About
Broomfield Police Department first implemented a mental health co-responder program in 2018. Since that time the program has continued to evolve, now fielding dozens of calls a month. BCORE (Broomfield Co-Response) is designed to provide individuals in crisis with appropriate mental health services and resources, which in turn reduces unnecessary emergency department trips or incarceration.
The BCORE program shifted from contracted mental health services to an in-house program in July of 2024. The team of one clinical supervisor and 3 clinicians are Broomfield City and County employees led by Commander Kurt Wederquist. Clinical staff work 10 hour shifts 7 days a week from late morning to mid evening.
On average BCORE answers around 80 calls a month. BCORE team members respond directly into the community, with a Broomfield Police Officer, to meet the needs of individuals, while others are follow-up calls with individuals that come in after hours.
Broomfield’s program is a secondary response model with clinicians working out of offices in the George Di Ciero City and County Building and are dispatched to calls when needed in unmarked city vehicles. When a resident calls police for a mental health related call, an officer responds and does an initial assessment to determine if a clinician should respond as well (once the scene is safe). Calls for mental health concerns can also come from friends, family, community members, or even sometimes self-reported.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911 (emergency) or 303-438-6400 (non-emergency) to request an on duty clinician. To reach a clinician for non-emergency information or to leave a voicemail, please call 983-888-6700. Clinicians generally do not work past 9:30pm, and will reply to messages as soon as the next clinician is available.
