Article in Police Chief Magazine co-authored by Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther (TASC 2018 Leadership Award Honoree) and Commander Michael Richards.

Police Chief Online (1/15/20) 

"While Mundelein, Illinois, Police Department officers...have always aimed to treat all people as if they were one’s very own mother, father, son, or daughter, some officers could not help but feel a sense of frustration with the repeated use of Narcan on the same person. This frustration became the catalyst for a very important conversation. There was no talk of quitting or giving people 'three strikes'; instead, the officers wanted to do more and wondered if there was something they could do to help these people *before* they overdosed." [As a result, since 2016], more than 700 people have utilized Lake County, IL's "A Way Out" program.

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