Police Assisted Diversion (PAD)

The Police Assisted Diversion Program (PAD) works to divert those people away from the criminal justice system and towards supportive, peer-based social services that are customized to the participants’ needs. The PAD-ODAAT program provides customized social services based on a participant’s needs. Services are available for as long as the participants desire. PAD is a collaboration between police officers, service providers, and community residents, and takes a health-centered approach to law enforcement.