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Building Trades group seeks formal recognition for Recovery Week to reduce stigma and save lives
Summary
The Building Trades Employers Association told the committee that its Building Trades Recovery Week has become a regional model for workplace mental‑health and overdose response; sponsors asked the legislature to designate an annual observance to encourage employers and unions to continue training, Narcan distribution and peer‑support efforts.
Warren Kramer, director of industry and government affairs at the Building Trades Employers Association (BTEA) Northeast, urged the Joint Committee on June 24 to support legislation recognizing Building Trades Recovery Week and to formally encourage outreach and employer/union coordination on substance use disorder and mental‑health supports.
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