
effort
in
quarterbacking
this
mobile
van
unit
initiative.
She
truly
is
the
craft
centers
Tom
Brady,.
C
We
recognize
that
there's
still
much
needed
to
be
done
so
today,
as
you
can
see,
we're
expanding
our
community
healthcare
initiative
with
a
mobile
team
charged
with
engaging
individuals
struggling
with
addiction
and
complex
health
issues,
bring
it
to
the
streets.
The
way
we
are.
It's
the
first
of
its
kind
in
the
country,
and
we
want
to
provide
on-demand
treatment
for
those
who
are
concurrently,
marginalized
and
really
forgotten
about
in
our
communities
with.
While
this
program
will
seek
to
assist
with
all
forms
of
addictions.
One
of
the
most
critical
is
the
opioid
ademma
cand.
C
The
Curzon
will
also
provide
the
hope
of
recovery
to
people
who
may
feel
unnoticed
by
our
society
and
her
need
of
access
to
opportunities
for
better
health.
We
know
that
to
solve
our
country's
ongoing
opioid
crisis,
we
need
innovation
in
our
approaches.
More
than
ever
and
I'm
happy
that
the
Craft
Centre
is
applying
programs
like
care
zone
in
other
preventive
programs.
C
You
know
my
son
Josh
has
been
a
champion
of
innovative
programming
at
the
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs
of
Boston,
and
he
has
played
a
large
role
in
ensuring
that
the
Craft
Centre
exemplifies
this
level
of
innovation.
Seven
years
ago
he
talked
about
boots
on
the
ground
approach
that
really
led
to
the
development
of
this
Curzon
I'm,
very
proud
of
them.
For
that.
So
we
hope
that
this
program
will
serve
as
a
model
for
other
cities
around
the
countries
and
will
be
an
ultimate
solution
to
one
of
our
most
pressing
program
problems.
C
But
for
this
program
or
any
other
program
to
be
successful,
it
requires
a
great
team
to
be
able
to
tackle
the
problem
and
provide
the
leadership
necessary.
I'm
convinced
that
the
next
three
speakers
will
provide
the
necessary
leadership
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
So
together
they
it's
wonderful
to
see
them
here
together:
governor
Charlie,
Baker
attorney
general
Maura,
Healey
and
mayor
Marty
Walsh,
and
it's
my
pleasure
to
hand
off
at
this
particular
time
to
the
governor
who
was
voted
number
one
popular
governor
in
the
car
in
the
country
with
good
reason,
governor
Charlie,
Baker.
D
Good
morning,
let
me
just
start,
first
of
all
by
thanking
Mass
General
thanking
the
Kraft
family,
thanking
the
Kraft
center
general
GE
and
Hurst,
and
the
other
players
for
your
creativity
or
imagination,
and
your
investment
I
just
want
to
make
three
points.
The
first
is,
while
the
news
associated
with
this
terrible
opioid
epidemic
continues
to
be
grim,
there
are
pockets
of
positivity,
as
most
people
know
here
in
the
Commonwealth.
D
For
the
first
time
in
15
years
we
saw
a
10%
drop
in
deaths,
a
25%
drop
in
prescriptions
and
because
of
the
availability
of
narcan,
which
is
something
we
have
all
worked
enormously
hard
to
make
more
readily
available.
We
also
saw
fewer
over
deaths
as
a
result
of
overdoses.
Now,
within
that
context,
in
2014
fentanyl
was
present
in
about
20%
of
the
overdose
deaths
in
2017.
It
was
present
in
80%
of
the
opioid
deaths.
D
D
We
filed
a
piece
of
legislation
at
the
end
of
last
year,
which
I'm
hoping
the
Legislature
will
take
up
early
in
this
session,
to
really
focus
on
trying
to
create
a
more
robust
and
structured,
understandable
and
user-friendly
for
families
and
people
dealing
with
addiction,
approach
to
aftercare
and
community
based
treatment
in
the
long
run
to
truly
be
successful.
Here
we
are
going
to
have
to
do
a
far
better
job
of
creating
treatment
pathways
and
an
opportunity
for
people
to
recognize
and
understand
what's
available
to
them
what
works
and
what
doesn't
so.
