Robbinsville C.A.R.E.

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The Robbinsville C.A.R.E. (Community Addiction Recovery Effort) program is a standard operating procedure used by the Robbinsville Township Police Department when arresting individuals for possession or being under the influence of a controlled substance. The program aims to offer a pathway to recovery by providing resources, access to treatment, and guidance from a trained drug counselor at the time of arrest. This includes working with the local opiate task force to provide a safe setting for discussion about recovery.

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ROBBINSVILLE C.A.R.E. 
COMMUNITY ADDICTION RECOVERY EFFORT 
 
 
Vision: 
 
 
Coordinate an action plan for an officer on duty to aid those arrested and struggling with 
opiate addiction by providing resources and access to treatment at the time of arrest. 
Conditions of that access include no current detainers (i.e. arrest warrants) in their 
name. 
 
Recognize addiction as a disease and provide resources during the short window of 
opportunity when the addict is at his/her most receptive moment. 
 
Recognize the disease of addiction as a nation-wide epidemic and provide resources for 
a pathway for recovery. 
 
Mission: 
 
Robbinsville C.A.R.E. (Community Addiction Recovery Effort) is a standard operating procedure 
followed by the Robbinsville Township Police Department when faced with suspects arrested in 
the Township of Robbinsville for the possession of, or under the influence of, a controlled 
dangerous substance. 
 
Robbinsville C.A.R.E. allows police officers to offer a pathway to recovery by providing 
resources, access to treatment, and guidance from a trained drug counselor. 
Robbinsville Police Department will follow a uniform standard operating procedure at the time of 
arrest with the assistance of the local opiate task force, which consists of our community care 
partners. Robbinsville Police will provide the counselor and the person struggling with addiction 
with a safe, private setting to discuss the process of getting the help needed to begin the 
recovery process. Since it’s creation in 2016, the C.A.R.E. program has been adopted by every 
municipality on Mercer County. 
 
Robbinsville C.A.R.E. is of the belief that every crisis is a window of opportunity, and the key to 
the program’s success is to take a leading role in the recovery process with immediate 
intervention. 
 
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