ARLINGTON — Police Chief Frederick Ryan is proud to announce the release of a groundbreaking document aimed at guiding the actions and policies of police departments nationwide that are scrambling to respond to the opioid crisis. The work comes after a historic gathering of municipal police chiefs, policymakers and academic leaders from Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Maynard Police Call Attention to Recovery Resources after Two Fatal Overdoses
Chief Mark W. Dubois and the Maynard Police Department are urgently seeking to call attention to resources in town available for those suffering from substance use disorders, particularly those using opioids
Plymouth County Outreach Featured in National Policing Magazine
Chief Scott Allen is pleased to announce that Plymouth County Outreach was recently featured in the March issue of The Police Chief Magazine.
Ipswich Police Partner With Peer Departments to Address Addiction and Mental Health
IPSWICH – Chief Paul Nikas is pleased to announce that the Ipswich Police Department has partnered with five North Shore law enforcement agencies in a Jail Arrest Diversion Program after the City of Beverly received a $90,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian participate in SAMHSA/BJA Expert Panel on Medication-Assisted Treatment Implementation
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*MEDIA ADVISORY* Whitman Hanson WILL Coalition to Host Meeting on Opioid Abuse Prevention
Whitman Police Department Scott D. Benton, Chief of Police 20 Essex St Whitman, MA 02382 For Immediate Release Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 617-993-0003 Email: john@jgpr.net *MEDIA ADVISORY* Whitman Hanson WILL Coalition to Host Meeting on Opioid Abuse Prevention WHITMAN — Police Chief Scott D. Benton announces that Whitman Hanson WILL is hosting an upcoming forum for community members on […]
Newburyport Mayor Donna Holaday Joins 27 Mass. Mayors in Push to Change Federal Drug Policy
Mayor Donna D. Holaday announces that she has joined with 27 mayors from across Massachusetts to push for a federal law change to allow the Drug Enforcement Agency to pursue inappropriate wholesale prescription drug distribution, which fuels the opioid addiction epidemic that has afflicted cities throughout the Commonwealth and across the country.
P.A.A.R.I. Leaders Travel to Washington D.C. for White House Event on the Nationwide Opioid Crisis
P.A.A.R.I. leaders will attend a White House event Thursday on the nationwide opioid crisis.
*MEDIA ADVISORY* Whitman Hanson WILL to Host Naloxine Sim Event
Whitman Hanson WILL organization, in conjunction with South Shore Hospital and Duval’s Pharmacy, is hosting a Naloxone Sim Lab event to teach those suffering from substance use disorders, their families, and loved ones how to administer potentially lifesaving Narcan in the event of an overdose.
Bedford, N.H. Police to go Red for Red Ribbon Week
Bedford Police Department John J. Bryfonski, Chief of Police 55 Constitution Drive Bedford, NH 03110 For Immediate Release Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 617-993-0003 Email: john@jgpr.net Bedford Police Department Goes Red for Red Ribbon Week BEDFORD, N.H. — Chief John J. Bryfonski announces that the Bedford Police Department will “Go Red” to promote […]