$40,000 a year. There is an estimated 20 percent turnover in the field. 鈥淲e can help to improve the system by placing professionals in the field who can advocate for improvements, force changes in the system and improve care,鈥� he says. Herzog successfully convened thought leaders in a public forum to examine the stigma of mental health and substance abuse that resulted in 80 executives volunteering to work in three sub-groups. The summit meeting brought together leaders from MassPort, the Department of Public Health, emergency rooms, federal and state agencies, the GE Foundation, the national advocacy group Shatterproof and more. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh participated as well. 91香蕉视频成人在线 is in pursuit of innovative, long-lasting solutions to the opioid crisis. 鈥淢y job is to steward relationships and forge new ones,鈥� Herzog humbly says. The fact that he has already brought together siloed agencies and organizations who are admittedly isolated from one another鈥檚 work speaks to his talent and passionate powers of persuasion. The goal of the new opioid program at William James is clear: Create a center that has advocacy, public and professional education as its core, attract diversity to a field that is now 90 percent non-Latino white, and build a workforce that will substantially change and improve care for those who are dealing with addiction. 鈥淓very single family in this country will have someone extremely close to them affected by opioids,鈥� says Covino. 鈥淚t鈥檚 time for all of us to stand up and do whatever is in our power to stem the tide and save lives.鈥� It is time for all of us to stand up and do whatever is in our power to stem the tide and save lives.鈥� Dr. Nicholas Covino 89% of individuals estimat- ed to need treatment for a substance abuse disorder do not receive services. WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 3