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METHUEN — Chief Scott McNamara and Front Line Services President and CEO Matthew Page-Shelton are pleased to report that the Methuen Police Department, in collaboration with Front Line Services, launched the new Police Assisted Therapeutic Help (PATH) Program, a U.S. Department of Justice funded community-focused program aimed at helping those experiencing behavioral health challenges.
METHUEN — Chief Scott McNamara and Front Line Services President and CEO Matthew Page-Shelton will launch a comprehensive new behavioral health program with Methuen city officials on hand.
METHUEN — CEO Matthew Page-Shelton and Police Chief Scott McNamara are pleased to announce that Front Line and the Methuen Police Department will receive a two-year, $400,000 grant to fund the addition of a clinical co-response clinician with the Methuen Police Department, as well as the creation of a civilian Community Response Team.
METHUEN — CEO Matthew Page-Shelton and Police Chief Scott McNamara are pleased to announce that Front Line and the Methuen Police Department will receive a $550,000 grant over three years to establish a community response team and community support center in Methuen to bolster behavioral health services to those in need within the community.
GARDNER — President and CEO Matthew Page-Shelton is pleased to announce that the Front Line Initiative has become Front Line, an independent behavioral health company providing police co-response and deflection services as well as community-based training.
TEWKSBURY — The Front Line Initiative and it’s member police departments would like to invite community members to obtain free Narcan, training, and information on the lifesaving drug during two events at the Public Health Museum in Tewksbury. WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m. WHERE: Public Health Museum,…
TEWKSBURY — The Front Line Initiative and Tewksbury Police Department would like to invite the community to join them as they hold the 11th-Annual Tewksbury Overdose Vigil in memory of all those lost to substance use disorder and overdose. WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 13; name signing at 5:30 p.m.; Name readings at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Tewksbury…
The Front Line Initiative reports that representatives of the initiative’s five member departments attended a demonstration Tuesday of a new remote restraint device meant to help police detain individuals while reducing risk of injuries. Tyngsborough Police Chief Richard Howe and the Tyngsborough Police Department hosted the demonstration on Tuesday morning. Commanders from five Front Line…
TEWKSBURY — The Front Line Initiative and its member police departments were pleased to share in a recent presentation to U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton that the regional mental-health collaborative saved taxpayers in member communities over $8 million, diverted 1,431 individuals from emergency room visits, and diverted 948 individuals from arrest. The Front Line Initiative is…