Tag: Mental Health Crisis
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Colorado children’s mental health leaders plead for pandemic recovery funding
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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Man in custody for allegedly threatening to blow up apartment complex
A man is in custody after threatening to blow up an apartment complex in Denver’s Lincoln Park neighborhood Saturday morning, police said. Authorities responded to the complex in the 1200 block of Galapago Street about 8:20 a.m. after the man threatened to blow up the complex using multiple propane tanks, said Ana Munoz, a spokeswoman…
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Veteran suicides in Colorado ‘significantly higher’ than national averages, according to new VA report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Suicide among veterans set record highs last year statewide and in El Paso County, with more than one dying by suicide every week. Colorado’s suicide rate also is described as “significantly higher” than the national rate for veterans, according to the newly released 2020 National…
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Immediate access to mental health care among Colorado reforms Polis approves
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Instead of trying to figure out how to pay for mental health care before seeking treatment, Coloradans will be able to get immediate assistance under a plan Gov. Jared Polis approved Wednesday while a yet-to-be-created Behavioral…