Tag: Mental Health Colorado
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New report: Colorado remains in mental health crisis
For two years in a row, Colorado has had nearly the worst rate in the nation of mental illness among children and adults, when compared with other states and the District of Columbia, according to a large-scale industry study. Colorado ranks 50th — or second to last — for the prevalence of any mental health…
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Colorado Rapids social media accounts paused
The Colorado Rapids social media channels have been silent this week. No tweets, reels or snaps for a reason. “It’s important to take mental health breaks,” the club tweeted Monday. “As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, we will be stepping away from our social accounts for the week and be back online Saturday.” Along…
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Mental health — and care options — in Colorado remain ‘distressing’ after years in survival mode
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado no longer ranks as the worst state in the nation for the prevalence of mental illness and access to treatment for adults, a spot it held in the 2022 State of Mental Health in America report.— The recently released 2023 report from Mental Health…
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Colorado children’s mental health leaders plead for pandemic recovery funding
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Children’s mental health advocates want a fair share of Colorado’s federal pandemic recovery money that has yet to be allocated, they announced Tuesday during a virtual discussion spearheaded by Children’s Hospital Colorado. “There is a continued sense of being overwhelmed as a system, and it’s…
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Spike in suicides at Colorado jail highlights shortfalls of mental health care for those behind bars
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a 33-year-old man took his life last week while incarcerated at the El Paso County jail, the number of suicides in the facility since 2019 rose to five, after nearly a decade when none…
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‘See something, say something’ still good advice when it comes to mental health concerns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How can someone walk into a grocery store and randomly kill 10 innocent strangers? There’s no simple answer, experts say, but there are a few things they know. Mass shooters often are socially isolated, or loners, and have some sort of grievance, said Susan Payne,…