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P.A.A.R.I. Announces New Partnership With Morris County Sheriff’s Hope One Program

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

 

P.A.A.R.I. Announces New Partnership With Morris County Sheriff’s Hope One Program

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Executive Director Allie Hunter is pleased to announce that the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) has partnered with law enforcement agencies in Morris County, New Jersey.

The new partnership brings together P.A.A.R.I., The Morris County Sheriff’s and Prosecutor’s Offices and the Sheriff’s Hope One program. It will ultimately help expand services to those seeking recovery resources in Morris County. Working together, P.A.A.R.I. and Hope One will be positioned to connect individuals proactively seeking treatment for life-threatening substance use disorders with certified peer recovery specialists.

The Morris County Sheriff’s Office is the first law enforcement agency in Morris County to partner with P.A.A.R.I. It is also the only sheriff’s office in New Jersey to adopt P.A.A.R.I.’s model, which relies on close collaboration among police and nonprofit agencies to help ease the barriers to recovery for those seeking help overcoming their battle with opioids.

“We are delighted to be present as the Morris County Sheriff’s Office joins P.A.A.R.I. and launches the Hope One-P.A.A.R.I Program. They are joining a growing movement of nearly 500 law enforcement agencies nationwide that are using non-arrest strategies to address the mounting opioid epidemic,” said Hunter, who attended an event today formally announcing the partnership. “As we have seen with other P.A.A.R.I. initiatives across the country, this program will create a pathways to treatment and recovery, which will ultimately prevent overdose deaths and improve community safety and wellbeing. We are grateful to all the partners involved for the dedication and leadership, and we are thrilled to have the Morris County Sheriff’s Office as partners in this important effort.”

The Hope One-P.A.A.R.I. partnership was made possible through a $332,658 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that was awarded to the Morris County Sheriff’s Office to expand its Hope One mobile substance recovery and resource vehicle program.

Under the initiative, individuals can come to a police station without fear of arrest or prosecution and they will be assisted into a recovery program. Separately, police officers can use their discretion in approaching individuals they encounter on the street to determine whether they are open to meeting with a peer recovery specialist.

“With opioid and heroin addiction consuming the lives of family members, neighbors, classmates and friends, and often leading them to break the law to finance their addictions, we all have a stake as human beings to try to stop the scourge,” Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon said. “Police officers who are familiar with vulnerable populations in their communities are well-suited to start the process of helping people connect with treatment services in a compassionate, non-judgmental style.”

On April 3, about 50 police chiefs and officers from 20 municipal police departments around Morris County participated in four hours of instruction and training for the new P.A.A.R.I. partnership, at Morris County’s Public Safety Training Academy in Parsippany, N.J.. Police chiefs and superior officers from the Butler, Mount Olive, Montville, Dover and Morristown Police Departments are part of an advisory group that met in February to plan the P.A.A.R.I. launch.

“The PAARI program helps local law enforcement tremendously because it delivers certified peer recovery specialists out to meet directly with the person who is suffering from addiction, either on the street or right in our municipal police stations. As a result, we can offer real help,” said Butler Police Chief Ciro Chimento.

About P.A.A.R.I.

The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help law enforcement agencies nationwide create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery. Founded alongside the groundbreaking Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015, P.A.A.R.I. has been a driving force behind this rapidly expanding community policing movement. We provide technical assistance, coaching, grants, and other capacity-building resources to more than 440 police departments in 32 states.

We currently work with more than 100 law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts alone. P.A.A.R.I. and our law enforcement partners are working towards a collective vision where non-arrest diversion programs become a standard policing practice across the country, thereby reducing overdose deaths, expanding access to treatment, improving public safety, reducing crime, diverting people away from the criminal justice system, and increasing trust between law enforcement and their communities.

Our programs and partners have saved thousands of lives, changed police culture and reshaped the national conversation about the opioid epidemic. Learn more at www.paariusa.org.

 

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*MEDIA ADVISORY* P.A.A.R.I. Leaders to Visit White House to Discuss the Role of Law Enforcement in Addressing the Drug Crisis with Vice President Mike Pence

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P.A.A.R.I.
John Rosenthal, Co-founder & Chairman
253 Amory Street
Boston, MA 02130

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

*MEDIA ADVISORY*

P.A.A.R.I. Leaders to Visit White House to Discuss the Role of Law Enforcement in Addressing the Drug Crisis with Vice President Mike Pence

BOSTON — Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade is very pleased to announce that a delegation of leaders from the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative will travel to Washington tomorrow for a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence at the White House.

While in Washington, P.A.A.R.I. will discuss the role of law enforcement in battling the nationwide opioid crisis and assisting those suffering from substance use disorders.

Members of the P.A.A.R.I. delegation are available for media interviews after the meeting. Reporters, networks, affiliates, and broadcast companies are asked to coordinate with their Washington bureaus.