D
People
can
access
what
we
all
think
of
as
evidence-based
treatment
and
so
many
other
forms
of
health
care
and
on
this
one,
with
the
help
of
the
legislature
and
others
I'm
sure
we
will
make
tremendous
progress
going
forward
and
the
third
point
I
want
to
make
and
it
gets
to
something
that
mr.
Kraft
said.
D
Maybe
three
or
four
years
ago
I
was
standing
at
a
conference
at
Harvard,
Medical
School
talking
about
the
opioid
crisis,
and
somebody
came
up
to
me
a
reporter
and
they
said
you
know.
The
Gloucester
Police
Department
started
this
new
program
where,
if
you're
dealing
with
addiction-
and
you
just
show
up
at
the
police
department
and
say
you
would
like
to
seek
treatment
and
you
bring
your
works
with
you
and
you
turn
your
works
in,
they
will
help
you
find
access
to
treatment
and
I
get
asked
whether
what
I
thought
about
that
and
I
said.
D
D
So
my
final
point
here
is
this:
is
the
beginning
of
what
could
be
and
I
hope
is
a
different
way
of
thinking
about
providing
yet
another
path
to
treatment
for
people
who
are
dealing
with
this
terrible
disease
and
I
get
the
fact
that
we're
starting
small
and
it's
a
demonstration
and
nobody's
done
it
before.
But
that's
exactly
what
people
said
about
that
program
in
Gloucester
and
it's
exactly
what
people
have
said
about
so
many
different
approaches
that
seem
unorthodox
at
the
time.
D
We
don't
have
all
the
answers
and
one
more
path
to
treatment
for
people
dealing
with
this
terrible
disease
is
a
great
thing
and
I'm
thrilled
to
be
here
to
celebrate
this
ribbon-cutting,
but
mostly
what
I,
really
look
forward
to
is
the
good
work
that
this
carosone
can
do
for
people
here
in
the
Commonwealth
amass.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
Well,
thank
you
so
much
governor
and
I
want
to
commend
the
governor
commissioner
burrell
secretary
Sutter's
members
of
his
administration.
They've
made
this
a
top
priority
from
day
one
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
real
real
good
things
accomplished,
and
this
is
about
teamwork.
This
is
about
partnership
and
I,
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
his
team
for
all
of
their
work.
I
also
want
to
thank
some
other
partners
here
in
the
room
and
I
have
to
start
with
our
good
friend
Robert
Kraft.
E
That's
who
Robert
Kraft
is
and
that's
what
his
vision
brings
to
bear
I
think
we
all
course
think
about
the
the
team,
but
more
than
that
I've
seen
him
working
with
us
directly
on
our
game.
Change
Program,
where
he's
helping
drive
initiatives
in
public
schools
and
around
the
state
to
combat
sexual
harassment,
sexual
assault-
and
he
just
has
been
such
a
model
of
corporate
citizenship
for
all
of
us,
Robert
into
the
entire
family,
for
everything
you've
given
in
so
many
ways.
Thank
you.
This
is
just
another
example.
E
E
And,
of
course,
to
Marty
Walsh
our
terrific
mayor,
my
mayor,
a
resident
of
Boston
and
his
team,
Commissioner
loopy
and
others
who
are
working
day
in
and
day
out
in
so
many
ways
on
this,
and
so
many
other
important
issues.
You
really
have
been
so
helpful
in
helping
us
think
about
recovery,
thinking
about
what
we
actually
need
to
do
to
to
get
at
this
issue
and
you've
been
a
great
partner
and
a
friend
to
me,
you
know
today
to
me
is
simple:
it's
about
a
couple
of
things.
E
First
of
all,
it's
about
teamwork,
and
you
see
the
teamwork
reflected
and
represented
in
this
room.
I
look
out
at
Commissioner,
Joe,
Finn
I
was
talking
to
one
of
your
captains
in
Charlestown
last
week
about
their
efforts
to
try
to
save
two
months,
who
had
over
d,
who
had
overdosed
I,
think
about
Dan
Conley,
who,
day
in
and
day
out,
is
working
hard
with
others
across
the
state
to
combat
the
scourge
of
heroin
and
fentanyl.
So
many
of
you
I
see
members
of
the
police
chief,
green
others.
