Mike Sauschuck, Portland Police, & Tim Cheney, ENSO Recovery, to Present at Inaugural PTAC Conference

Portland Police Chief Mike Sauscheck and ENSO Recovery (Portland & Sanford) founder Tim Cheney will speak at the Plenary Luncheon.

Harm Reduction and PAD
Tim Cheney, ENSO Recovery
Kris Nyrop, LEAD National Support Director at Public Defenders Association
Michael J. Sauschuck, Chief of Police, Portland Maine Police Department
Chief (Ret.) Brendan Cox, Director of Policing Strategies for the LEAD National Support Bureau
Luncheon Hosted By: Ammon Labs

Harm reduction is a philosophical approach to reducing harmful behavior by engaging people in a non-judgmental, non-coercive manner that is person centered. Harm reduction recognizes that change occurs over the long term and that abstinence, while desired, may not be attainable at the initial point of contact. Under this philosophy case managers work with individuals to meet many needs including housing, health care, employment, and treatment services.

Learn how harm reduction is employed in pre-arrest diversion such as the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) initiative and how law enforcement interacts and plays a role in meeting people where they are at.

Mike Sauschuck TED Talk 

Tim Cheney discusses criminalization of addiction and its consequences in a 2012 documentary.