With opioid overdose deaths in his region reaching dire levels, Morris County, New Jersey, Sheriff James M. Gannon turned to the combined expertise of law enforcement, substance use, and mental health specialists for a solution.

In early 2017, Sheriff Gannon met with stakeholders in the opioid crisis: Daytop New Jersey, a substance use facility; Prevention Is Key, a recovery and resource center that oversees the project known as the Center for Addiction Recovery, Education & Success (CARES); the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris; the Morris County Department of Human Services; local police chiefs; and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.