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Denver's mental health approach to low-level 911 calls …

(7 days ago) WEBJune 8, 2022, 5:41 PM PDT. By Deon J. Hampton. DENVER — Dispatching mental health specialists instead of police officers to substance abuse and nonviolent emergencies sharply lowered low-level

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/denvers-mental-health-approach-low-level-911-calls-helped-reduce-minor-rcna32659

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Health care workers replaced Denver cops in handling hundreds of …

(8 days ago) WEBA program that replaces police officers with health care workers on mental health and substance abuse calls in Denver, Colorado, is showing signs of success, …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-health-professionals-replaced-cops-in-handling-hundreds-of-low-level-incidents-for-6-months-and-successfully-did-so-with-no-arrests/

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Denver's Program to Dispatch Mental Health Teams Instead of …

(8 days ago) WEBDenver Police Department. After dispatching mental health teams, instead of police officers, to certain 911 emergency calls, the city of Denver is proclaiming their …

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/denver-star-program-expands-in-2022/

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Denver sent mental health help, not police, to …

(2 days ago) WEBDenver successfully sent mental health professionals, not police, to hundreds of calls. Another U.S. city is reporting early success with a program that replaces traditional law enforcement

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/06/denver-sent-mental-health-help-not-police-hundreds-calls/4421364001/

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6-Month Experiment Replacing Denver Police With Mental Health …

(4 days ago) WEBA Denver city councilmember who supports defunding police weighs new success of replacing cops with mental health teams. Six months in, the team has …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2021-03-08/6-month-experiment-replacing-denver-police-with-mental-health-teams-dubbed-a-success

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Denver's STAR program, sending mental health pros on certain …

(4 days ago) WEBThe program sending mental health professionals instead of cops to certain calls in Denver will expand starting next month, adding at least one additional …

https://denverite.com/2021/08/30/denver-star-mental-health-police-program/

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STAR Program In Denver Expands To Respond To Calls Seven

(9 days ago) WEBIn partnership with the Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver Health Paramedic Division, and the Denver Department of Public Safety, DDPHE will expand …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/star-program-mental-health-denver-police/

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Denver police officers recognized for helping in mental health …

(6 days ago) WEBJanuary 18, 2023 / 4:09 PM MST / CBS Colorado. Denver police officers respond to a wide range of calls every day. Often, it's a call for a mental health crisis. "Policing is so much …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-police-officers-recognized-mental-health-crises-star-program/

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In the first six months of health care professionals …

(9 days ago) WEBA young program that puts troubled nonviolent people in the hands of health care workers instead of police officers has proven successful in its first six months, according to a progress report

https://denverite.com/2021/02/02/in-the-first-six-months-of-health-care-professionals-replacing-police-officers-no-one-they-encountered-was-arrested/

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Former police officer helps first responders struggling with mental …

(7 days ago) WEBJeff Marr, a former Colorado police officer, knows what this is like firsthand, as his struggles with mental health put him in the hospital in November of 2023. Marr …

https://kdvr.com/news/former-police-officer-helps-first-responders-struggling-with-mental-health/

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Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) - WellPower

(9 days ago) WEBWe provide confidential and immediate support, 24/7/365. If you are in crisis or need help dealing with one, you can: Call 1-844-493-TALK (8255) to speak to a …

https://www.wellpower.org/star-program/

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Denver reports 'success' with STAR program

(7 days ago) WEBDENVER — The City of Denver is reporting the results of the first six months of its STAR (Support Team Assisted Response) Program. The pilot program …

https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/denver-says-program-that-diverts-911-calls-from-police-to-counselors-has-been-a-success

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7 things to know about Denver STAR, a program to send mental …

(3 days ago) WEBDenver has an average of 600,000 calls annually, meaning about 16,800 calls could be answered by civilians, not police. On average, Milwaukee dispatches between 7,000 …

https://www.us-amsa.org/7-things-to-know-about-denver-star-a-program-to-send-mental-health-workers-and-medics-to-911-calls/

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Employing Mental Health Clinicians to Improve Police Outcomes

(9 days ago) WEBDescription: Law enforcement agencies are teaming up with mental health clinicians to improve behavioral health responses and allow police officers to focus on …

https://bja.ojp.gov/podcast/employing-mental-health-clinicians-to-improve-police-outcomes

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Treating people as patients: Denver police’s partnership with …

(2 days ago) WEBThe police department’s co-responder program with the Mental Health Center of Denver started as a pilot about three and a half years ago. In 2018, the …

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/denver/treating-people-as-patients-denver-police-s-partnership-with-mental-health-professionals-is-working-it/article_ef59384c-f669-11e9-b84b-7f9529932a3f.html

