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Council approves funding boosts for STAR crisis response teams amid push to expand alternatives to police
Summary
Council approved amendments that direct additional dollars to the STAR (Support Team Assisted Response) program and related community response efforts after testimony that STAR responds more cheaply than police and that demand outpaces current capacity.
Denver City Council approved amendments to add money to STAR and related community crisis-response programs after committee discussion and testimony from Department of Public Health and Environment officials and STAR contractors.
Sponsors argued STAR provides a lower-cost, specialized alternative to police responses for behavioral-health and nonviolent calls. "The STAR program…
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