Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade is very pleased to announce that the Office of Mayor Bill Carpenter, in partnership with the Brockton Police Department, Gandara Center, Brewster Ambulance and the Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative, is marking the third anniversary of its groundbreaking Champion Plan Program by partnering with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I).
East Bridgewater Police Warn of Recent Spike in Drug Overdoses in Plymouth County
Chief Scott Allen and the police chiefs of the Plymouth County SUDs Outreach Network are seeking to warn residents about a recent increase in drug overdoses throughout the region.
*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.
Whitman Police and Fire Warn Residents of the Dangers of Carfentanil
Whitman officails warning residents about the dangers of carfentanil after samples recently seized in Massachusetts tested positive for the deadly opioid.
East Bridgewater Police, Plymouth Police, EB HOPE, Project Outreach Host Roundtable on Opioid Outreach Initiatives at Stonehill College
EAST BRIDGEWATER – Police Chief Scott Allen and Plymouth Police Chief Michael Botieri are pleased to announce that the East Bridgewater Police Department, in conjunction with the Plymouth Police Department, EB HOPE, Project Outreach and District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz hosted a roundtable event last evening to discuss the successes, challenges, and best practices associated with law enforcement agencies combatting the opioid epidemic.
Photo: Navy Chief Petty Officer from Brockton aboard USS Arleigh Burke
MANAMA, Bahrain (U.S. Navy Release) Chief Machinist’s Mate Donald Morrissey, from Brockton, Mass., heaves a mooring line as the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) arrives for a scheduled port visit in Manama, Bahrain. Arleigh Burke is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation […]
Brockton Enterprise: State Must Fully Fund Police Training
There is a very interesting staff editorial in The Enterprise of Brockton today, calling on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to step up to the plate when it comes to funding police training: “According to a 2010 report by the Special Commission on Massachusetts Police Training, our state is ranked one of the three lowest in […]