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Denver looks to take cops out of mental health-related 911 rescues

(4 days ago) WEBDenver is considering adopting a new 911 alternative used in Eugene, Ore., that allows mental health and medical professionals, not police officers, to respond to …

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/10/11/denver-police-cahoots-mental-health/

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Denver’s police partnership with mental health professionals likely …

(Just Now) WEBDenver’s police department for the last three years has worked side-by-side with behavioral health clinicians to co-respond to 911 calls and treat people in mental …

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/denver/denver-s-police-partnership-with-mental-health-professionals-likely-to-extend-through-2020/article_850ac5fe-21e9-11ea-8c40-7f89bdf9461c.html

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Former police officer helps first responders struggling with mental …

(7 days ago) WEBRachel Saurer reports how a former Colorado police officer shifted his attention to helping other cops who are struggling. KDVR-TV Denver Posted: May 12, 2024 …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/former-police-officer-helps-first-responders-struggling-with-mental-health/vi-BB1meHSf

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Denver's Co-Responder Program Expands To 24/7 Coverage: …

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health Center of Denver received a grant worth $1,751,080 to provide 24/7 coverage for the Denver Police Department Co-responder program. The …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/co-responder-denver-police-coverage/

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Former police officer helps first responders struggling with mental …

(5 days ago) WEBKDVR Denver. Sat, May 11, 2024, 9:02 PM PDT. First responders are among the top three high-risk occupations for depression and mental health struggles, …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-police-officer-helps-first-040247021.html

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Colorado won't bail out West Springs psychiatric hospital - The …

(9 days ago) WEBMesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell said West Springs’ psychiatric emergency room has helped reduce the jail population, along with other changes to try to divert …

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/01/colorado-west-springs-psychiatric-hospital-western-slope-close-bailout/

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Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country - FOX31 …

(Just Now) WEBGunmen have burned police stations, stormed Haiti’s two biggest prisons to release more than 4,000 inmates and fired on the country’s main international airport, …

https://kdvr.com/news/health/ap-violence-is-traumatizing-haitian-kids-now-the-countrys-breaking-a-taboo-on-mental-health-services/

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Former police officer helps first responders struggling with mental …

(6 days ago) WEBNews May 11, 2024 / 10:02 PM MDT. First responders are among the top three high-risk occupations for depression and mental health struggles, according to the …

https://kdvr.com/video/former-police-officer-helps-first-responders-struggling-with-mental-health/9687465/

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Gilbert, Arizona Police Pioneer Crisis Response Innovations for …

(2 days ago) WEBGilbert, Arizona has stepped up its game in supporting those in mental health crisis with the efforts of the local police department's innovative Crisis Response Team …

https://hoodline.com/2024/05/gilbert-arizona-police-pioneer-crisis-response-innovations-for-mental-health-month/

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WEBBut some New Yorkers were put on edge by a series of high-profile attacks carried out by mentally ill homeless people in recent months. Crime rates also surged in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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Met police policy on mental health calls may be putting lives at …

(9 days ago) WEBForce says Right Care Right Person scheme has saved 34,000 officer hours but concerns lead to calls for it to be paused The Metropolitan police have said their …

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/09/met-police-policy-on-mental-health-calls-may-be-putting-lives-at-risk-say-charities

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15-year-old with mental disability reported missing in Aurora

(6 days ago) WEBMay 11, 2024 at 12:08 p.m. Aurora police are searching for a missing teenager with a mental disability last seen Friday morning. Cortez , was last seen at 6:30 a.m. …

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/11/missing-teenager-aurora-police-search/

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On mental health: What do Colorado police who handle issues …

(2 days ago) WEBCops in Boulder taking new approach on taking pressure off of mental health system 06:09. It is a blue-sky sunny day in downtown Boulder. Officers Keith …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/boulder-colorado-police-mental-health-calls/

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Psychiatric incident prompts police, fire response to - MassLive

(5 days ago) WEBThe Behavioral Health Network provides services at 417 Liberty St. in Springfield. An intruder allegedly broke into the building and lit a fire there Thursday. …

https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2024/05/psychiatric-incident-prompts-police-fire-response-to-springfield-mental-health-clinic.html

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Denver police will not pull over drivers for low-level traffic

(5 days ago) WEBDenver says police aren't planning on conducting low level traffic stops 03:01. There's a new approach to how the city of Denver will handle low-level traffic violations.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-police-policy-change-low-level-traffic-violations/

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Mental health bill invests 30 million into mental health across the …

(2 days ago) WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - There’s a big investment of money going into mental health. State representative Rex Reynolds has led the charge on passing a bill …

https://www.waff.com/2024/05/13/mental-health-bill-invests-30-million-into-mental-health-across-state/

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