Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion: Qualitative evaluation of barriers and facilitators of program implementation

Despite widespread interest in adoption, there has been limited systematic examination of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) implementation, a model for police-led arrest diversion for those with substance use disorders (SUD). In the fall of 2017, the City of New Haven started a LEAD program. During the first 9 months of the pilot, only 2 clients were successfully diverted from arrest. Therefore, we examined the and barriers and facilitators of LEAD implementation.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - May 13, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Paul J. Joudrey, Christina R. Nelson, Kelly Lawson, Kenneth L. Morford, Dakibu Muley, Cynthia Watson, Martha Okafor, Emily A. Wang, Cindy Crusto Source Type: research