Study Shows Safe Station’s Success Relates to Price, Convenience and Attitude – NHPR

Read article - Cites comments by Lisa Marsch, the Andrew G. Wallace Professor and professor of psychiatry and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about how she and fellow researchers at Dartmouth have completed a months-long study of Manchester's Safe Station program—a two-and-a-half year effort by the city's fire department to open their doors to those struggling with addiction. Their data shows Safe Station's success relates to its low price tag, its convenience, and the immediacy of the service firefighters are able to offer.