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From YouTube: Massachusetts Recovery Day 2022
Description
Mayor Michelle Wu, joins the Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery to raise public awareness on mental health and addiction.
A
Wow,
this
is
wonderful,
so
glad
to
see
you
all.
Marianne
pringula
is
here
from
Moore
Massachusetts
Organization
for
addiction
recovery,
we're
so
happy
to
have
you
all
today,
Statewide
Association
of
people
in
recovery,
families
and
friends.
Educating
the
public
about
the
value
of
living
and
Recovery.
Is
that
a
good
thing.
A
A
Elliot
Elliott
recovery:
how
do
you
do
Elliott
very
good?
Well,
let's
get
this
show
on
the
road
I'm
going
to
introduce
you
now
to
Noelle
Sierra,
who
is
going
to
be
the
emcee
of
this
program
and
then
at
the
end,
we're
gonna
march
to
Faneuil
Hall,
it's
going
to
be
great
and
we'll
give
you
directions
to
being
passed
out
up,
but
don't
pass
out.
Okay,
good
enough
Noel
Sierra.
B
B
B
Yeah
our
first
Speaker,
let's
welcome
our
first
Speaker
here.
Come
is
father.
Joe
White
welcome
is,
is
father,
Joe
White,
present
well,
father,
Joe
White
is
not
present.
So
what
we're
going
to
do
at
this
moment
is
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
forward
like
we
always
do,
and
we
would
like
to
have
our
honorable
mayor
of
the
city
of
Boston,
put
your
hands
together.
Let's
welcome
Miss
Michelle
woo.
A
Good
morning,
thank
you
Noel,
good
morning.
Everyone,
oh
well
I'm,
not
as
I
thought.
The
mic
was
that
it's
just
Noel
like
I've,
got
to
try
to
yell
at
me
as
loud
I
am
so
grateful
to
all
of
you.
You
inspire
me
every
day
with
your
strength,
your
love,
your
determination
to
make
sure
that
every
single
person
in
our
community
will
be
seen
and
heard
and
treasured.
A
We've
seen
some
real
important
signs
of
Hope
and
progress
in
the
last
few
years.
Thanks
to
your
leadership,
we
have
seen
the
number
of
overdoses
go
down
in
Boston
in
recent
years.
Thanks
to
your
leadership,
although
we
hold
up
that
even
one
single
overdose
is
one
too
many
for
our
community
for
families
over
the
last
few
months.
I
don't
want
to
get
these
numbers
wrong
under
the
leadership
of
Dr
basola
ojukutu,
which
who
you'll
hear
from
shortly
are
incredible.
A
Director
and
leader
Champion
voice
for
public
health
in
the
city
are,
and
under
our
chief
of
housing,
Sheila
Dillon
Partners,
like
Tanya
Del
Rio,
leading
our
efforts
on
the
ground.
Every
single
day
we
have
put
funding
from
our
federal
recovery
dollars
directly
into
ensuring
that
we
can
create
housing
that
is
accessible,
that
is
low
threshold
that
is
connected
to
services
and
treatment.
A
We
need
that
even
more.
Our
housing
first
model
currently
serves
nearly
200
people
and
we've
already
connected
60
people
to
permanent
housing.
60
lives,
change,
60
families
supported
60
examples
of
hope
that
will
continue
to
open
doors
for
all
those
to
come
afterwards.
So
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all,
because
I
know
this
work
isn't
easy
and,
amidst
all
the
other
challenges
happening
in
the
world,
sometimes
it
feels
overwhelming
that
we
have
to
keep
going
and
keep
pushing
our
our
stories
and
our
lives
into
the
public
conversation.
A
But
I
want
you
to
know
that
it
is
working
breaking
the
stigma
of
recovery
of
treatment
of
Being
Human
connectors.
This
is
what
we're
aiming
for
every
day.
Your
efforts
today
are
incredibly
crucial
and
so,
as
as
you
take
our
advocacy
up
to
the
state
house
and
Beyond,
we
stand
with
you
in
the
city
of
Boston
I.
Thank
you
so
much
I'm,
so
grateful
for
all
of
your
partnership,
leadership
and
love
for
our
city.
Great,
to
see
you
all.
B
C
Hey,
thank
you
all
for
coming
out
today
and
I
want
to
say
thank
you
first
and
foremost
to
The
Honorable,
mayor
Wu,
for
showing
up,
because
we
all
know
that
95
in
recovery
is
showing
up
right
and
we
got
to
show
up
for
our
families.
We
got
to
show
up
for
our
communities
and
here
we're
showing
up
for
our
state
and
carrying
a
message
that
we
will
not
go
away.
