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Council liaisons outline growing local crisis response: follow-ups increase and clinician staffing reviewed
Summary
Liaisons reported the Core and LEAD partnerships are seeing more crisis follow-ups and diversions, a planned pause on one clinician FTE and upcoming rollout of school-based core clinician support.
Liaisons briefing the council said local crisis-response programs are handling increased caseloads and revising staffing in response.
The Core database recorded 930 unique calls for service last year and 578 unique persons in crisis, with 2,064 required follow-ups and a median of three follow-ups per person, according to liaison remarks. Liaisons said crisis assessments, diversions and medical-expertise interactions have increased year over year, and that partners reported rising demand for follow-up services.
Liaisons said one clinician full-time equivalent (FTE) position was paused as managers reevaluate spending to ensure strategic use of funds. They also said a school-based core team will begin in the fall to provide clinicians for students in crisis, allowing coordination between schools, SROs and crisis clinicians.
Liaisons named local partners working on crisis response, including LEAD, Angel Initiative, HOPE, Elder Recovery Cafe and Boulder County Public Health's programs; no formal council action or new funding decisions were recorded in the liaison update.
