Published January 5, 2021
The Association for Behavioral Healthcare, the statewide organization for community-based mental health and addiction services providers, recently announced that Cambridge resident Abigail Kim, legislative director to State Sen. John Keenan, has joined the organization as director of public policy and strategic initiatives, as of Dec. 21, 2020.
For more than four years, Kim has worked in the government and health sectors, focusing on issues relating to addiction and mental health, managing policy needs, tracking legislation, researching and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
From 2018 to 2020, Kim helped shape and pass Keenan’s public health legislation banning all flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts, which was signed into law only 10 months after drafting. She also worked as the lead staffer on matters relating to Keenan’s chairmanship on the Post Audit and Oversight Committee, and oversaw their role in the budget process.
Read more via the Cambridge Chronicle – TAB >>