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From YouTube: Noddles Island Clinic Ribbon Cutting
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After a major renovation, a former Boston City Hospital site in East Boston continues to heal patients today. Mayor Walsh celebrates the opening of the Noddles Island Clinic. The clinic offers mental health and substance abuse treatment to East Boston residents, while allowing patients to remain independent.
A
A
I'm
tacking,
where
I'm
privileged
to
be
the
CEO
at
North,
Suffolk
mental
health,
and
this
is
one
of
the
buildings
of
programs
that
we
operate
and
we've
done
a
significant
number
of
renovations
to
it
and
accessibility
and
safety
renovations.
So
we
wanted
to
come
commemorate
that
and
give
people
a
chance
to
see
what
we've
done.
We're
very
privileged
to
have
the
mayor
of
Boston.
A
B
B
Congratulations
and
for
being
here,
I
want
to
thank
Senator,
Funke
julen
Corey's
with
us
today,
senators
doing
some
incredible
work
on
the
budget
when
it
comes
to
substance,
abuse
and
mental
health
and
services
and
and
all
the
great
things
working
on
suboxone
not
can
all
the
therapies
we're
doing
so.
Thank
you
very
much
stand
up
the
Ergo.
B
B
B
This
is
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Jen
Tracy
who's
here
with
us
from
the
office
of
recovery
services
and
Brendon
little
who's
from
our
office
of
recovery
services.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today
as
well.
I
just
did
the
tour
inside
and
I
was
thinking
to
myself
as
I
was
walking
through
the
different
doctors,
offices
and
and
what's
happening
here.
Is
it's
amazing?
B
What
can
happen
here
in
this
community
Boston
right
here
in
this
clinic
where
people
can
can
walk
in
the
front
door
one
day
feeling
that
their
life
is
over
and
realizing
by
getting
connected
to
a
therapist
by
getting
connected
to
a
doctor
by
focusing
on
your
recovery,
realizing
that,
a
week
later
or
two
weeks
later,
three
weeks
later,
you
realize
there's
something
worth
living
for
and
then
after
getting
a
little
bit
of
clean
time,
you
realize
your
life
is
unbelievable.
It's
in
front
of
you!
That's
what
cover
is
all
about.
B
Recovery
is
a
day
at
a
time
whether
whether
you're
at
the
Meridian
house,
going
to
meetings
and
in
group
talking
to
people-
or
you
hear
the
IOP
upstairs
and
on
the
top
floor
here
or
you're
visiting
different
doctors
downstairs.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
this.
This
is
such
an
important
step.
There's
still
not
enough
people
that
don't
understand
addiction.
What
addiction
is
all
about,
there's
still
a
stigma
attached
to
in
a
lot
of
ways
what
people
don't
want
to
talk
about
there.
B
They
don't
want
to
talk
about
some
issues
they
might
have
with
mental
health,
but
you
need
to
do
that
and
what's
happening
right
here
in
East
Boston.
In
this
very
sight,
this
used
to
be
a
hospital,
as
you
can
see,
is
the
old
Boston
City
Hospital,
so
this
building
is
used
to
used
to
healing
people
and
that's
what
this
treatment
is
going
to
continue
to
do
to
continue
to
heal
people.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone.
That's
in
the
field,
that's
here
in
the
field
working
in
the
field
of
recovery.
Thank
you,
for
you.
B
Miracles,
walking
in
these
doors
and
walking
out
these
doors
every
single
day,
so
the
doctors,
the
clinicians,
the
staff,
the
secretaries,
the
person
that
empties
the
barrel
in
here.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
your
great
work
into
the
kids
that
the
people
of
Meridian
house
day
at
a
time
keep
coming.
You
know
and
I.
Just
we
just
got
joined.
Also
I
just
saw
behind
me:
yo
City,
our
City
Council
Lydia
Edwards,
is
here.
B
In
the
budget,
the
City
Council
in
the
budget,
as
well
in
the
budget,
there's
some
incredible
incredible
money
and
programming
in
there
for
for
recovery
as
well
and
fighting
the
opioid
crisis
that
we
have,
but
also
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
go
down
the
road
of
educating
our
young
people,
letting
them
know
what
addiction
is
all
about
it
unless
one
it's
the
last
thing,
I
want
to
say,
addiction
isn't
just
about
drug
use.
Addiction
is
about
alcohol
as
well.
B
So
as
we're
out
there
talking
to
people
and
they're
struggling,
we
got
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
reach
out
to
the
sick
and
suffering
alcoholic
to.
