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The Robbinsville C.A.R.E. (Community Addiction Recovery Effort) document outlines a proactive program designed to assist individuals struggling with opiate addiction at the point of arrest within Robbinsville Township. The program's vision is to coordinate an action plan to provide resources and access to treatment, recognizing addiction as a disease and seizing the critical window of opportunity when individuals are most receptive to help, provided there are no outstanding warrants. This initiative functions as a standard operating procedure for the Robbinsville Township Police Department when arresting suspects for possession or being under the influence of controlled dangerous substances. It enables police officers, with the assistance of local opiate task forces and community partners, to offer immediate intervention and a pathway to recovery. Since its inception in 2016, the C.A.R.E. program has been adopted across all municipalities in Mercer County, underscoring its success in facilitating access to treatment and guidance from trained drug counselors in a private setting.

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--- Document: Robbinsville C.A.R.E. Document ---
 
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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