PAARI

January 30, 2023

PAARI Announces Creation of Partner Spotlight Series

BOSTON, MA January 26, 2023 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) is excited to announce the formation of the Partner Spotlight Series. This program will highlight a deserving partner once per month who is running an excellent PAARI model program. Those spotlighted will partake in a 1-hour long webinar that explores […]

January 19, 2023

PAARI Partner, Washoe County DAS, Finds Early Success in Their Newly Founded STAR Program

WASHOE COUNTY, NV January 19, 2023 – In October of 2022, the Washoe County Department of Alternative Sentencing (DAS) launched its Support in Treatment, Accountability, and Recovery (STAR) program. Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) and American Rescue Act (ARPA) granted funding for the STAR program through the Nevada Department of Health and […]

January 17, 2023

PAARI and Nueces County Hospital District Announce Completion of Narcan Training to Over 250 Local Law Enforcement Officials

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX January 17, 2023 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) partnered with Nueces County Hospital District over the past year to train and distribute Narcan to law enforcement and civilians embedded in police departments in Nueces County, Texas. In total, over 250 individuals were trained on how to use Narcan […]

January 12, 2023

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 […]

January 11, 2023

PAARI Co-Hosts Wisconsin Statewide Convening with Menomonie Police Department, Operation 2 Save Lives/QRT National and Cordata Health

BOSTON, MA January 10, 2022 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) teamed up with Cordata Healthcare and Operation 2 Save Lives (O2SL)/QRT National to host a virtual statewide convening among law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin. PAARI invited several law enforcement agencies currently practicing or constructing diversion and deflection programs, similar to PAARI […]

January 10, 2023

PAARI Applauds Ohio Governor Mike DeWine for Signing to Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strip Usage

BOSTON, MA January 10, 2023 – The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) applauds Governor Mike DeWine in signing to decriminalize the use of fentanyl test strips in the state, as a part of enacting a sweeping criminal justice bill. The decriminalization of these test strips will help prevent fatal overdoses and save lives […]