Mind Springs Health Partners with Steamboat Springs Police Department for 24/7 Co-Responder Program

In an effort to better serve people experiencing mental health issues in Steamboat Springs, the Steamboat Springs Police Department and Mind Springs Health have created a 24-hour co-responder program where a mental health counselor will respond with a patrol officer when police dispatchers receive mental health-related calls.

Learn more about co-responder programs and how partnerships such as these are created between police departments and community mental health centers by reading this article in the Steamboat Pilot & Today.

*Special thanks to Alison Berg for her excellent reporting

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