E
You
know
our
men
and
women
in
law
enforcement
have
really
turned
increasingly
to
become
social
workers,
they're
right
there
on
the
front
lines,
city,
councilors,
thinking
about
innovative
ways
to
bring
programming
and
services
to
folks
in
our
communities.
It's
about
teamwork
and
fundamentally,
as
with
any
problem,
no
one
government
municipality
business
nonprofit
is
gonna
solve
it
alone.
It's
about
everybody
coming
to
the
table
in
innovative
ways,
and
so
today,
let's
celebrate
that
teamwork.
Let's
also
celebrate
meeting
people
where
they
are
because,
fundamentally
that's
what
this
van
is
all
about.
E
You
know
it's
about
meeting
people
where
they
are
and
I
think
about
a
woman
who
called
my
office
a
while
back
her
niece
was
in
the
throes
of
addiction
and
continued
to
overdose.
She
was
spending
a
lot
of
time
down
in
the
area
around
Mel,
Nia
Cass.
She
had
been
in
and
out
of
recovery
programs
in
and
out
of
court
in
and
out
of
jail,
but
she
continued
to
search
for
in
yearn
for
recovery.
E
Now,
sadly,
that
young
woman
died
of
an
overdose,
but
today
is
about
making
sure
that
we
don't
see
that
happen
again,
and
you
know
I
think
about
the
work
that
we're
doing
and
the
governor
mentioned
it,
making
narcan
available
changing
our
prescription
drug
monitoring
program
as
an
office.
You
know
we're
investigating
opioid
manufacturers
and
distributors
and
our
good
friend
chris
herren
is
here
today.
E
All
this
stuff
is
important,
but
today
it's
about
meeting
people
where
they
are
and
again
I
just
want
to
give
great
credit
to
Robert
Kraft,
the
Kraft
family,
for
their
innovation,
for
their
generosity
in
meeting
people
where
they
are,
we
weren't
able
to
save
that
young
woman,
but
I
know
that
as
a
result
of
today's
commitment
and
what's
being
set
out
in
our
streets
in
our
communities,
we
are
going
to
save
lives.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr.
Kraft.
E
And
now
I'll
bring
up
person
who
needs
no
introduction,
but
Marty
Walsh
has
been
so
many
things
to
the
city.
I
think
most
remarkably,
though,
is
his
ability
to
show
the
kind
of
compassion
and
empathy
and
understanding
that,
fundamentally,
that's
what
people
need.
That's
what
people
need
to
see
in
their
leaders
Marty.
Thank
you
so
much
for
all
that
you've
done.
F
Thank
You
general,
and
thank
you
for
your
kind
words
and
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
dr.
Slavin
Mass
General
Hospital.
Thank
you
as
well.
You've
been
a
leader
in
this
area
for
a
long
time,
and
I
truly
appreciate
you
constantly
thinking
of
ways
to
help
the
sick
and
suffering
so
I
appreciate
that
governor
Baker,
as
well
I've,
said
that
more
than
one
time
the
work
that
the
governor
has
done
with
legislation
and
working
with
the
legislature
in
funding
and
programming
and
strengthening
the
prescription
monitoring
program
and
so
many
other
programs.
F
Monica
Valdes
Lupi
from
our
Public
Health
Commission,
is
here:
mari
Martinez
I
new
chief
of
help.
Human
Services
is
here:
gen
Tracy
our
office
of
recovery
services.
Yet
thank
you
for
all
of
your
great
work
as
well.
In
doing
this,
I
want
to
thank
Jonathan
for
your
work,
because
I
know
this
is
a
passion
of
yours
and
people.
Don't
always
know
this,
but
what
we,
when
you
and
I
talk
privately
I,
want
to
appreciate
the
support
that
you
give
the
entire
people
of
Boston
the
Commonwealth
Danny.
F
Thank
you
for
your
support
as
well
for
the
great
work
you
do
and
all
the
good
things
that
you
do
Josh.
Thank
you
as
well
for
what
you
do
in
our
city
and
our
state.
Four
years
ago,
I
had
a
conversation.
I
was
with
mr.
Kraft
at
his
house,
and
it
was
just
the
two
of
us
and
we're
on
his
couch
talking
about
know
if
your
members
that
he
does
remember
this,
we
started
talking
about
addiction
and
we
started
talking
about
people
in
recovery
and
from
that
more
mat
date.
