Brittney Garrett is the Senior Director of Public Safety Engagement & at the Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI). Prior to joining PAARI, Brittney served as the Administrative Commander/Major for the Jeffersontown Police Department in Kentucky.

In 2016, Brittney implemented the first Angel Program in Kentucky at the Jeffersontown Police Department. This innovative program was modeled after the original Gloucester MA Angel Initiative to connect persons struggling with addiction to treatment resources in lieu of arrest. Brittney also established the department’s first Victim Services Program in 2019. The success of this program and the continued need to help those suffering from addiction and mental illness ultimately led to the expansion of Victim Services to a Community Resource Unit, including an additional social services worker to provide broader resources in the community.

Brittney has presented at numerous national conferences and events, including the US Senate Opioid Roundtable, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Conference on Responding to the Opioid Epidemic, the PAARI Law Enforcement Summit, the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit, the Police Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC) Summit, and the IACP DAID Conference.