The Town of Palmer Lake is in El Paso County in the Tri-Lakes region located between Denver and Colorado Springs with a population was 2,636.
The Town of Palmer Lake aspires to embark on an initiative to enhance its crisis continuum of care, aiming to minimize harm, decrease arrests, and alleviate the strain on jails and emergency departments. This initiative aims to prioritize accessibility to quality mental health and substance use disorder treatments and services. To ensure equitable coverage across their geographically diverse community, they intend to allocate additional resources through grant funding. Cohort 2023.
Program Goals
- Minimize harm by reducing the negative consequences associated with those suffering mental health and substance use crises
- Decrease the number of individuals being arrested for issues related to mental health or substance use disorders
- Alleviate strain on jails and emergency departments by addressing crises more effectively
- Prioritize accessibility to quality mental health and substance use disorder treatments and services
- Ensure equitable coverage across a geographically diverse community
Key Partnership Organizations
Town of Palmer Lake Police Department | University of Colorado Health