NEWTON and NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello and John Rosenthal, co-founders of The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.), are pleased to announce that College Recovery has joined the growing list of treatment centers that have partnered with P.A.A.R.I. to offer addiction recovery services to program participants.
Massachusetts House Bill Calls for Implementation of Gloucester ANGEL Initiative at All Police Stations
The Gloucester ANGEL Initiative was featured in the Boston Globe on Feb. 19. Gloucester state Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante has filed a bill, An Act relative to persons seeking drug addiction treatment, which is now before the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, to help those suffering with the disease of addiction.
Boston Public Radio Interviews Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello About ANGEL Program
On Feb. 11, Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello spoke to Boston Public Radio about his department’s ANGEL initiative. Campanello talked about his motivation behind creating the program, the progress police have made since its launch, and more. To listen to the full interview, click here.
Social Worker with Everett Police In Washington Shares Two P.A.A.R.I. Success Stories
Lauren Rainbow, an embedded social worker with the Everett Police Department in Washington, shared the story of two P.A.A.R.I. participants who have received treatment through Bella Monte Recovery Center in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. Read their stories here.
Gloucester Police Chief Featured on the Front Page of the New York Times for ANGEL Program
Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello was on the front page of today’s edition of the New York Times. The in-depth feature profiles the Gloucester ANGEL Program after reporter Katharine Seelye spent several months following Chief Campanello through his daily operations and his travels across the country working with those struggling with the disease of addiction, […]
Talking “Success Stories” with Everett, Washington
The City of Everett, Wash. is in the process of creating an addiction outreach program and formalizing a partnership with P.A.A.R.I. Today, the EPD Social Worker, Lauren Rainbow, blogged about an early success story with a person suffering from addiction who came to the police department. We got involved and helped place the person into […]
