PAARI - Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative

10/17/2025

PAARI is heading to IACP 2025 in Denver, Colorado, October 18–21!

We’re excited to connect with law enforcement leaders, partners, and innovators who are advancing deflection, diversion, and recovery efforts across the country.

If you’ll be there, come find us and say hi. We’d love to meet you and talk about how we can work together to create pathways to recovery! 💙

10/16/2025

Looking to strengthen your impact in deflection and diversion? The PAARI Promising Practices Guide highlights proven strategies, practical tools, and real-world lessons from agencies across the country.

Explore how communities nationwide are redefining public safety and recovery: paaripractices.org

10/15/2025

In 2024, PAARI was invited to join an exclusive conversation with the nation’s leading experts at the intersection of public safety and public health. The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has now released the report that came out of those conversations: “Opioid Deaths Fall as Law Enforcement and Public Health Find Common Ground.”

This report highlights how collaboration, data sharing, and harm-reduction strategies are helping save lives and strengthen community trust nationwide.

Read the full report here: https://www.policeforum.org/trending20sep25

The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States rose for decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 111,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2022—more than two and a half times the number of people who died in motor vehicle crashes and about ...

10/14/2025

Together, we’re building safer, healthier communities through compassion, connection, and recovery. At PAARI, we believe that law enforcement and community partners can work hand in hand to create pathways to treatment and hope.

Every conversation, every partnership, and every act of compassion moves us closer to a world where recovery is possible for everyone. Join the movement and be part of the change.

Become a partner agency: https://paariusa.org/become-a-partner/

10/10/2025

🧠 World Mental Health Day – October 10 🌍

At PAARI, we recognize that mental health and substance use are deeply connected. Many individuals we serve face both challenges at the same time, and supporting recovery means addressing the whole person.

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme focuses on access to services and mental health in catastrophes and emergencies. As communities continue to face overlapping crises, it is more important than ever to ensure that help and hope are accessible to everyone.

💙 PAARI works alongside law enforcement and community partners to connect people to services before interaction with the criminal justice system, reduce stigma, and expand pathways to recovery. Together, we can build systems that center compassion and promote healing.

If you or someone you know is struggling, resources are available:
📞 Call or text 988 to reach the Su***de and Crisis Lifeline
🌐 Visit samhsa.gov to find local treatment and recovery services
📘 Learn more about this year’s theme at mentalhealth.org.uk

10/09/2025

Your voice matters. Your story matters.

PAARI’s Lived Experience Council (LEC) is inviting new members to join us! If you’ve been affected by these issues and want to turn your lived experience into action, this is your chance to get involved.

Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 14 at 6:30 PM, and we’d love for you to be there. Apply today to join the LEC and help us build stronger, more compassionate pathways to recovery.

Apply now: https://paariusa.org/paari-council/lived-experience-council/

10/07/2025

🚨TODAY - Join us for the South Carolina Convening!

🗓️ October 7th | ⏰ 1:30 PM EST

Law enforcement, public safety, and community partners will gather to discuss innovative approaches to addiction recovery and deflection. Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate and create a lasting impact!

🔗 Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pd-2sqj0uEtNREdU31VD-_JfUMCf3Ld0v #/registration

10/06/2025

Our Senior Director, Brittney Garrett, will be presenting at the PAR Recovery Summit in November. You won’t want to miss it! Check out PAR’s page for more details.

Police social workers are changing the way departments respond to crises, and it’s working.

In “From Crisis to Care: Improving Outcomes Through Police and Social Worker Collaborations,” a panel of law enforcement and social services professionals will share how embedded police social workers are helping communities reduce repeat emergency calls, connect people to treatment faster, and build long-term trust.

Presenters include:
🔹 Brittney Garrett, PAARI - Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative I
🔹 Amanda Chapman, Jeffersontown Police Department
🔹 Kelly Pompilio, Alexandria Police Department
🔹 Richard Sanders, Jeffersontown Police Department

📍 Nov 10–11 | Eastern Kentucky University
CEUs, CEs, and DLGs available
🔗 Register now: recoverysummit.org

10/05/2025

Join us for PAARI 101 on October 16th at 1 PM EST! 🎉 Whether you're new to PAARI or looking to deepen your partnership, this session is a great way to learn about our mission, programs, and how we support public safety-led pathways to treatment and recovery.

📅 Save the date and bring your questions! Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2717277989817/WN_YEc12-SrQ7qSTPsTi0Dwfw #/registration

10/02/2025

🚔✨ Want to expand your impact in deflection and diversion? The PAARI Promising Practices Guide offers proven strategies, practical tools, and lessons learned from agencies nationwide.

Check it out today and strengthen your program: paaripractices.org

10/01/2025

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to the newest agencies joining the PAARI network this month! 👏

Each of these departments has taken a meaningful step toward expanding pathways to treatment and recovery for individuals with substance use disorders. We're proud to support their commitment to compassionate, community-centered policing.

Orangeburg County EMS
Sylva Police Department, NC

Welcome to the movement!

09/29/2025

Support recovery, support change! 💙

Your gift powers PAARI’s mission to expand deflection and diversion programs, and we’ve got some special thank-yous waiting for you:

☕ Donate $100 – Get a PAARI mug
👜 Donate $250 – Get a PAARI tote
🛋️ Donate $500 – Get a PAARI blanket
✨ Under $100 – Receive a PAARI magnet!

Every donation makes a difference in saving lives and building stronger communities.

🔗 Donate today: https://paariusa.org/donate/