While Safe Station continues in Manchester and Nashua as an alternative “doorway” into recovery, the following is a look at
They 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.
More 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.
AMR’s monthly Safe Station stats for Manchester and Nashua.
Monthly update from AMR based on Safe Station stats.
PART OF THE SERIES Editor’s note: Second part of an ongoing series of stories over the next several weeks by
This 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.
Since 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.
The city’s fire department adjusts itself to hold spending and protect citizens, as contract negotiations drag on.
Overdoses for May in Manchester are up 11 percent, while OD deaths are down by 26 percent year over year.