Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI) | Law Enforcement Deflection & Addiction Recovery

March 8, 2018

P.A.A.R.I. and Chilmark Fire Partner for NARCAN Training and Discussion

I am pleased to invite you to join Chilmark Fire Department and the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) for a NARCAN training and discussion about what first responders, public safety agencies, and town staff can do in response to the mounting opioid epidemic.

February 15, 2018

P.A.A.R.I. Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade to Visit Berea

The Berea and Olmsted Township Police Departments, in conjunction with the Safe Passages agencies in Greater Cleveland, are inviting you to meet with Allie Hunter McDade, the Executive Director of the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI).

January 17, 2018

Burlington Police Department’s Enhanced Drug Recovery Program Yields Strong Early Results

Just two months after enhancing its drug recovery efforts through its Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.)/AmeriCorps Unit, the Burlington Police Department is already reporting meaningful results.

November 21, 2017

PAARI Project with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department Launches Today

Today marks the launch of our Recovery Coach program with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. The risk of opioid overdose death following incarceration is 56 times higher than for the general public and the first month is someone is released is when they are most at risk for fatal overdose. Contributing factors are social isolation […]

November 17, 2017

Throwback Thursday: Berea, Ohio Police Department Featured in Article

One of P.A.A.R.I.’s law enforcement partners, the Berea Police Department in Ohio, was featured in an article earlier this year for the great work they do to help people get into treatment programs. Patrolman Dave Kammerman is one of the officers assisting people through the department’s Safe Passages program and says that it has changed […]

November 7, 2017

P.A.A.R.I.’s Steve Lesnikoski Featured in Globe Profile

So proud to share this Boston Globe profile on our very own Steve Lesnikoski. Steve was the first participant of the Gloucester Police Department just over two years ago. Now he’s working at P.A.A.R.I. and using his inspiring story to help people struggling with addiction.