Tag: Vivek Murthy
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Hospital gun-violence prevention programs may be hit by U.S. funding crossfire
DENVER • Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city’s safety-net system, but she was unable to get information from emergency room workers, who complained that she was creating a disturbance. “I was…
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Colorado announces $20 million initiative for youth mental health
The grants will go to school-community partnerships to promote youth mental health support
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U.S. Surgeon General visits Children’s Hospital Colorado to talk about youth mental health crisis
For the hundreds of Denver youths who took to the street Friday in protest against gun violence in the wake of the shooting death of 16-year-old Luis Garcia, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy had this message: “My heart goes out to you,” Murthy said. “But also, I am so sorry that as a society…