On Thursday, June 6th, 2024, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) and Volunteers of America (VOA) Northern New England co-hosted the second Maine statewide convening of 2024. This gathering brought together 54 professionals from various organizations, showcasing the commitment to combating substance use disorder and supporting deflection and diversion efforts in Maine. Representatives […]
Overdose Deaths Fall in States with Greater Number of PAARI Initiatives, CDC Provisional Data Reveals
BOSTON, MA May 20, 2024 – Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its provisional drug overdose death counts for 2023. The data indicates a 3.1% decrease in overdose deaths across the United States and an astounding 15.86% decrease in overdose deaths in Maine and 11.41% decrease in Massachusetts. Founded in […]
PAARI Announces Next Partner Spotlight Series Esteemed Guests
BOSTON, MA April 24, 2024 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) is excited to announce the next guests of the nonprofit’s Partner Spotlight Series, a program that highlights an outstanding PAARI partner on the last Tuesday of each month. April’s Partner Spotlight Series will feature Dennis Lowe, Commander for the South Central […]
PAARI and VOA Co-Host First Maine Statewide Convening of 2024
On Thursday, March 7th, 2024, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) and Volunteers of America (VOA) Northern New England co-hosted the first Maine statewide convening of 2024, the fourth in the series. The gathering was attended by 57 professionals from the following organizations: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Artivism in Maine – HIIT […]
From Crisis to Action: Inside the R2X Project’s Efforts to Combat Xylazine Overdoses
BOSTON, MA February 28, 2024 – In December of 2022, The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI), Brandeis University, and Thomas Jefferson University embarked on a year-long project: Responding to Xylazine (R2X): A Public Health-Public Safety Initiative. R2X was generously funded by the University of Baltimore – Center for Drug Control Policy and Enforcement. […]
PAARI Hosts First New York Statewide Convening
On February 8, 2024, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) hosted a virtual statewide convening among New York law enforcement agencies and those working on deflection programs in the state. The convening was designed as an introduction to PAARI and to highlight local programming. The session commenced with Brittney Garrett, PAARI’s Senior Director […]
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