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Aurora adds third AMRT team and strengthens youth 'call‑in' program with probation conditions
Summary
City staff said a third Aurora Mental Health Response Team (AMRT) clinician has started and will add Sunday coverage; county partners agreed to require some probation/parole clients to attend youth violence "call‑in" sessions, shifting participation from voluntary to a condition in some cases.
Aurora staff told the council the city is expanding non-police crisis response and said partner agencies will make youth "call‑in" sessions a condition of probation or parole in some cases.
City staff said a clinician assigned to a third Aurora Mental Health Response Team (AMRT) has begun work and that the city will expand AMRT coverage to seven days a week (not 24/7) with Sunday coverage newly added. Staff reported 68 follow-ups by case management as part of the crisis response program and said case managers continue to work to reduce repeat 911 contacts.
On youth violence interventions, staff described a multi-jurisdictional "call‑in" program intended to reach people involved in violent or at-risk behavior. Adams County has not ordered attendance, staff said, while Arapahoe County ordered five people to attend a recent call‑in. Staff told council members that district attorney offices for the relevant judicial districts agreed to add a clause to probation/parole conditions requiring attendance at the call‑in; staff said that failure to attend could be treated as a violation of supervision.
Why it matters: expanded crisis teams aim to reduce emergency calls routed to police and to provide specialized clinical responses. Making call‑in attendance a condition of supervision is intended to increase participation and connect high-risk individuals to services.
Staff said the next juvenile-only call‑in is scheduled for Sept. 10; council members and staff described ongoing coordination with probation, the district attorney and court partners to increase attendance and follow-through.
