PAARI

July 11, 2017

New P.A.A.R.I. Project Aims to Increase Addiction Recovery Connections and Resources in Essex County

P.A.A.R.I. is pleased to announce the start of an exciting two-year project funded by a grant from the Evelyn Lilly Lutz Foundation.

July 11, 2017

JOB POSTING: Care Advocate & Outreach Worker (two positions open)

Overview: In June 2015, after a series of overdose deaths, the Gloucester Police Department launched the Angel Initiative, which promised that anyone voluntarily walking into the police station to request help would be immediately helped, not arrested, regardless of their city of residence and their insurance status. The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI) […]

June 30, 2017

P.A.A.R.I. Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary By Honoring Partners

Two years into its mission to create and support law enforcement pre-arrest entry points to treatment, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative celebrated and honored the law enforcement partners, public health leaders, and elected officials who have helped grow that mission nationwide. P.A.A.R.I. welcomed honorees from across the nation who are committed to stemming […]

June 27, 2017

Law Enforcement Partners Encouraged to Participate in Call-In Day

While the U.S. Senate has delayed voting on the new health care bill until after the July 4 recess, law enforcement partners are encouraged to call their Senator tomorrow, June 28, and urge them to vote “no” on the healthcare repeal bill. Changes to Medicaid will make it harder for people with a substance abuse […]

June 23, 2017

VIDEO: Gloucester Angel Initiative Featured on Chronicle

In a four-part segment, WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle featured the Gloucester Angel Initiative and how it has grown over the last two years. The program detailed the background of the Angel Initiative and how the City of Gloucester has been hit particularly hard by the opioid epidemic. Steve Lesnikoski, the first participant in Gloucester’s ANGEL […]

June 22, 2017

P.A.A.R.I. To Honor Law Enforcement Leaders At Two-Year Anniversary Celebration And Awards Ceremony

P.A.A.R.I. John Rosenthal, Co-founder & Chairman 186 Main Street Gloucester, MA 0193 For Immediate Release Thursday, June 22, 2017 Media Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 617-993-0003 Email: john@jgpr.net P.A.A.R.I. To Honor Law Enforcement Leaders At Two-Year Anniversary Celebration And Awards Ceremony Acting Director Of White House Office of National Drug Control Policy To Attend GLOUCESTER — […]