Denver committee approves $5.57 million for STAR crisis-response services
The agreements support emergency medical crews and vans, behavioral-health clinicians and follow-up services for the city’s Support Team Assisted Response program.
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Denver’s Health and Safety Committee approved two proposed agreements totaling $5,572,406.92 on Oct. 7 to support the city’s Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program. The agreements cover emergency medical crews and vans, behavioral-health clinicians and follow-up services.
The committee approved a proposed $2,837,767.92 contract with Denver Health and Hospital Authority for emergency medical technicians and paramedics on STAR teams, as well as upkeep and stocking of the program’s vans. The city’s contract request describes on-scene medical assessments, basic interventions, referrals and coordination with city clinicians. It specifies a term from Aug. 16, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027, and calls for up to six vans to be available 16 hours a day, seven days a week.
The committee also approved a proposed $2,734,639 grant to Caring for Denver Foundation through its Care Over Incarceration program. The city’s grant request says the grant would support behavioral-health clinicians on STAR vans and follow-up and wraparound services through the STAR Community Partner Network. The proposed term is Aug. 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027.
The committee minutes record both measures, Council Bills 26-1431 and 26-1432, as approved by consent. The committee’s approval is one procedural step; it does not itself constitute final City Council adoption or execution of the agreements.