BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–State officials plan to launch a voluntary program by the end of the year to support health care workers recovering from substance use disorder and other mental health conditions.

As contractors work to finish proposals for the build-out of the Tri-Cities’ first public recovery center, a clearer picture has emerged of what it’s going to take to get the center up and running.

When experts look at the economy and its rebound, they go through an alphabet soup of letters, with a “V” shape recovery being the best-case scenario. It’s a fast decline with a fast recovery. Letters ...