The city of Colorado Springs will weigh more funding for teams that respond to people in mental health crisis, following a recommendation from its newly formed law enforcement advisory committee.
The Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission was formed last year following summer protests that called for police reform after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of a police officer. The group s recently released first recommendation, based on months of meetings and community input, asks the city to expand its use of crisis response teams.
The city has four of these teams that responded to about 3,700 calls last year. The calls involved someone in crisis and needing mental or behavioral health help. The teams include a police officer trained in crisis intervention, an emergency responder with medical training and a licensed mental health care specialist, according to the commission s report.
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Colorado Springs Law Enforcement Commission calls on city to expand mental health services
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Colorado Springs Law Enforcement Transparency & Accountability Commission is prepared to make its first recommendation to Colorado Springs City Council and Mayor John Suthers.
According to JJ Frazier, the chairwoman of the Colorado Springs Law Enforcement Transparency & Accountability Commission, the first recommendation focuses on mental health and the Crisis Response Team s (CRT) in Colorado Springs. Our recommendation is to expand the city s use of Crisis Response Team s to meet the needs of the city of Colorado Springs, Frazier told KRDO.
Colorado Springs currently has four Crisis Response Teams. Each made up of a paramedic, a clinician, a firefighter, and Police Officer. The commission acknowledges that the city has taken step to improve the program, expanding it three times since 2014.
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