By Taylor Ann Bradford Staff Writer
Dec 28, 2020
Dec 28, 2020
With a substantial amount of financial support from the University of Baltimore, a nonprofit with roots in Gloucester will be able to further its efforts to prevent fatal overdoses through training for officers and community partners in both Massachusetts and Maine.
The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.), in partnership with the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, was awarded a $149,173 grant from the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA, the University of Baltimore, and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâs Combating Opioid Overdose through Community-Level Intervention grant program.