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Brendan Cox is returning as Albany Chief of Police Brendan Cox, LEAD Support Bureau Director of Policing Strategies, served for twenty-three-years with the Albany, New York police department, where he retired as Chief of Police in 2017 before joining the LEAD Support Bureau. For the past seven years, Brendan has played a vital role in

On October 28th, PDA hosted the LEAD Convening in Seattle, which welcomed over 200 LEAD practitioners from around the country. Attendees gathered for a packed day of learning and networking, which included diving deeply into topics such as evaluation, LEAD and technology, growth and sustainability, working effectively with folks who have lived experience and how

In 2020, a delegation from the Lead Support Bureau travelled to South Africa to explore the viability of LEAD in the cities of Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town. Out of this exploration grew a collaboration with the Bellhaven Harm Reduction Centre and Advance Access in Delivery, Durban-based nonprofit working in solidarity with partners around the

Learn More: https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/22/officials-spearheading-oregon-drug-recriminalization-could-learn-from-washington/

New Bedford, MA stays ahead of Xylazine problem with LEAD and multi-agency coordination Learn more: https://www.aol.com/nbpd-stayed-ahead-xylazine-problem-085455205.html

Washtenaw County, MI, implements LEAD to advance systems-level criminal justice reform Learn more: https://www.washtenaw.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2716

Numerous drug policy experts and addictions specialists from across the country — as close as UCSF and as far away as Rhode Island — publicly oppose a San Francisco ballot measure that would compel adult welfare recipients to undergo drug screening before collecting cash benefits. Read the full article: https://www.sfpublicpress.org/drug-policy-addictions-specialists-oppose-prop-f-tying-welfare-to-drug-tests/