Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE / Co-Responder)

Longmont Department of Public Safety’s CORE team is a specialized co-responder unit comprised of a specially trained police officer, a behavioral health clinician, and a paramedic. Together, the CORE team responds to 911 calls for service that indicate a mental health crisis. Once on scene, members apply their specialized skill sets to provide triage and assessment, de-escalate crisis conditions, manage field clearances, and divert individuals with behavioral health conditions from the justice system and the emergency room – redirecting them to appropriate treatment destinations. The goal of this program is to produce a dynamic, flexible response model for mental health crisis calls that brings the right resources sooner, identifies the dominant issue quickly, and takes the individual to the appropriate destination the first time while providing a robust case management and outreach system. This unit of skilled, dedicated professionals focuses on building relationships with participants while working to help people improve their quality of life.

Our CORE team responds to more than 2,800 mental health crisis calls per year and engages in over 5,000 contacts with our community members annually.

Who is on the team?

Specially trained police officers
Mental health clinicians
Paramedics

“Promote and provide outreach, resources, connection and support, to substantiate a stable quality of life for individuals with behavioral health needs, and their community, through education, clinical intervention and skill building.” – Public Safety CORE Team’s Mission Statement