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A Denver city councilmember who supports defunding police weighs new success of replacing cops with mental health teams. Six months in, the team has responded to almost 750 calls, without one arrest.

Another U.S. city is reporting early success with a program that replaces ... Carleigh Sailon, a social worker with the Mental Health Center of Denver who works out of the STAR van, said she ...

A program that replaces police officers with health care workers on mental health and substance abuse calls in Denver, Colorado, is showing signs of success, according to a six-month progress report.

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DENVER — The Denver Police Department said it's seeing success by pairing behavioral ... or arrest 286 people were placed on emergency mental health hold 71 people were connected to housing ...

DENVER — Denver ... months due to the success seen since the program's pilot in 2020. STAR stands for "Support Team Assisted Response." The program dispatches licensed mental health ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A year-old Denver program that removes police from some 911 calls involving mental health or substance ... then that’s an incredible success.” Denver City Council in July ...

The pilot period for a program in Denver that sends healthcare workers to respond to calls for mental health and substance abuse issues has so far been a success, according to local officials.

Setting a calm and peaceful tone inside the classroom at the Denver Center for 21st Century ... was an increased focus on mental health and more of a willingness to seek help.

Another U.S. city is reporting early success with a program that replaces ... a social worker with the Mental Health Center of Denver who works out of the STAR van, said she takes a "non ...