F
F
What
people
don't
realize
in
Boston
in
Massachusetts
today
is
that
there
are
mothers
and
daughters,
mothers
and
fathers,
sons
and
daughters
family
members
out
there
today
that
are
struggling
with
a
family
member
with
addiction,
and
they
have
no
idea
what's
gonna
happen
in
their
life,
but
what
this
VN
is
going
to
do
is
going
to
bring
their
loved
one
back
to
them.
In
many
cases,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
This
van
is
literally
gonna
save
lives,
same
families
for
generations
to
come,
and
I
want
to.
F
Thank
you
for
your
commitment
and
for
your
investment
here
today
in
the
city
of
Boston.
The
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
I
want
to
thank
Chris.
Herren
was
mentioned
already,
I
want
to
mention
Julianne
Peterson
as
well,
and
many
other
people
in
this
room
who
have
been
doing
incredible
work
for
a
long
time
with
addiction
trying
to
help
the
sick
and
suffering
alcoholic
and
drug
addict,
get
into
programming,
Chris
Herren,
and
what
Chris
has
done
with
the
with
the
Herren
foundation.
I
met
Chris
at
the
State
House
about
seven
years
ago,
and
we
started
talking
about
recovery.
F
We
weren't
talking
about
what
he
was
doing.
I
was
only
talking
about
recovery
and
about
how
recovery
can
turn
a
life
around
and
how
recovery
can
put
somebody's
life
on
the
pathway
that
they
weren't
expecting,
even
when
they
had
early
successes
where
the
successes
might
have
gone
away,
but
those
successes
can
come
back
and
even
even
multiply
by
a
hundred
million
and
that's
what
today
is
all
about.
Today
is
all
about
helping
people,
continuum
of
care
in
Boston,
meeting
people
where
they're
at
something
that's
really
important.
F
If
those
either
don't
understand
what
that
means,
that
means
on
the
corner
that
means
on
Mel,
Nina,
Katz,
Boulevard,
Mass
Ave.
That
means
on
Center
Street
in
West
Roxbury.
That
means
on
every
neighborhood
in
the
city,
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
where
there's
people
that
are
hurting.
This
is
another
big
step
in
fighting
the
opioid
crisis
in
the
opioid
epidemic,
which,
as
you
heard
from
the
Attorney
General
and
the
governor,
can
talk
about
this,
and
anyone
in
this
room
can
talk
about
this.
F
How
this
crisis,
as
this
epidemic
has
stolen
too
many
of
our
neighbors,
our
friends
and
our
family.
What
this
crisis
has
done,
it's
devastating!
It's
a
public
health
crisis.
It
calls
for
complex,
coordinated,
creative
responses,
and
that's
what
we're
seeing
here
today
and
in
Boston.
That's
what
we
believe
that
everyone
deserves
our
support,
and
everyone
deserves
the
care
that
they
can
get
away
from
the
clutches
of
this
disease.
F
I'm
not
gonna,
stand
up
here
and
talk
about
what
the
city's
done,
because
a
lot
of
great
people
have
done
a
lot
of
great
things
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
for
what
has
been
done,
but
this
crisis
is
all
hands
on
deck.
It's
making
sure
that
we
utilize
every
resource
that
we
can.
We
need
to
continue
to
work
on
the
stigma
of
this
disease,
so
people
will
seek
out
help
and
won't
stay
in
the
shadows.
It's
important
for
us.
It's
also
important
that
we're
creative
in
our
outreach.
F
This
new
initiative
does
both
of
that.
This
kids
VN
will
help
expand
the
reach
of
what
we
do
here
in
the
city
in
the
Commonwealth.
We're
are
amazing,
a
hope
staff
they're
gonna,
continue
to
reach
more
lives
and
save
more
people.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
all
of
the
all
of
you
who
have
something
to
do
with
this.
This
pilot
program
is
based
on
data
best
practices
and
from
the
recovery
community,
and
it's
had
extensive
community
input.
The
kids
on
VNL
will
be
a
dynamic
healthcare
resource.
