PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES PRESENT EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO INTERSECTING CRISES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, November 3, 2021 – A new coalition of public health, addiction, housing, and civil liberties experts today called on Boston Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu to take a health-centered approach to the intersecting crises people are experiencing in the area of Melnea […]
Media Advisory: Medical, public health, and addiction experts to urge officials to take a health-focused approach at “Mass. and Cass”
MEDIA ADVISORY TODAY: Medical, public health, and addiction experts to urge officials to take a health-focused approach at “Mass. and Cass” BOSTON, October 27, 2021 – Public health and addiction professionals, advocates for unhoused people, and legal experts will gather today, October 27 at Bradston Street in Boston to urge officials to take a health-focused approach at Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. The […]
Experts in public health, housing, and addiction rebuke Boston officials over actions at Mass. and Cass.
Experts in public health, housing, and addiction rebuke Boston officials over actions at Mass. and Cass. Boston.comOctober 26, 2021By Dialynn Dwyer Leaders and advocates working in public health, housing, and addiction are denouncing the steps Boston officials are taking to handle the humanitarian crisis in the area of the city known as Mass. and Cass. […]
Suffolk County Sheriff says courtroom in his jail will soon open to help address ‘Mass. and Cass’ addiction crisis
Suffolk County Sheriff says courtroom in his jail will soon open to help address ‘Mass. and Cass’ addiction crisis WBUROctober 25, 2021By Deborah Becker Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins’ plan to outfit his jail with a new addiction treatment program — along with a makeshift courtroom to process criminal cases — appears to be on […]
Sheriff Proposes Committing People Living At Mass And Cass To A Re-Purposed Detention Center
Sheriff Proposes Committing People Living At Mass And Cass To A Re-Purposed Detention Center September 26, 2021WBURBy Deb Becker Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins wants to move people living in tents near “Mass and Cass” to a former detention center in the South Bay House of Correction. The area, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and […]