Requests for interviews should be directed to John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC at 617-993-0003 or [email protected] Any coverage of the event itself should be coordinated with the White House Press Office.

WHEN:

TOMORROW — Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: 

The White House, Washington

WHO: 

  • Allie Hunter McDade, P.A.A.R.I. Executive Director
  • Sergeant Peter Messina, Boston Police Department
  • Officer Joshua DeLisle, Boston Police Department
  • Lieutenant David Murphy, Boston Police Department
  • Chief Joseph Solomon, Methuen Police Department
  • Lieutenant Steven Thomas, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Police Department
  • Christopher DeGlopper, Greenfield, Wisconsin Police Department

WHAT: 

P.A.A.R.I. has been invited by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to participate in an event at the White House.

Vice President Mike Pence will host a meeting with law enforcement leaders to discuss the nation’s drug epidemic and thank them for their service and leadership in this area.

The meeting will be a gathering of several hundred law enforcement leaders from around the country. Hunter McDade will be joined by approximately a dozen P.A.A.R.I. law enforcement leaders from Boston and Methuen, Massachusetts as well as Anne Arundel County, Maryland and Greenfield Wisconsin.

About P.A.A.R.I

The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help law enforcement agencies nationwide create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery. Founded alongside the groundbreaking Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015, P.A.A.R.I has been a driving force behind this rapidly expanding community policing movement. We provide technical assistance, coaching, grants, and other capacity-building resources to more than 440 police departments in 32 states. We currently work with more than 100 law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts alone. P.A.A.R.I and our law enforcement partners are working towards a collective vision where non-arrest diversion programs become a standard policing practice across the country, thereby reducing overdose deaths, expanding access to treatment, improving public safety, reducing crime, diverting people away from the criminal justice system, and increasing trust between law enforcement and their communities. Our programs and partners have saved thousands of lives, changed police culture, and reshaped the national conversation about the opioid epidemic. Learn more at www.paariusa.org.

 

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Gov. Baker and U.S. Surgeon General to Speak at Second Annual P.A.A.R.I National Law Enforcement Summit

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P.A.A.R.I.
John Rosenthal, Co-founder & Chairman
Frederick Ryan, Co-Chairman
253 Amory Street
Boston, MA 02130

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Gov. Baker and U.S. Surgeon General to Speak at Second Annual P.A.A.R.I National Law Enforcement Summit

BOSTON — Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade is pleased to announce that Gov. Charlie Baker and U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams will be among the featured speakers at next week’s second annual National Law Enforcement Summit.

WHEN:

Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7

WHERE: 

Harvard University Medical School Conference Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston

WHO: 

  • Gov. Baker (9:15 a.m. on Dec. 6)
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders (9:10 a.m. on Dec. 6)
  • U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams (10:30 a.m. on Dec. 6)
  • Arlington Police Chief and P.A.A.R.I Co-Chair Frederick Ryan
  • P.A.A.R.I Co-Chair and Co-Founder John Rosenthal
  • P.A.A.R.I Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade
  • Stephen McConachie, US Customs & Border Protection
  • Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Lynn Community Health Center
  • Approximately 400 law enforcement leaders from 28 states and Canada

WHAT: 

Now in its second year, the P.A.A.R.I. National Law Enforcement Summit is a one-of-a-kind gathering of law enforcement leaders, focusing on their collective work to stem the tide of America’s opioid epidemic.

Approximately 400 police leaders from agencies of all sizes will be in attendance at the summit, which is nearly twice as many participants compared to the inaugural summit.

The 2018 summit will provide law enforcement leaders with a  platform to share ideas on how to build upon, or launch, a pre-arrest recovery referral program that can provide lifesaving resources to individuals battling substance use disorders in their communities.

MEDIA LOGISTICS:

There will be opportunities for television, radio and print/online media interviews, and staff will be on-site to assist media. Law enforcement leaders from the following states and provinces will be in attendance and will generally be available for interviews upon request: Alberta, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

Affiliates may be interested in drawing from their local partners. Boston has NBC (NBC Boston/New England Cable News and Telemundo), CBS (WBZ), Hearst (ABC affiliate WCVB), Sunbeam (WHDH) and Cox Media (Fox affiliate WFXT) television news broadcast stations.

