first responder assisted law enforcement

The agency coordinator contacted CHJ requesting additional information about a webinar we conducted on drug-endangered children. As a result, the agency expressed a need for TA services for their program development.

The agency is searching for formal or informal training that focuses on diversion and different pathways. Currently, they are experiencing a disconnect with law enforcement officers and want to find a way to efficiently coordinate referrals.

The Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion and Referral Mentoring Initiative provides communities interested in starting diversion and/or referral programs the opportunity to learn from established or innovative programs that have shown success in meeting the treatment needs of individuals with a substance use disorder, and in some cases an overdose. There are seven sites that have been chosen to act as mentors for newer programs that are trying to establish a first responder diversion program.