Behavioral Health in Action

The Mesa County Co-responder Program enhances law enforcement responses to mental health needs by integrating clinicians within patrol teams. The collaborative initiative launched this summer to ensure individuals in crisis receive specialized support from trained professionals and law enforcement personnel.

The Mesa County Co-response was initiated in the summer of 2023 to improve the response to mental health crises and behavioral health issues in the community by integrating clinicians into patrol teams to ensure that individuals in crisis receive specialized support from a dedicated team of professionals.

Mesa County Behavioral Health's Multi-Agency Collaboration (MAC), an initiative uniting hospitals, law enforcement, and detention centers to support individuals navigating jails, shelters, and emergency services, celebrates its first anniversary.

The Colorado Department of Human Services and the Office of Behavioral Health have awarded Mesa County Behavioral Health a $4,548,383 grant to enhance collaboration between Mesa County's criminal justice and mental health programs. Out of this total amount, $3,486,061 has been designated for the State Fiscal Year 2024, covering the period from now until July 2024. The remainder of the grant will be issued in the next fiscal year.