We
will
be
heard
and
we
will
continue
to
push
this
message
forward
until
the
change
we
expect
is.
C
The
change
we
see
can
I
get
a
hey
all
right.
Most
importantly,
okay,
we're
gonna.
Have
you
pushing
it
forward?
You
need
to
show
up.
You
are
the
message
I'm,
not
the
message!
More,
isn't
the
message.
Your
recovery
is
the
message
and,
as
my
friend
Scotty
would
say,
recovery
is
real
and
you
were
the
evidence.
C
Okay,
so
keep
showing
up.
We
appreciate
you
being
here
and
let's
have
a
wonderful
day
together,
because
this
is
a
celebration
of
life
and
as
a
person
in
long-term
recovery.
My
recovery
depends
on
you
and
the
changes
that
are
made
in
this
state.
So
I
want
you
to
have
the
best
day
you
can
have.
Thank
you
very
much,
thank
you
for
showing
up
for
more
thank
you
for
showing
up
for
yourself
for
your
families,
for
your
communities,
because
that's
what
we
need
you
to
continue
to
do.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
D
Deirdre
Calvert
and
I
am
the
director
of
the
Bureau
of
substance.
Addiction
Services
and
I
am
also
a
person
in
long-term
recovery,
so
recovery
is
not
for
the
faint
of
heart,
but
it
is
for
everyone.
I
tell
folks
all
the
time.
Recovery
didn't
give
me
gifts,
but
it
allowed
me
to
see
and
access
the
gifts
that
were
right
in
front
of
me
recovery
by
definition,
if
you
look
it
up,
is
the
action
or
process
of
regaining
possession
or
control
over
something
that
was
lost
or
stolen?
D
This
definition
is
so
powerful
and
so
on
point
because
addiction
stole
my
self-worth,
my
dignity,
and
it
robbed
me
of
the
person
I
knew
I
needed
to
be
and
though,
through
the
power
of
recovery,
I
was
able
to
get
back
my
personal
power
that
was
stolen
from
me
through
addiction,
but
my
recovery
didn't
happen
in
a
vacuum.
It
happened
because
I
have
the
privilege
of
having
a
place
to
live
because
I
was
safe,
I
had
food
and
I
had
and
have
people
around
me
who
loved
me.
D
We
have
to
ensure
that
our
brothers
and
sisters
who
are
struggling
are
afforded
the
same
opportunities.
That
I
was.
We
cannot
expect
the
beauty
of
recovery
to
be
found
when
we
don't
have
safe
housing
when
we're
hungry.
When
we're
abused,
we
need
to
fight
for
the
dignity
and
self-worth
of
all
individuals.
We
have
to
fight
for
those
who
haven't
been
able
to
receive
this
gift
of
recovery.
Yet,
as
I
said,
recovery
isn't
for
the
faint
of
heart,
but
it
is
for
everyone.
We
have
to
use
this
gift
and
that
strength
to
help
your
fellow
humans.
B
E
Hi
everyone
good
morning,
thanks
for
everyone
for
coming
out,
I
think
this
is
good
yep.
Thank
you.
I
just
want
to
say
a
couple
of
thank
yous.
First,
thank
you
to
Marianne,
of
course,
for
organizing
this
day
tirelessly
every
single
year
for
the
past,
I
think
probably
25
or
more
the
folks
from
bsas
who
are
behind
the
scenes,
doing
a
lot
of
the
work
to
get
this
day
up
and
going
I
wanted
to
acknowledge,
Tanya,
Del,
Rio
and
Michael
and
E,
who
are
here
from
the
mayor's
office.
E
I
think
their
first
recovery
day
and
all
of
the
staff
at
Recovery
Services
in
the
Boston
Public
Health.
Commission,
a
hope.
The
engagement
Center,
the
street
Outreach
team
paths,
The
Recovery
Center,
the
Mattapan
campus
Wyman
Andre
Familia
and
transitions
because
they're
unable
to
be
here
because
they're
at
work
I
think
thank
them
as
well.
Of
course,.
E
And
okay,
so
I
wrote
some
notes
down
on
my
phone
I'm
trying
to
be
very
Millennial
here.
I
would
like
to
take
a
minute
to
acknowledge
everyone
here.
Everyone
that's
here
right
now:
the
residents
of
recovery
homes,
peers
from
recovery,
centers,
the
staff
of
all
the
above
those
in
early
recovery,
whether
it's
a
day
or
101
days,
the
program
directors,
the
Outreach
workers.
What
you
have
endured
the
last
couple
of
years
is,
is
really
undefinable.
