On February 14, 2023, The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) hosted a virtual statewide convening among Massachusetts law enforcement agencies. This convening was designed to allow Massachusetts PAARI partners to connect with like-minded agencies in implementing non-arrest programming for those with substance use disorder. The convening began with Zoe Grover-Scicchitano, Executive Director of […]
PAARI Attends QRT Deflection and Outreach Summit
On January 26-27, Zoe Grover-Scicchitano, Executive Director, and Brittney Garrett, Director of Public Safety Training & Outreach, of PAARI attended the 2nd Annual Quick Response Team (QRT) Deflection and Outreach Summit. The conference gathered like-minded stakeholders to discuss successes in prevention programming, treatment and recovery, interdiction, and harm reduction. The 1.5-day conference was held at […]
PAARI Holds First Lived Experience Council Meeting
On the night of Wednesday, January 11, 2023, members of the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) met with 23 individuals from across the country to kick off their newly founded Lived Experience Council. The meeting was led by Zoe Grover, PAARI Executive Director, Steve Jesi, PAARI Executive Board member, Travis Rapoza, PAARI Program […]
*MEDIA ADVISORY* Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative to Host 2022 National Law Enforcement Summit
The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative is excited to announce that the organization will hold its first National Law Enforcement Summit in three years. WHEN: Monday, Nov. 14 to Tuesday, Nov. 15 WHERE: Boston University: 43 Hawes St., Brookline, MA WHAT: From Nov. 14-15 at Boston University, PAARI will join law enforcement agencies from […]
Statement: Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Announces Leadership Changes as Growth Continues and Access to Treatment for those Suffering from Substance Use Disorders Remains Vital
BOSTON — The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) Is today announcing the following staffing changes as the organization moves into its seventh year of linking America’s law enforcement community with resources to create a pathway to treatment for their residents in the grip of substance use disorder: Executive Director Allie Hunter, who has […]
Boston Globe Op-Ed by John Rosenthal: Why isn’t the US treating the overdose epidemic like the public health emergency it is?
P.A.A.R.I. cofounder and chair John Rosenthal today had an opinion piece published in the Boston Globe calling attention to the 100,306 Americans who died of drug overdoses from April 2020 to April 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed the overdose epidemic. An excerpt: There have been and continue to be effective treatments, such asmethadone, buprenorphine, […]
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