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# PAARI Promising Practices Guide

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- [PAARI Promising Practices Guide](https://paaripractices.com/) - A collaboration with the Opioid Response Network to help support the work of law enforcement agencies deflecting people away from the criminal justice system.
- [Components of Deflection & Diversion Programs](https://paaripractices.com/components-of-a-program/) - Components of Deflection & Diversion ProgramsBy reviewing this section of the guide first responders will be able to:1. Distinguish between the different types of diversion and deflection programs implemented by police/public safety or in collaboration with police/public safety across the country 2. Select the components of the program you wish to implement in your local
- [Acknowledgements and Footnotes](https://paaripractices.com/acknowledgements-and-footnotes/) - AcknowledgementsPrintable GuideFootnotesAcknowledgements The completion of this guide could not have been possible without the expertise of the following individuals: PAARI Staff Brittney Garrett, Senior Director of Public Safety Strategy and Engagement, Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Zoe Grover, J.D., Executive Director, Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Elizabeth Leingang, Project Manager – Operations, Police
- [Staffing & Training Key Positions](https://paaripractices.com/staffing-training-key-positions/) - Recognize how the key roles of program coordination and case management are central to delivering services within deflection and diversion programs
- [Building Effective Partnerships](https://paaripractices.com/building-effective-partnerships/) - Understand the nature and importance of partnerships to support successful implementation of deflection and diversion programs
- [Developing Policies & Procedures](https://paaripractices.com/developing-policies-procedures/) - Developing Policies & ProceduresBy reviewing this section of the guide first responders will be able to: Comprehend each type of deflection and diversion program’s key procedural steps and central issues that must be included in policies Develop written sections that can be included in your local program’s policy and procedures, recognizing the importance of local
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- [Deflection Planning Guide](https://paaripractices.com/deflection-planning-guide/) - Promising Practices WorkbookThis Promising Practices Workbook is designed to help law enforcement, public safety, and other local public health partners develop and sustain deflection and diversion programs that will save lives and improve public safety. *If you do not see the below verification form, please select here for a direct link.
- [Equity Considerations](https://paaripractices.com/racial-equity/) - Equity ConsiderationsBy reviewing this section of the guide first responders will be able to: Recognize the disproportionate impact of the War on Drugs and the opioid epidemic on racial and ethnic minorities. Develop strategies to address barriers to treatment and access, and work towards rebuilding trust with communities of color through deflection and diversion programs.
- [Determining the Populations of Focus](https://paaripractices.com/populations-served/) - Determining the Populations of FocusBy reviewing this section of the guide first responders will be able to:1. Understand the important challenges and promising practices that other programs have used to decide who their deflection and diversion programs will serve 2. Recognize the public health principles that guide delivery of services within deflection and diversion to
- [Building Support](https://paaripractices.com/building-support/) - Building Support for Deflection and Diversion ProgramsBy reviewing this section of the guide first responders will be able to: Explain the evidence on benefits of diversion and deflection to community stakeholders and agency personnel Develop strategies for building support for your local diversion and deflection implementation efforts Use examples to develop presentations and other materials
- [Collecting Data](https://paaripractices.com/collecting-data/) - Collecting Data for Management, Monitoring & EvaluationBy reviewing this section of the guide first responders will be able to:1. Understand the importance of collecting data for management, monitoring, and evaluation of deflection and diversion programs 2. Develop strategies for using available data source to manage and monitor local programs Data collection is done for several