Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-389

EHS 389

Recovery Works

Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Velis and Crighton, Ms. DiZoglio, Messrs. Eldridge and Keenan, Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Gobi, Ms. Rausch and Messrs. O'Connor and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4512-0205, by adding the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended for the RecoveryWorks program at Massachusetts General Hospital to enhance long-term recovery by (i) offering participants mentorship, assistance with legal issues, individualized career guidance, career-focused workshops, and recovery and employment related educational and skill-based groups; (ii) reaching out to employers/partners for education and anti-stigma workshops; (iii) creating a community to include participants and families as they seek to enter, return, or shift careers in the workforce."