The $294,657 grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services and will go toward funding contracted social workers and training members within the unit.
The Aurora Police Department received a federal grant to help its crisis intervention unit respond to mental health and crisis calls, and provide resources for residents.
The unit aims to quickly de-escalate the situation, assess the individual in crisis and connect them to services needed to keep them out of the criminal justice system, Guevara said.
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