E
E
E
We
will
continue
to
think
about
everyone.
We
have
lost
as
we
open
new
programs
and
as
we
Forge
ahead,
coming
together
and
standing
up
an
overnight
system
in
Boston
this
past
year,
with
six
new
transitional
housing
sites
for
people
who
use
drugs
to
move
from
tents
inside
unprecedented
collaboration,
Victory
programs
opening
up
a
drop
in
space
just
yesterday
for
women,
despite
neighborhood
pushback,
because
we
can
we
cannot-
and
we
will
not
give
up
on
any
one
individual,
because
we
know
too
much.
E
We
need
your
voice
and
input
because
we
are
still
here
talking
about
stigma
and
we
know
that
stigma
keeps
people
from
accessing
care.
So
please
continue
to
raise
up
your
voices
to
legislators,
policy
makers
and
neighbors,
because
your
voice
is
the
one
that
matters
most.
Thank
you
for
all.
You
do
365
days
a
year
so
now
I
have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
the
next
speaker.
E
Listen
transition
can
be
hard.
Let
me
tell
you
three
Mayors
in
less
than
one
year
quite
an
experience,
but
with
every
experience
we
get
better
new
leaders
emerge
and
other
people
are
given
opportunities.
It's
my
pleasure
to
work
with
and
to
introduce
to
you
the
mayor's
Commissioner
of
Health
and
executive
director
of
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission,
Dr,
basola
ojikutu.
F
It's
so
good
to
be
here
this
morning
and
thank
you
so
much
more
for
your
partnership,
for
your
collaboration
and
thanks
to
all
of
you
are
here
specifically
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
is
here.
Who
is
an
advocate
everyone
who
has
lost
someone
due
to
overdose
everyone
who
is
in
recovery
or
who
is
somewhere
anywhere
along
their
journey
to
recovery
for
being
here
today?
Your
presence
is
an
important
symbol
of
Hope
within
the
Commonwealth.
Boston
has
been
hard
hit
by
the
substance
use
crisis.
F
F
Unfortunately,
most
people
who
drive
by
massacast
and
look
at
the
people
living
there
assume
that
for
those
individuals,
This
Is
the
End,
it's
assumed
that
people
go
there
to
die
and
it's
a
sue
for
them.
There
is
no
hope,
as
a
public
health
leader,
I've
actually
been
asked
on
numerous
occasions.
Why
do
we
bother?
F
I'm,
going
to
tell
you
that
my
response
is
informed
by
my
experiences
as
an
infectious
disease
doctor
caring
for
people
living
with
HIV
being
treated
for
just
living
with
hepatitis
C.
Many
of
my
patients
have
struggled
with
substance,
use,
disorder
and
they've,
undoubtedly
faced
many
obstacles,
and
yet
they
are
in
recovery.
They
are
survivors.
F
So
the
question
to
why
bother
the
answer
to
why
bother
is
how
can
we
not
bother
at
the
Boston
Public
Health
commission?
We
support
recovery
with
strategies
that
are
evidence-based
and
we
know
that
recovery
can't
happen
without
comprehensive
support
systems.
It
can't
happen
without
housing.
That's
why
we
have
six
low
threshold
housing
sites
and
we
need
more.
It
can't
happen
with
job
opportunities.
That's
why
we're
expanding
them
for
people
who
are
experiencing
substance
use
disorder,
they
need
to
earn
an
income
and
they
need
to
foster
a
sense
of
self-efficacy.
F
They
also
need
to
be
supported
by
their
communities,
we're
expanding
services
within
neighborhoods
across
the
city
through
creation
of
day
spaces
and
the
establishment
of
neighborhood
engagement
teams,
which
will
provide
Outreach
not
just
to
individuals
but
to
their
community,
so
that
people
understand
what
it's
like
to
live
with.
Substance
use
disorder
and
hopefully
we
will
be
decreasing
substance
use
stigma.
F
This
is
really
really
important.
Even
during
these
last
two
years
during
coven,
where
times
have
really
been
rough
for
people,
they
didn't
stop
their
work.
We
didn't
lose
them.
They
were
out
there
every
single
day
at
night.
In
the
morning
they
stayed
late.
They
are
doing
the
work
that
so
many
people
will
not
do.
F
F
This
emphasizes
that
there
is
a
critical
need
to
address
racial
inequity,
promote
Justice
and
ensure
that
services
that
we
offer
are
not
available
to
some.