F
It's
also
going
to
help
us
with
a
lifeline
to
people
who
are
at
risk,
and
it's
going
to
help
us
find
those
people
that
are
falling
through
the
cracks
and
that's
what
this
is
all
about.
This
is
about
working
together
collectively,
all
of
us.
We
are
a
city
in
a
state
of
healing
and
hope.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
our
neighbors
look
out
for
each
other
with
mercy
and
empathy.
F
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
firm
belief
that
we
are
stronger
when
no
one's
left
behind
I
just
want
to
end
by
thanking
the
people
in
this
room
who
have
done
this
work
for
so
long,
I.
Think
back
when
I
started
in
the
business
of
politics
in
1997,
when
we
talked
about
it
in
a
small
room,
there
was
about
seven
or
eight
of
us
in
a
room
along
with
the
halfway
house,
collaboration
and
I
think
about
20
years
later.
The
crisis
I
know
if
it's
gotten
worse.
F
It's
come
out
of
the
shadows,
because
the
crisis
was
there
20
years
ago,
but
now
we
have
everyone's
ear
at
the
table,
so
the
folks
that
started
this
conversation
and
pushed
us
and
the
legislature
and
pushed
the
state
and
the
government
long
time
ago
you
have
friends
and
champions.
One
of
those
champions
is
the
Kraft
Family
Foundation,
the
Kraft
family.
I
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
this.
You
will
save
lives.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
mayor
Walsh,
Attorney,
General,
Healey
and
governor
Baker.
We
are
indeed
very
fortunate
to
have
you
all,
as
leaders
of
our
Commonwealth
I
want
to
acknowledge
and
thank
a
number
of
people
who
are
here
today.
Mr.
Paul
Grogan
from
the
Boston
foundation,
an
early
supporter
of
the
Kraft
Center
Jim
Green,
who
Jim
green
from
homeless
services
in
the
city,
who
have
provided
us
with
so
many
hours
of
assistance,
Sara
Mackin
from
the
a
whole
program,
Jay
Walsh
from
the
West
End
and
Joshua
McFadden
from
Dudley
square.
Thank
you
all
for
the
amazing
number.
B
B
Large
scale,
problems
such
as
the
opioid
epidemic
require
organized
collaborative
efforts
to
achieve
collective
impact.
Carosone
is
one
such
collaborative
effort
that
brings
together
partners
from
multiple
sectors
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
you
to
three
of
our
partners
without
whom
carosone
would
not
have
been
possible.
First,
the
GE
foundation,
GES
philanthropic
organization,
has
a
legacy
of
commitment
to
transforming
communities
and
leading
the
way
on
emerging
issues
such
as
the
opioid
crisis.
Their
early
support
and
commitment
to
the
carosone
initiative
was
essential
to
getting
this
program
off
the
ground
and
we
are
extremely
grateful.
B
Next,
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission
Commissioner
loopy
runs
the
nation's
oldest
public
health
department
and
is
a
trailblazer
in
the
field
of
community
health.
It's
a
hope
program
which
you've
heard
about
has
been
a
trusted
leader
in
addiction
services
in
the
city
for
many
years
and
were
so
fortunate
to
work
with
a
whole
team
on
care
zones.
Neighborhood
outreach
and
Boston
healthcare
for
the
homeless
program,
unparalleled
in
its
commitment
to
ensuring
the
highest
quality
health
care
for
homeless,
men,
women
and
children.
B
We
are
so
proud
to
have
them
as
clinical
partners
for
care
zone
where
they
will
continue
to
provide
their
renowned
care
with
compassion
and
heart.
So
without
further
ado,
I'd
like
to
introduce
and
CLE
president
of
the
GE
foundation,
Monica
Valdes
Lupi
executive
director
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
and
dr.
Jessie,
Jada
chief
medical
officer
of
Boston
healthcare
for
the
homeless
program.
H
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
GE
and
the
GE
foundation.
I
want
to
share
our
thanks
for
being
here
and
recognize
the
great
leadership
not
only
of
the
governor,
the
mayor,
Bob
Kraft
attorney
general
Healey,
the
Kraft
Center
for
community
health
and
really
everybody
who's
here.
Who's
been
recognized
playing
such
a
critical
role
in
addressing
the
opiate
crisis,
which
is
I,
think
our
number
one
public
health
crisis.
