February 27, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
Room 437, State House, Boston
Medical school students with the Coalition for an Integrated Mental Health System host "Treatment, Not Incarceration Advocacy Day." Advocates say people who relapse while on probation are often sent back to prison, a cycle that can worsen the overdose crisis. The coalition is promoting bills from Sen. Friedman and Reps. Nguyen and Decker (SD 1634 / HD 873) to mandate substance use treatment for those individuals instead of incarceration. A panel discussion about the legislation is set for 11 a.m., featuring Sen. Friedman, Brigham and Women's Hospital addiction fellow Dr. Rohit Abraham, attorney Lisa Newman-Polk, and Mike Jellison of Boston Health Care for the Homeless.
