It is a clinically diagnosable mental health condition, and we must remove its stigma if we expect people to rethink their relationship with booze.
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Posted inEducation
Colorado middle and high schoolers could begin receiving annual mental health checks
If a student needs additional resources, they would be referred to state-run program offering free therapy sessions
Posted inHealth
Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
Oregon begins licensed, regulated use of psychedelic mushrooms in 2023. Colorado’s next, in 2024.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Zornio: Seeking mental health treatment is a strength, not a weakness
Our brains need regular care and exercise just like any other part of our body. Therapy is an important part of good mental health.
Posted inSun Investigation
Colorado’s mental health system ill-equipped to handle adopted children with severe trauma
The primary reason adoptions of foster kids in Colorado fail is “child’s behavior problem.” How do you fix reactive attachment disorder or adoption-related loss?
Posted inCrime and Courts
Colorado man dead after encounter with mental health team
A crisis response team tried to guide the man out of a roadway and a “struggle” ensued, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Posted inSun Investigation
Colorado funds only one agency to help families and adopted kids with their trauma-filled past. And its budget just got slashed.
No family who has received trauma-informed coaching by Raise the Future has reported a disrupted adoption, according to the agency and the state.
Posted inNews
To keep people from returning to jail, Mesa County follows other communities’ reentry roadmap
Many people transitioning from jail or prison struggle to reenter society without support. Mesa County’s new program helps with housing, jobs, transportation and mental health services.
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Colorado opts out of federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens
Local public health officials say they can get a better idea of what’s going on with youth using the Healthy Kids Colorado survey, which reaches about 100,000 teens compared with 80,000 nationwide in the CDC’s survey of Youth Risk Behavior.
Posted inHealth
Kids’ health is impacted most by life outside a doctor’s office, so Children’s Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too
Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Resource Connect helps families get fresh food, rental assistance, help with their electric bills, diapers and school supplies