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*Media Advisory* P.A.A.R.I. to Partner with Meredith Management, Gerding Edlen, and John Moriarty and Associates to Launch First Recovery-Friendly Construction Site Program

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Media Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

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P.A.A.R.I. to Partner with Meredith Management, Gerding Edlen, and John Moriarty and Associates to Launch First Recovery-Friendly Construction Site Program

BOSTON — Executive Director Allie Hunter is pleased to announce that the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) is partnering with Boston-based construction company John Moriarty and Associates and real estate development companies Meredith Management and Gerding Edlen to launch a pioneering new initiative to provide onsite access to life-saving naloxone, training, and recovery support, as part of ongoing efforts to create recovery-friendly construction sites.

WHEN:

Friday, June 21 at 11 a.m.

WHERE:

Fenway Center, 771 Beacon St., Boston

WHO:

  • P.A.A.R.I. Co-founder & Chairman and Meredith Management President John Rosenthal
  • John Moriarty and Associates Project Executive On Site and Chief Engineer Barry Gehron
  • P.A.A.R.I. Executive Director Allie Hunter
  • Tac Life Systems / NarCase Managing Partner Josh DeLisle
  • P.A.A.R.I. Recovery Corps Recovery Coaches
  • Fenway Center team and construction crew

WHAT:

P.A.A.R.I. is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Meredith Management President John Rosenthal, Gerding Edlen, and John Moriarty and Associates President John Moriarty to launch a new initiative to provide onside access to life-saving naloxone, training, and recovery support, as part of ongoing efforts to create recovery-friendly construction sites for the building trades. Given the opioid epidemic’s toll on the construction industry, these efforts aim to reduce stigma surrounding the opioid epidemic and encourage individuals struggling with substance use disorders to connect with local treatment and support services.

On May 3, as part of the Building Trades Employer’s Association’s (BTEA), “Building Trades for Recovery Week,” the Fenway Center team and construction crew participated in a statewide “150 Second Stand Down for Recovery” in honor of opioid overdose deaths. P.A.A.R.I. Co-founder & Chairman and Meredith Management President John Rosenthal and John Moriarty, President of John Moriarty and Associates, also made a pledge to make the Fenway Center a recovery-friendly construction site, with trainings, resources, and life-saving naloxone — also known as NARCAN — available onsite.

The Fenway Center program will launch June 21 with a training from P.A.A.R.I. on overdose awareness and nasal naloxone administration. P.A.A.R.I. has also partnered with Tac Life Systems/NarCase to create a first-of-its-kind specialty NARCAN kit that has been custom developed for work sites and other venue-based naloxone access programs.

NarCase kits will be wall-mounted in six locations at the Fenway Center construction site, four of which will be in construction hoist elevators, allowing the quickest on-the-scene access to the medication in the event of an opioid overdose. Single step 4-mg NARCAN and NarCases will also be distributed to crew members during the event.

The new initiative will also include access to informational materials from P.A.A.R.I., including referral cards for P.A.A.R.I.’s team of Recovery Corps Recovery Coaches, who can provide support to individuals struggling with substance use disorders or are in need of support for a loved one.

John Moriarty and Associates, one of the largest union general contractors in New England, has also committed to implementing this program on all of their construction sites.

Hunter said, “Due to a higher incidence of workplace injuries and a greater likelihood of being prescribed opioid painkillers, construction workers account for nearly 25 percent of opioid-related deaths in the working population in Massachusetts. P.A.A.R.I. has been fortunate to partner with both the fishing industry and now the construction industry to provide training and support to help make life-saving NARCAN and treatment more accessible to a population that’s been greatly affected by the opioid epidemic. We hope this program will inspire other construction companies and worksites of all kinds to launch similar initiatives that prepare for overdose scenarios and create stigma-free access points to treatment and recovery.”

Rosenthal added, “I’m very proud to be working with John Moriarty and Associates, one of the finest General Contractors in America and the incredibly talented Union Building Trades at Fenway. The opioid epidemic has hit the construction trades extremely hard and we’re honored to help provide life-saving NARCAN and access to treatment and recovery for these hard working men and women on our development site.”

“Our industry has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic and our goal is to break down the stigma surrounding substance use disorder, through education, training, and by equipping sites with life-saving naloxone. We are committed to creating a culture where the men and women working on our sites know that recovery is possible and that we are here to help. This model for a recovery-friendly worksite will be rolled out to all of our projects, and we are grateful to all of our partners for their support in this important, life-saving new program,” Moriarty said.

Tom Gunning of the Building Trades Employers Association added, “We are inspired to see this collaborative partnership bring meaningful solutions to construction job sites in Boston in an effort to change the narrative for those struggling with substance use disorder.”

“Emergent BioSolutions commends the efforts of P.A.A.R.I. to create recovery-friendly construction sites, which includes increasing access and awareness to NARCAN in case of an accidental opioid overdose,” said Thom Duddy, Vice President, Communications Emergent BioSolutions.

“To help eliminate the stigma of addiction, we encourage employer policies that make it possible for workers to keep their jobs, and strategies that preserve worker dignity and prevent re-injury,” said Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

“I am grateful for this partnership because it works to promote substance use education and reduce addiction stigma,” said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. “This innovative recovery-friendly worksite is a continuation of excellent work being done by P.A.A.R.I. and their partners. We are proud of our partnership with P.A.A.R.I. through the Boston Police and the Office of Recovery Services, providing substance use services to those in need of support.”

There will be opportunities for media to shoot photos and videos at this event.

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 450 police departments in 33 states. 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. Announces New Partnership With Morris County Sheriff’s Hope One Program

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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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