mental health
Mental health care in Colorado has gone virtual thanks to coronavirus. For some patients, it’s long overdue.
Community mental health clinics are still open during the pandemic, but therapists are meeting with clients in privacy-protected online sessions.
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Social distancing could drag on for months in Colorado. How will we stay sane?
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Silverman: Be a positive lifeline during the coronavirus quarantine – we’re all in this together
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Opinion: Let’s overwhelm this coronavirus crisis with creativity and compassion
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Opinion: How hard it can be for Colorado families to get the mental health treatment they need
By Edward D. Breslin Opinion
As the teen mental health epidemic escalates, emergency rooms get innovative and a for-profit hospital sees an opening
A statewide review is attempting to pinpoint the gaps in care as one study finds kids go out of network up to 7 times more often for mental health care.
Opinion: Encourage the hope, honor the lament of those touched by adoption. It could save a life.
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High school can be rough. These Colorado teens are making it easier for their peers to get help.
In a state with an alarming youth suicide rate and a persistent hunger for prevention strategies, the vouchers represent a student-driven effort to broaden access to mental health services
For farmers in a mental health crisis, it’s often tough to seek help. A Colorado program aims to begin conversations.
Amid uncertainties over tariffs and declining income, suicides are increasing in Colorado and rates are higher in rural areas than in urban environments
Denver and other cities are looking to take cops out of mental health-related 911 rescues
Denver is one of at least eight cities considering an Oregon program called Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets to decriminalize and improve the treatment of people with severe mental illness
How a “warm handoff” is making mental health care a regular part of doctor visits in Boulder
It isn’t lie-on-the-couch psychiatry, but a more approachable model that gets patients focused on their whole health
Colorado’s trailblazing Safe2Tell system needs significant upgrades, lawmakers say
Police respond to suicidal teens instead of counselors under the current system, which is among the reasons leaders are looking to Utah for ideas on how to improve.
