About the Chronic Public Inebriate Systems Solutions Workgroup
You've seen the problem. I saw it for 17
years as a volunteer working on the streets of Seattle for Operation Nightwatch. I see it every day outside the County Courthouse.
But chronic public inebriety, or CPI, is not just a Seattle problem. Ask the police in our suburban cities and they'll tell you how much time they spend dealing with core groups of public inebriates.
By law King County is responsible for treatment and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, but we also have a human responsibility. That's why I have personally convened this work group to find long-term solutions. The group includes human service providers, law enforcement, the business community, health care workers, and others.
Our CPI Systems Solutions Workgroup (CPI Workgroup) provides both services and sanctions:
Our sanctions include involuntary treatment, and work with the State Liquor Control Board on new rules such as the Alcohol Impact Area ordinance mehcanism that would support neighborhood public safety and livability initiatives.
For more information about our work, please consult the documents linked at the bottom of this page, or contact one of our specialists listed below:
Patrick Vanzo, Systems Integration Analyst
Dept. of Community & Human Services
(206) 296-0615
E-mail: patrick.vanzo@metrokc.gov
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You've seen the problem. I saw it for 17
years as a volunteer working on the streets of Seattle for Operation Nightwatch. I see it every day outside the County Courthouse.
But chronic public inebriety, or CPI, is not just a Seattle problem. Ask the police in our suburban cities and they'll tell you how much time they spend dealing with core groups of public inebriates.
By law King County is responsible for treatment and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, but we also have a human responsibility. That's why I have personally convened this work group to find long-term solutions. The group includes human service providers, law enforcement, the business community, health care workers, and others.
Our CPI Systems Solutions Workgroup (CPI Workgroup) provides both services and sanctions:
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