Long Branch PD Launches Addiction Intervention Team

The Long Branch Police Department will confront the addiction crisis by creating an addiction intervention team, the LBPD announced Thursday. The LBPD recently partnered with Coming Full Circle (CFC) Loud N Clear Foundation and will adopt the R.I.S.E. (Recovery, Intervention, Support, and Education) Crisis Intervention Team.

The R.I.S.E. Crisis Intervention Team provided a dedicated CFC emergency hotline number to the LBPD. They will provide 24-hour service for substance-abuse-related calls. CFC will provide peer support and resources to individuals and engage with their families.

"CFC will assist in finding and encouraging treatment resources, follow up on progress for a six month period, document outcomes and provide LBPD with updated status information," the LBPD said.

The R.I.S.E. program collaborated with Chief Andrew Kudrick of the Howell Police Department to create the CFC Loud N Clear Foundation in 2016.

In 2018, 223 people died from drug overdoses in Monmouth County, according to the Office of Attorney General. The figure represents a 30.4 percent increase in overdose deaths from 2017, the fifth-largest in New Jersey in that span.

For more information, contact the CFC Loud N Clear Foundation at 833-300-4673 or info@healingus.org.