The grant program would be run by a board composed of representatives from specific nonprofit organizations, along with the secretary of the Department of Mental Health. The nonprofits include the Greater Boston Association of Black Social Workers, the Massachusetts Peer Support Network and the Western Massachusetts Learning Community.

One board member “shall be a consumer of services of the Massachusetts Office of Addiction and Recovery,” the bill’s text reads, while another “shall be a consumer of services of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute,” which works to support victims of crime and trauma and their families.

 

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