They
are
available
to
all
so
once
again,
I'd
like
to
thank
the
more
team
for
hosting
this
event,
and
we
all
need
to
realize
that
undoubtedly,
we
will
continue
to
face
many
challenges,
but
we
need
to
remain
optimistic
that,
through
our
Partnerships,
through
our
collaboration
through
our
shared
goals,
through
our
Partnerships
with
you,
we
can
make
recovery
a
reality
for
a
greater
number
of
people.
Thank
you.
B
B
G
H
All
right,
I
can
keep
speaking
so
I
am
here
my
heart
to
yours.
As
some
of
you
know,
all
of
us
are
touched
by
addictions,
whether
we're
as
a
family
member.
We
lose
a
loved
one
and
the
like-
and
many
of
you
have
heard
me
say
that
tell
the
story
of
a
15
year
old,
young,
annoying
adolescent.
That
was
me.
H
H
That
will
ensure
that
everyone,
not
someone,
but
everyone,
has
the
doors
that
are
open
to
treatment,
recovery,
Pathways,
good
health
and
good
lives,
because
that's
what
all
of
us
want
so
from
my
heart
to
yours,
I'm
always
with
you.
Thank
you
for
what
you
do
for
being
here
and
I.
Want
you
to
be
loud
and
proud
and
visible
and
valuable.
A
B
Let's
give
it
up
one
more
time
come
on.
Let
me
hear
you
all
right
all
right
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much,
our
next
speaker.
Our
next
speaker,
is
the
executive
director
of
Massachusetts
office
on
disability.
She
has
34
years
experience
working
in
the
field
of
disabilities
having
been
area
director
at
the
masses,
Massachusetts
Rehabilitation
Commission,
please
put
your
hands
together.
Let's
welcome
executive
director
Mary
Mahan
McCauley.
G
G
G
My
name
as
you
heard,
Mary
mihan
McCauley
I've
been
the
executive
director
of
Massachusetts
office
on
disability
since
September
of
2019..
It's
really
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
be
here.
I
myself
have
a
couple
of
different
disabilities
and
I
disclose
them
loudly
and
proudly
I've
been
in
recovery
since
1980.
G
Since
my
early
twenties
I'm
not
going
to
tell
you
what
year,
but
since
my
early
20s
I've
been
in
recovery,
and
thank
thank
God
thank
God,
I
am
just
so
blessed
and
so
happy
to
to
be
on
this
journey,
as
many
of
you
I'm
sure
realize,
or
can
agree
with.
I
probably
would
not
have
lived
past
the
age
of
27.
G
If
I
didn't
put
down
the
substances,
that
I
was
doing
on
a
very,
very
regular
basis
and
so
I'm
very
happy
to
be
alive
and
then
on
top
of
that
to
have
such
a
position
with
of
a
little
bit
of
influence
within
the
Commonwealth
blindness
and
substance
use
disorder,
both
disabilities,
sometimes
people
forget
addiction-
is
a
disability
in
our
office.
Massachusetts
office
on
disability
can
talk
to
people
about.
You
know
what
their
rights
are
as
far
as
medically
assisted
treatment
and
reasonable
accommodations
in
the
workplace.
G
If
you
have
to
get
to
particular
meetings
or
therapy
appointments,
you
might
be
able
to
rearrange
your
schedule.
Those
are
that's
okay
to
ask
for
under
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act,
so
you
know,
I,
don't
have
a
lot
of
things
prepared
to
say:
I
I,
it's
just
it's
fabulous
to
be
here
and
I
just
join
with
all
of
you.
You
know
with
heart
and
soul
that
we
need
to
continue
anyone
here,
working
in
recovery
or
living
in
recovery.
G
You
know
each
day
day
at
a
time
hour
at
a
time
you
know
really,
you
know
we
all
need
to
continue
to
do
it.
There's
too
many
people,
young
people,
older
people
dying
from
addiction,
although
it's
it's
just
such
an
epidemic,
it's
so
awful,
but
we
we
here
have
the
power
to
spread.
The
message
of
Hope
in
the
message
of
Hope
has
to
be
strong
in
all
of
our
individual
lives
and
experiences.
That's
why
it's
important
to
pass
it
on.
You
know
it's
not
something
to
be
ashamed
of.
G
B
B
Ladies
and
gentlemen
and
boys
and
girls
I
ask
you
to
look
over
to
your
side
over
there
there's
some
folks
that
have
some
signs
up
and
they're
ready
to
March
as
you
get
behind
them
as
we
start
marching
the
streets
of
Boston
we're
going
to
let
everyone
know
what
recovery
looks
like
we're
going
to.
Let
everyone
know
what
recovery
is
and
we're
going
to
come
together
and
meet
at
Faneuil
Hall.
Let's
go,
let's
hear
it
up,
let's
go
everyone
follow
suit.