Mayor Gatsas’s PR stunts will not solve the substance abuse crisis

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In what the Mayor himself acknowledged was nothing more than a measure to get media attention, he is now pushing for a 21-day State of Emergency to be called to raise public awareness of this important issue. The notion that we can solve this crisis by increasing public awareness at a time when families across our city know far too well about its devastating toll is absurd. Empty rhetoric in the face of a state-wide health crisis does nothing but put more people at risk.

‘If this isn’t a state of emergency, I don’t know what is’

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“When I hear ‘state of emergency,’ I think you’re maybe sending in the National Guard to set up some emergency field hospitals, and bringing in a couple of doctors and nurses to start pumping people through these field hospitals so they can at least detox, reducing the waiting lists and relieving already overtaxed staff,” said Holly Cekala, of HOPE for NH Recovery.

Now that ribbon is cut, Job Corps ready for 232 more recruits

read more…: Now that ribbon is cut, Job Corps ready for 232 more recruits

The seven buildings that make up the new campus include dormitories, a gym/recreation center, movie theater, classrooms, a dining hall, and an administration and wellness center. It also features state-of-the-art learning centers and equipment that will be used to train the qualifying students, 16-24 years of age, who will spend an average of eight months to a year there earning a high school diploma or GED while also gaining practical career training.

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