Let
them
know
because,
as
you
all
know,
alcohol
is
a
gateway
into
the
next
step,
just
like
all
the
different
drugs
that
are
out
there.
So
I
wanted
to
show
all
the
people
here
today.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today.
It's
such
a
great
day
Jackie.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
share
this
special
moment
with
you.
C
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today
and
I.
Thank
you
for
having
me,
you
know
it's
really
and
I
wanted
to
follow
our
last
speakers,
mayor,
Marty,
Walsh,
mayor
Marty
Walsh
is
someone
who
understands
substance.
Abuse
disorder
he's
led
this
city
to
be
one
of
them
at
the
forefront
across
the
nation
for
dealing
with
the
satio
and
tackling
decision
head-on
and
I
know
he
leads
the
National
Conference
of
Mayors
on
these
issues.
So
we
are
so
lucky.
C
C
Want
to
thank
all
the
council
from
the
beginning,
Reverb
Carranza,
City
Council
has
dealt
with
these
issues
and
the
in
the
budget,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
she's
tackling
so
many
issues
and
making
sure
that
funding
is
going
toward
substance,
use
disorder
and,
of
course,
in
a
previous
life.
I
was
a
public
defender
right
down
the
street
in
the
East,
Boston,
District,
Court,
and
so
often
I
dealt
with
this
issue.
C
I
know
it's
each
and
every
one
of
you
at
the
Meridian
house
and
worked
so
hard
to
put
people
in
the
meridian
house
and
trudge
on
which
we
had
bullet
beds.
So
you
can
place
more
people
and
divert
more
people
out
of
the
criminal
justice
system
and
into
facilities
like
those
like
the
meridian
house
and
the
mayor
just
had
to
be
Long,
Island
and
I
know
he's
working
very
hard
and
getting
that
back
on
line.
I.
C
Want
to
thank
sandy
Jackie
and
everyone
in
North,
Africa,
metallosis,
North,
Suffolk,
mental
health
on
Beacon
Hill,
as
we
deal
with
this
issue,
and
we
are
dealing
with
this
issue
and
upon
an
abundance
of
waste,
it's
wonderful
to
be
the
senator
from
East
Boston
who
can
point
the
programs
that
no
Suffolk
mental
health
as
these
dual
diagnosis,
programs
that
are
dealing
with
the
mental
health
and
substance
abuse,
you're
leaders
in
the
nation
and
we're
so
lucky
to
have
you
you?
Will
you
help
the
legislature
legislature
get
to
places?
C
D
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
your
leadership
in
this
conversation,
which
is
often
very
difficult
for
a
lot
of
families
to
have
and
to
have
the
mayor
sit
there
and
just
start
out
being
honest
about
his
own
struggle.
It
allows
all
of
us
to
be
a
little
bit
more
free
in
our
own
I.
Myself
am
in
the
dot
I'm,
the
daughter
of
some
family
members
who
have
been
in
and
enter
in
and
out
of
recovery
and
is
still
struggling
with
that.
My
mother
also
heard
her
also
her
father
also
struggled
with
this.
D
So
this
is
something
very
near
and
dear
to
my
heart
and
understanding
that
we
have
in
this
mayor
and
also
in
our
city,
our
true
understanding
that
these
are
family
members.
These
are
our
mothers,
our
fathers.
These
are
integral
members
of
our
community
who
have
a
sickness
and
that
we
are
dedicated
to
making
sure
that
we
are
with
them
every
step
of
the
way
and
I
am
so
and
I
apologize
for
being
late
today,
because
I
was
actually
working
on
the
budget
with
EMS
and
making
sure
that
they
have
the
resources
in
terms
of
narcan.
D
Just
also
want
to
thank
North
Suffolk
for
all
of
your
work
honestly
and
making
this
conversation,
something
that
really
is
about
community
leadership
and
making
sure
that
we
recognize
the
strength
and
everybody,
no
matter
how
they
come
and
no
matter
how
they've
walked
into
our
doors.
So
I
just
want
again
say
thank
you,
I'm,
just
honored
to
be
here
to
be
amongst
all
these
supporters
and
again
mayor.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership.
A
A
Thank
all
of
you,
those
of
you
who
work
in
our
field,
whatever
you're
doing,
whether
it's
for
North
Suffolk
or
for
the
courts
or
for
the
mayor's
office
or
wherever
you're
working.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do.
It
takes
all
of
us
to
pull
together
to
address
a
problem
like
the
addiction
problems
that
we're
seeing
today
and
thank
you
to
all
of
the
people
who
allow
us
the
privilege
to
work
with
you
as
healthcare
providers.