Today,
when
GE
announced
that
we
were
moving
to
Boston
a
little
almost
two
years
ago,
it
feels
like
a
lifetime
ago.
H
We,
we
announced
a
50
million
dollar
philanthropic
commitment
to
Boston,
and
this
was
part
of
it.
When
we
came
to
Boston,
we
talked
to
community
leaders,
we
talked
to
people
in
the
health
community,
we
talked
to
government
leaders,
we
wanted
to
know
where
we
could
have
an
impact,
and
what
we
heard
resoundingly
from
everyone
was
that
the
opiate
crisis
was
the
number
one
problem
to
address,
and
we
knew
that
we
could
play
a
role.
We
could
have
an
impact.
H
This
is
innovation.
This
is
bringing
treatment
to
where
people
are.
This
is
expanding
care,
not
only
primary
care
which
they
need,
but
care
for
behavioral
health
issues
for
addictions
and
for
opiate
addiction,
particularly
we're
really
proud
to
be
part
of
this
effort.
We
know
it's
going
to
have
an
impact
and
we
know
that
opiate
and
substance
use
disorders
affect
every
one
of
us.
H
Last
year
we
did
a
workshop
at
our
Lin
facility,
not
so
far
down
the
road
from
here,
and
we
talked
about
substance
use
disorders
and
we
talked
about
programs
that
were
available.
It
was
the
most
impactful
program
that
we've
run
for
our
employees.
I
would
say
at
that
facility
we
had
employee
after
employee
who
raised
their
hands
and
shared
their
story
and
one
store.
One
person
came
forward
Greg
who
had
never
shared
the
story
of
his
addiction,
and
he
talked
about
how
it
had
impacted
his
family
life.
H
Unfortunately,
we
have
another
story.
Several
months
after
that
we
found
one
of
our
employees
dead
in
the
bathroom
he
had
overdosed.
He
didn't
get
the
treatment
that
he
needed,
so
these
kinds
of
mobile
units
are
going
to
get
treatment
to
people
that
we
might
not
otherwise
touch
we're
proud
to
be
part
of
the
effort
and
really
recognize
the
leadership
that
the
Kraft
family
and
Mass
General
have
brought.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
partnerships
in
the
future.
There's
a
lot
more
work
to
do,
but
I
think
the
governor
is
right.
H
I
Good
morning,
thank
you.
We
are
so
excited
to
be
part
of
the
kickoff
of
this
exciting
craft
center
carosone
initiative
and
and,
like
our
colleagues
I,
do
want
to
acknowledge
and
thank
LC
and
the
craft
Center
dr.
Slavin
at
MGH.
Thank
you
to
mr.
Kraft
and
your
family
to
Anna
GE,
to
dr.
Gaeta
and
our
colleagues
at
healthcare
for
the
homeless,
to
the
governor
and
the
Attorney
General
and
our
quarterback
and
captain
at
the
city
mayor
Marty
Walsh,
on
our
team
at
the
city.
I
We've
known
in
the
room
that
addiction
is
a
disease
that
is
too
often
framed
as
a
moral
failure
and
everyday.
Those
struggling
with
opioid
addiction
must
also
cope
with
the
ever-present
stigma
that
they're
tackling
around
getting
care
and
preventing
them
oftentimes
from
seeking
the
care
that
they
need
as
the
largest
and
most
comprehensive
harm
reduction
Center
in
New
England.
Our
a
hope
program
provides
high
quality
and
also
compassionate
drop-in
care
and
services.
I
Through
our
own
experience,
it
has
always
been
clear
that,
in
order
to
effectively
address
this
crisis,
we
must
address
it
and
approach
it
with
compassion.
Well,
we
have,
and
I
feel
really
lucky
to
be
in
a
city
in
a
state
where
we
have
an
extensive
network
of
recovery
services
spanning
the
continuum
of
care.
I
The
most
being
able
to
mobilize
our
services
will
allow
the
carosone
team
to
respond
in
near
real-time
to
emerging
needs
in
our
communities.
We're
all
touched
and
you've
heard
by
this
epidemic
and
the
urgency
of
this
crisis
can't
be
overstated.
