July 25, 2024 JEFFERSONTOWN, KY – The Jeffersontown Police Department is excited to announce the rollout of 25 permanent overdose emergency kit boxes. This initiative, led by the department’s REACH Unit, aims to reduce the number of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses in the city. The approach includes expanding access to Narcan […]

BOSTON, MA July 10, 2024 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) is excited to announce its participation in the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative (PTACC)’s National Deflection Week, taking place from July 14 – 20, 2024. This marks the nonprofit’s second year of involvement in the event. National Deflection Week aims to […]

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 […]

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. […]

BOSTON, MA January 30, 2023 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) is excited to announce the first guests of the new year for the nonprofit’s Partner Spotlight Series, a program launched one year ago, that highlights a deserving PAARI partner each month.  January’s Partner Spotlight Series will feature MD Bio and will […]