Tag: aid center
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Denver opens services center intended as arrest alternative
Denver’s Department of Public Safety opened a center this week for connecting people to social and behavioral health services, both from law enforcement referrals in lieu of some arrests and on a walk-in basis. Aimed at addressing root causes of crime, some services offered by the Assessment, Intake and Diversion (AID) Center will include assistance…
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Denver safety committee hears details about potential jail alternative
During a multiagency public safety update Wednesday morning, Denver Executive Director of Public Safety Armando Saldate gave the City Council’s safety committee an overview of its goal to launch an Assessment Intake Diversion Center this summer. The AID Center, which would be located at 14th and Elati, is intended to be an alternative to jail…