Crisis response unit reports 508 crisis interventions, outlines consolidation of weekly services

Jessica Hulse, manager of Northglenn's Crisis Response Unit, told the City Council on March 23 that the unit provided three program lines of service from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28: 508 crisis‑intervention contacts, 369 homelessness interventions and 41 targeted‑violence prevention services.

Hulse said the unit focuses on connecting people to community partners, stabilization and therapeutic models, and on case conferencing with schools and courts. She described clients diverted from higher‑cost settings: 21 diverted emergency‑department visits (estimated cost savings $21,315), one diverted jail incident ($1,799) and seven people housed in Jan–Feb with an estimated public‑funding savings of $190,351. Hulse cited external research to support the savings calculations, including the Police Practice and Research Journal and a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless analysis for housing‑cost savings.

Hulse described two operational changes coming in…