Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) is taking a new approach to mental health response.
Earlier this year, the agency launched the Mental Health Response Team (MHRT), an internal effort designed to further prioritize the community s mental health needs.
Consisting of two FCPS officers and members of the UCHealth Community Outreach, Response and Engagement (CORE) Team, the unit will allow the agency to treat mental health cases with the nuance they require.
Get our free mobile app The department saw the need for having dedicated cops that were.really dedicated to follow-up, said Officer Annie Hill, a MHRT officer and registered psychotherapist, in our Tuned In to NoCo interview. I think that s important too, not just handling stuff in the moment of a crisis, but being able to call three days later, a week later to see how that person s doing and check in.