Safe Station
Inside Safe Station: The most difficult part is walking through the door
read more…: Inside Safe Station: The most difficult part is walking through the doorThey are also ready, at any time of day or night as long as the fire station is open, for people to come in and sit on the chairs. If they do, such people will have visited Safe Station, a much talked about yet little understood service that the fire department provides. The most difficult part of Safe Station is walking through the door, which requires participants to admit they might have a problem.
Field of Dreams: The time has come to end the experiment called Safe Station 7.0
read more…: Field of Dreams: The time has come to end the experiment called Safe Station 7.0Today we have our city services overburdened with people from outside the city. Today we have a serious quality of life issue in Manchester, especially the downtown area. We have business owners who are at their wit’s end trying to deal with homeless people camping out in front of their restaurants and shops. We have a local park overrun with addicts and homeless while children are participating in band camp nearby. We have needles on the streets and in our parks.
Manchester officials to state DHHS: ‘Fix The Doorway’
read more…: Manchester officials to state DHHS: ‘Fix The Doorway’The state needs to fix its Doorway program, the statewide opiate treatment system so that Manchester doesn’t continue to be overwhelmed by people seeking help, city officials said at a news conference Friday.
People still look to Safe Station
read more…: People still look to Safe StationMore people from the Lakes Region who need help with a substance abuse disorder go to a fire station-based program in Manchester than seek help at the local hub for a vaunted new statewide system costing millions of dollars.
Safe Station May stats: 50% came to Manchester from other regional hubs
read more…: Safe Station May stats: 50% came to Manchester from other regional hubsAMR’s monthly Safe Station stats for Manchester and Nashua.
Safe Station updates: Now tracking residency data for Manchester and Nashua
read more…: Safe Station updates: Now tracking residency data for Manchester and NashuaThe total combined opioid overdoses for March 2019 in the state’s two largest cities of Nashua and Manchester were 89 with 10 of those being fatalities and 0 additional fatalities pending toxicology confirmation.
Aldermen ‘put to rest’ any move to shut down Safe Station
read more…: Aldermen ‘put to rest’ any move to shut down Safe StationOn Tuesday night the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously in favor of supporting Safe Station. The vote was prompted by controversy stirred up by Alderman-At-Large Joe Kelly Levasseur, who 48-hours earlier instigated panic in the community by saying he wanted the program gone.
Safe Station update: Overdoses in Manchester, Nashua, down year-over-year
read more…: Safe Station update: Overdoses in Manchester, Nashua, down year-over-yearMonthly update from AMR based on Safe Station stats.
City team heads to Nashville for second Mayors Institute on Opioids conference
read more…: City team heads to Nashville for second Mayors Institute on Opioids conferenceThis is the second gathering of city officials from around the country selected to participate in a year-long program that brings city leaders together for solutions-oriented discussions and peer-to-peer learning.
Record use of Manchester Safe Station during September 2018
read more…: Record use of Manchester Safe Station during September 2018Since the Manchester Safe Station program began on May 4, 2016, it has been used 4,244 times as an access point to obtain SUD recovery services.
Safe Station, sick time, PTSD, contract concessions, and firefighting in the era of opioids
read more…: Safe Station, sick time, PTSD, contract concessions, and firefighting in the era of opioidsThe city’s fire department adjusts itself to hold spending and protect citizens, as contract negotiations drag on.
Report: Safe Station a ‘welcome and effective response to prolific opioid crisis’
read more…: Report: Safe Station a ‘welcome and effective response to prolific opioid crisis’The Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth College recently announced their summary of findings following a seven-month study of the Safe Station program in Manchester.
Members First Credit Union donates $50K ‘windfall’ to Safe Station
read more…: Members First Credit Union donates $50K ‘windfall’ to Safe StationThe money donated to Safe Station was an “unexpected” windfall for Members First Credit Union, and they are paying it forward in support of the city’s outreach to those struggling with addiction.
Safe Station by the numbers: May stats show overdoses are up, but fatalities are down
read more…: Safe Station by the numbers: May stats show overdoses are up, but fatalities are downOverdoses for May in Manchester are up 11 percent, while OD deaths are down by 26 percent year over year.
Safe Station April stats for Manchester: Overdoses are up 15% from 2017
read more…: Safe Station April stats for Manchester: Overdoses are up 15% from 2017A summary of suspected opioid OD statistics and Safe Station visits for Manchester are provided here by AMR, through April 30, 2018. Note that we are now looking back over the period of 365 days for a true year-to- time period comparison, rather than just the same YTD time.
Boost for Safe Station from $333K grant for addiction, mental health services
read more…: Boost for Safe Station from $333K grant for addiction, mental health servicesThe department expects the funding will allow RAPs programs to enter into formal evaluation and treatment agreements with 40 additional providers.
Trump: ‘This scourge of drug addiction will stop. It will stop’
read more…: Trump: ‘This scourge of drug addiction will stop. It will stop’President Trump’s message to a community that has been ravaged by drugs was a welcome one. On Monday Trump came to Manchester to talk about breaking the chain of misery that drug addiction has wrought, one link at a time – from drug suppliers and dealers, all the way to the morgues.
Safe Station update: Overdoses up, fatalities down
read more…: Safe Station update: Overdoses up, fatalities downIn preparation for President Trumps visit to New Hampshire Monday to discuss the opioid crisis, Chris Stawasz, Regional Director for American Medical Response of MA, Inc. has released the most up-to-date statistics on overdoses for Nashua and Manchester Safe Stations.