Author: Vinnie

March 21, 2023 Contact:Ana Cornelius, SCAC Chairprimalwellnessltd@yahoo.com STAR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON 2023 ELECTION In 2023, Denver will host elections for a new Mayor, city council members, and other administrative positions. Throughout the election campaigning, the Support Team Assisted Response Program (STAR) has been mentioned and referenced by numerous candidates in virtually all races.…
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DASHR has been involved with the envisioning, design, implementation, and now expansion of Denver’s STAR program which sends medics and clinicians to 911 calls instead of law enforcement. The STAR Community Advisory Committee is a mechanism of community oversight and input in the program, yet has experienced many challenges in influencing STAR and addressing concerns.…
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Reimagining Public Safety with Transformative Solutions Save The Date: Thursday, April 29th 6:00pm-7:15pm Join Denver Alliance for Street Health Response (DASHR) along with Arvadans for Social Justice, Evergreen Coalition for Racial Justice, Lakewood for Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Golden Anti-Racism Collective, and Wheat Ridge for Equity for this critical conversation that builds upon national…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2021 Contact:Vinnie Cervantes, DASHR 720.413.0124 | vinnie@dashrco.org Ana Sofia Corneliusana@denverhomelessoutloud.org STAR PROGRAM: COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SPEAK OUTCommunity members and partners of Denver’s STAR program make demands of the city. Denver, CO – On June 1st last year, Denver launched the STAR program to provide an alternative crisis response for issues related…
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January 19, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Vinnie Cervantes, DASHR720.413.0124 | vinnie @dashrco.org Benjamin Dunning, Denver Homeless Out Loudbnjmndnnng@denverhomelessoutloud.org  Anaya Robinson, Atlantis Community, Inc.anaya@atlantiscommunity.org  Lisa Raville, Harm Reduction Action Centerlisa.harm.reduction@gmail.com  Carlos Valdez, Colorado Jobs With Justicecarlos@cojwj.org Jason Vitello, Colorado Public Health Associationinfo@coloradopublichealth.org MAYOR COFFMAN’S STUNT PROVIDES INACCURATE NARRATIVE OF HOMELESSNESSDASHR and its partners reject Coffman’s…
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DASHR makes public our efforts to create a non-police emergency response in Aurora, Colorado. See the full text on the next page.

See DASHR’s position below on the creation of a Department of Peacekeeping Services.

On June 1, DASHR’s efforts to create an alternative 911 response in Denver, modeled after the program in Eugene, Oregon known as CAHOOTS took a major step forward with the launch of the STAR program (Support Team Assisted Response). This is the result of years of DASHR leading the work to build alternatives to policing,…
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We have signed on to a letter to Colorado Chief Justice Coats to use his judicial authority to suspend evictions and foreclosures. Elected officials and protesters are rushing to re-open businesses and return to normal – we believe this will be harmful and will amplify our current public safety crisis. Health experts have been clear…
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