Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey was in Fall River on Monday morning touring River to Recovery on Pleasant Street with the substance abuse agency’s Executive Director Kevin Doyle and Mayor Paul Coogan.
River to Recovery is a recipient of Healey’s Promoting Cultural Humility in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment grant to support equity in recovery services in Massachusetts.
“The opioid epidemic, substance abuse disorder, behavioral health, these issues are present in so many of our families. They really impact communities and COVID has only made it worse. I wanted to come down today to thank Mayor Coogan for his support to secure money for his city to support recovery programs, and I wanted to thank Kevin and his team at River to Recovery,” said Healey.
River to Recovery received a $44,000 grant from Healey’s office to fund a Spanish-speaking recovery coach. “They are servicing the Latino community and people of color,” said Doyle, adding the funding was important because it allowed River to Recovery to hire one more staff member to help the population.
She said there needs to be a continuation to make investments in addiction recovery and “to get rid of the barriers that stand in the way of people from being really where they want to be.”
River to Recovery assists in mental health and substance abuse counseling, connecting their clients with treatment and offering recovery meetings and group meetings seven days a week.
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