City of Denver Youth Crisis Response Team Initiative

The City and County of Denver will use funding to work with the Denver Police Department (DPD) to address youth related crimes. DPD plans to take a non-enforcement approach by creating a dedicated partnership with multiple agencies within the Denver Department of Public Safety, Denver Human Services, Community agencies, Center for Trauma and Resilience, At-Risk Intervention and Mentoring Program, and others to address youth related crime as it pertains to mental health crisis.