SUMMIT SCHEDULE:

Thursday, Dec. 6

8:30 a.m. Check In Opens & Networking Breakfast in Lobby

9 a.m. Welcome from P.A.A.R.I Co-Chairman John Rosenthal

9:10 a.m. Remarks from Massachusetts HHS Secretary Marylou Sudders
9:15 a.m. Remarks from Gov. Charlie Baker
10 a.m. Welcome from P.A.A.R.I Co-Chairman, Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan

10:15 a.m. Morning Coffee Break

10:30 a.m. Remarks from US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams

11:15 a.m. Leading the Way: Changing Culture & Reshaping Public Policy, Chief Danny Langloss (ret), Dixon Illinois Police

11:45 a.m. P.A.A.R.I Updates & Summit Overview from Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade

12 p.m. Networking Lunch

1 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 1

  • Programs with Multiple Jurisdictions: Plymouth County (MA) District Attorney’s Office, East Bridgewater, Plymouth and Brockton Police Departments
  • Intake Programs: Georgetown, Kentucky Police & Jeffersontown, Kentucky Police
  • Overdose Follow Up & Outreach: Cambridge Police & Arlington Police (Massachusetts)
  • Risk-Based Outreach: Boston Police, Chelsea Police, Lawrence Police

2:15 p.m. Afternoon Coffee Break

2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (repeat of session 1)

  • Programs with Multiple Jurisdictions: Plymouth County (MA) District Attorney’s Office, East Bridgewater, Plymouth and Brockton Police Departments
  • Intake Programs: Gloucester, Massachusetts Police, Greenfield, Wisconsin Police and Providence, Rhode Island Fire Department
  • Overdose Follow Up & Outreach: Lynn and Tewksbury Police (Massachusetts)
  • Risk-Based Outreach: Boston Police, Chelsea Police, Lawrence Police

Friday, Dec. 7

8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast in Lobby

9 a.m. Day two Welcome from Rosenthal and Chief Ryan

9:15 a.m. Overview of emerging drug trends: Stephen McConachie, US Customs & Border Protection

9:45 a.m. Making a treatment referral: Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Lynn Community Health Center

10:30 a.m. Police as a vector for addiction medications: Chief Brandon del Pozo, Burlington, Vermont Police
11:30 p.m. Post-Summit Next Steps from Executive Director McDade

11:45 a.m. Closing Remarks from P.A.A.R.I Co-Chairs, Chief Ryan & Rosenthal

12 p.m. Networking lunch, Post-Summit consulting sessions and arranging new P.A.A.R.I Memberships

About P.A.A.R.I

The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help law enforcement agencies nationwide create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery. Founded alongside the groundbreaking Gloucester Police Department Angel Initiative in June 2015, P.A.A.R.I has been a driving force behind this rapidly expanding community policing movement. We provide technical assistance, coaching, grants, and other capacity-building resources to more than 440 police departments in 32 states. We currently work with more than 100 law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts alone. P.A.A.R.I and our law enforcement partners are working towards a collective vision where non-arrest diversion programs become a standard policing practice across the country, thereby reducing overdose deaths, expanding access to treatment, improving public safety, reducing crime, diverting people away from the criminal justice system, and increasing trust between law enforcement and their communities. Our programs and partners have saved thousands of lives, changed police culture, and reshaped the national conversation about the opioid epidemic. Learn more at www.paariusa.org.

 

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P.A.A.R.I to Host Second Annual National Law Enforcement Summit

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P.A.A.R.I.
John Rosenthal, Co-founder & Chairman
Frederick Ryan, Co-Chairman
253 Amory Street
Boston, MA 02130

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018

Media Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

P.A.A.R.I to Host Second Annual National Law Enforcement Summit

BOSTON — The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) is pleased to announce that it will hold its second annual National Law Enforcement Summit this December.

In its inaugural year, this groundbreaking event brought together more than 240 law enforcement and recovery leaders from across the country to share their collaborative efforts to combat America’s opioid epidemic in their own communities.

As the summit evolves in its second year, it will welcome even more stakeholders into the conversation and ultimately equip them with concrete, practical solutions that they can use to prevent overdose deaths and provide lasting help to those suffering from substance use disorders.

The P.A.A.R.I Summit will be held Dec. 6-7 at the Harvard Medical School Conference Center in Boston.

This unique event will connect and empower both law enforcement leaders who currently run recovery programs through their departments, as well as those who would like to learn more about how to start an addiction and recovery program.

“After the enormous success we had with our first summit, we’re excited to once again welcome so many compelling leaders in this movement, who have all made invaluable contributions to the conversation about law enforcement’s role in addressing this epidemic,” Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade said. “It was truly inspiring to see so many leaders from throughout the country who care so deeply about finding a solution to this crisis, and I have no doubt that this year’s event will be even more impactful.”

In 2017, the National Law Enforcement Summit featured presentations by distinguished members of law enforcement from Massachusetts, Michigan, Maryland, Louisiana, Washington state and more. Masachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, and Rep. Joseph Kennedy III also visited with attendees, praising their work to confront the drug epidemic with hands-on outreach and compassion.

Registration is free and open to all members of law enforcement and their guests. Click here to learn more about the event and sign up now.

“Every law enforcement executive and manager should take special interest in what this conference can do to help an agency reduce the opioid crisis in the community they serve,” former Seattle police chief and former White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske said.

Organizations interested in sponsoring this year’s event are encouraged to contact  Hunter McDade at [email protected].

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