TAP into West Orange (7/28/18)
As communities across the country continue to battle the opioid crisis, West Orange (NJ) is among those taking a proactive, innovative approach to solving it: collaboration.
The approach is known as Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC), where law enforcement and behavioral health entities join forces with the community to help [people] overcome their illness instead of immediately putting them behind bars.
"It's a unique time," said Jac Charlier, the National Director for Justice Initiatives at the Center for Health and Justice at TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities). "It's a national movement."
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