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Grand County explores EMS‑based crisis co‑responder team to handle mental health emergencies
Summary
County leaders and public health, EMS and sheriff’s office stakeholders discussed creating a co‑responder team pairing an EMS clinician and a behavioral health clinician to respond to behavioral‑health‑related 911 calls; staff will seek grants and town support to pilot the program in 2026.
Grand County officials and community partners discussed establishing a crisis co‑responder program that would pair an EMS responder with a licensed behavioral‑health clinician to respond to behavioral health calls and provide on‑scene assessment, stabilization and connection to treatment.
Why it matters: County EMS and public health officials told commissioners the county sees growing demand for 911 responses with a behavioral health component. Presenters said an EMS‑based co‑responder team would aim to reduce unnecessary arrests and emergency‑department transports, shorten on‑scene response times, improve safety for responders and get people into…
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