Seeking more resources in battle against addiction, mental illness
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins released the following statement today as he travels to Washington, D.C. to meet with White House staff:
“I received an invitation from the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to come down to D.C. for the purpose of discussing issues of concern to Massachusetts leadership. While my visit should in no way be considered an endorsement of any aspect of the current administration, as an elected official, I see it as my responsibility to engage in a conversation that could yield important information to the constituents that I serve.”
I am also planning to sound a clarion call for increased resources here in Massachusetts to help us as we continue working to slow the opioid crisis, mitigate our growing mental health needs, and create more meaningful criminal justice reform, not only here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but across our nation.”
