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Weld County approves opioid-abatement telehealth co-responder grant application
Summary
The Board approved applying for Colorado Opioid Abatement Council funds to continue a pilot virtual telehealth co-responder program to support deputies in remote areas.
The Weld County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 3 approved an application to the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council to fund a virtual telehealth co-responder program and authorized the sheriff’s office to submit the application electronically.
County Sheriff Donnie Patch told commissioners the program pairs remote telehealth behavioral health responders with deputies responding to mental-health and substance-use incidents in far-flung parts of the county. "This is a pretty important program to us," Patch said,…
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