The Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion and Referral Mentoring Initiative

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 may have experienced an overdose. Seven programs serve as mentors for communities interested in starting programs or for established programs interested in learning innovative practices to enhance their existing initiatives. The mentor programs selected by BJA represent a variety of diversion and referral pathways, operate in distinctly different manners, and are located in diverse settings throughout the nation.