So
that's
why
we're
so
excited
at
the
Commission
to
be
part
of
such
innovative
programming,
like
the
carosone,
we're
so
proud
to
be
part
of
it,
we're
eager
to
learn
and
help
individuals
during
this
important
face.
So
thank
you
very
much.
J
Good
morning,
I'm
so
thrilled
to
be
with
you
here
today
to
launch
this
project
and
I'd
like
to
express
immeasurable
gratitude
of
Boston
healthcare
for
the
homeless
program
and
our
patients
for
the
thoughtfulness,
the
collaborative
spirit
and
the
investment
that
has
gone
into
making
this
initiative
a
reality.
At
no
other
time
in
recent
history,
have
we
so
needed
the
ability
to
come
together
to
develop
innovative
and
flexible
solutions
to
a
crisis
of
this
magnitude?
J
We're
deeply
grateful
to
the
Kraft
Center
for
community
health,
to
the
Kraft
family,
to
the
Massachusetts
General
Hospital,
the
GE
foundation,
the
Hearst
foundation,
the
city
of
Boston,
and
it's
remarkable
Boston,
Public,
Health,
Commission
and
a
hope,
and
to
the
state
of
Massachusetts
for
partnering
on
this
endeavor
by
the
time
today
comes
to
a
close
ambulances
across
our
state
will
have
rushed
to
yet
another
50
or
so
new
overdose.
New
opiate
overdoses
and
of
these
a
handful
of
people
may
be
six
today
will
be
lost
to
us
forever.
J
The
rest,
we
know,
will
be
at
high
risk
for
a
second
overdose
in
the
days
to
come
in
the
groundbreaking
chapter.
55
analysis
undertaken
by
the
Department
of
Public
Health
we've
seen
that
the
medications,
buprenorphine
and
methadone
cut
the
overdose
risk
in
half
for
people
who
have
already
overdosed
once,
despite
the
stigma
still
surrounding
these
treatments,
no
other
intervention
has
been
shown
to
be
as
effective.
Yet
we
also
know
that
people
face
wait,
lists
for
such
treatment
and
that
this
waiting
period
has
been
proven
to
put
them
at
greater,
yet
risk
of
overdose.
J
The
aim
of
this
van
is
to
cut
those
waiting
periods
out
of
the
equation,
to
remove
every
last
barrier
to
getting
help
and
to
bring
state-of-the-art
care
directly
to
people
who
need
it
where
and
when
they
need
it.
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
I'm
walking
down
Massachusetts
Avenue,
and
someone
sees
me
on
the
street
and
says
hey
Doc
I.
Remember
you
and
I
think
I
want
to
get
some
help
today.
J
Can
we
talk
about
it
and
I
know
in
that
moment,
if
I
can't
drop
everything
and
mobilize
right,
then
that
this
person
likely
won't
make
it
through
the
waiting
rooms,
the
lines,
the
logistics,
the
withdrawal
on
her
own,
the
very
nature
of
addiction.
For
some
people
makes
this
kind
of
follow-through
nearly
impossible,
and
so
for
many,
especially
the
patients
that
I
see
on
a
daily
basis,
they're
heartbreaking
histories
of
trauma
and
loss
caused
them
to
relentlessly
avoid
traditional
brick-and-mortar
medical
settings,
but
delivering
services
to
people
right
where
they
are.
J
B
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
your
ongoing
commitment
to
this
program.
As
you
can
tell,
and
as
I
said,
we
are
in
very
good
hands
and
we're
fortunate
to
be
able
to
partner
with
you
all
I
want
to
end
by
thanking
the
Ford
Motor
Company
for
their
donation
of
the
van
mr.
bill
Ford,
who
donated
the
the
van
to
has
said
we
had
a
met,
hello
which
is
wonderful,
and
we
hope
to
hear
that
for.
B
The
in
the
months
and
years
to
come
the
Winnebago
Company
for
their
terrific
work
to
build
a
medical
unit.
I
hope
you
all
will
be
able
to
come
up
and
take
a
look
at
the
amazing
and
beautiful
clinical
space
inside
and,
of
course,
to
Partners
HealthCare
to
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Public
Health,
and
to
dr.
Slavin
for
his
leadership
for
making
the
opioid
epidemic
a
leading
priority
for
our
Hospital.