Tag: Aurora Mobile Response Team
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Aurora police’s crisis response teams saw success in 2023
Aurora Police Department’s co-response programs, which pair mental health clinicians with emergency responders, saw growth and success in 2023 — diverting hundreds of people from jail or emergency rooms. In a recent Aurora public safety committee meeting, staff presented the 2023 outcomes of the city’s co-responder programs, which include Aurora Mobile Response Team (AMRT) and Crisis…
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Aurora touts partnership with UCHealth in staffing crisis intervention teams
After teaming up with UCHealth, the City of Aurora announced Wednesday it has nearly staffed up its crisis intervention programs that pair mental health clinicians with first responders to address calls that involve a behavioral health crisis. The partnership began in January and has since brought on a combined six clinicians to work for the…