L Hurley

This award recognizes individuals for their tireless efforts and commitment to improving the lives of those living with mental health and substance use challenges.

Hurley is the president and CEO of CODAC Behavioral Health Care, Rhode Island’s oldest, largest and only nonprofit outpatient opioid treatment program. Under Hurley’s leadership, CODAC has been a national leader in developing new paradigms for the treatment of opioid use disorder, including creating a national model for medication-assisted treatment services in carceral settings and deploying the first mobile unit to offer methadone services under the new DEA regulations. Hurley recently received awards for bringing research to service and for community collaboration.