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Mental health important during COVID-19 outbreak
March 29, 2020
By: Joe Vacarelli
Originally appeared in The Sentinel
As health and government officials ask the public not to gather in groups larger than 10 people during the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations dealing with mental health services have made adjustments, canceling group therapies.
But mental health services are still widely available throughout the Grand Valley and the state of Colorado. Providers also have advice on how to stay psychologically healthy during a stressful period.
Mind Springs Health, which serves multiple counties in ...
How to navigate your insurance and telemedicine for mental health
March 19, 2020
Originally appeared on 9News
By: Anusha Roy
Doctors and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are encouraging people to use telehealth while they work to slow down the novel coronavirus.
DENVER — Doctors and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) are encouraging people to use telehealth when they can to avoid a trip into the doctors office or clinic as they work to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
People seeking care for their mental health had questions about insurance coverage.
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Colorado Edition: The Strength Of The Human Spirit
March 18, 2020
Aired on KUNC
On this Colorado Edition: We explore the state's forecasted budget amid the coronavirus outbreak. We also round up this week's education news, learn more about the 2020 census now that it's officially begun, and get anxiety advice from a mental health expert.
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COVID-19: Mayor Suthers declares local emergency
March 16, 2020
By: Faith Miller
Originally appeared in the Colorado Springs Independent
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Colorado continued to climb, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers declared a local state of emergency March 16.
"The declaration does two things; first, it makes the City eligible for federal relief funding as it becomes available; second, it provides authority for Mayoral regulations that can be put in to place rapidly to address the situation as needed," Suthers said in a statement. "This should not be cause for further alarm, but a signal ...
The best and the worst: The psychology of COVID-19
March 15, 2020
By: Keri Dequine Harden
Originally appeared in the Steamboat Pilot
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Disasters — whether natural, manmade or a combination of both — tend to bring out the best and the worst in humanity.
A tornado or a hurricane is an event that happens quickly, with a long recovery. They are geographical disasters that most directly and severely effect people in that area.
A pandemic presents a very different threat — one that has geographic, economic, physical and psychological impacts. It is an invisible enemy, full of unknowns ...
Advice for those at higher risk for COVID-19 who have routine doctor appointments
March 13, 2020
By: Anusha Roy
Originally appeared on 9News
There's a good chance people who fall in the high-risk groups for COVID-19 will have routine doctor appointments. Officials hope they'll consider telemedicine.
DENVER — There's a good chance people who fall into the higher-risk groups for COVID-19 will have routine doctor appointments.
The hope? These people will consider using telemedicine -- or appointments that can be done remotely -- to avoid getting sick while trying to get well.
Who is high-risk for COVID-19?
The high-risk group ...
Romanoff sets virtual town hall to grapple with mental health concerns
March 16, 20120
By: Ernest Luning
Originally appeared in Colorado Politics
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has announced plans to hold a virtual town hall on Wednesday devoted to anxiety and other mental health issues surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.
"The pandemic we now face has taught us a lot about the coronavirus, COVID-19 and how to protect our physical health. But this crisis takes a toll on our mental health as well," said Romanoff, a former state House speaker who headed Mental Health Colorado for four years before throwing his hat ...
Can virtual doctors replace in person visits for most health needs?
March 13, 2020
By: Nicole Brady
Originally appeared on The Denver Channel.
Visiting the doctor no longer requires driving to the office, sitting in a waiting room, and doing a physical exam. More patients are taking advantage of telemedicine, or virtual visits, to see a physician over the internet. Denver7 is going 360 to find out the pros and cons of both types of visits.
For some patients, virtual visits are attractive because they’re convenient and can be booked immediately. That was the experience for Jack Bolgard, a student at CU Boulder. During his ...
Boogie at the Broadmoor With Leftover Salmon to Support Mental Health Causes
March 11, 2020
By: Kiran Herbert
Originally appeared in 5280
In the last year, two suicides sent ripples across the music industry. Jeff Austin, a founding member of the Yonder Mountain String Band, died last June. Two months later, Neal Casal, an influential guitarist best known for his role as a founding member of Circles Around the Sun, died in August.
Now, members of both of their former bands will join Leftover Salmon at the Boogie at the Broadmoor event from March 20–22. The shindig will include bowling with Leftover Salmon and Circle Around the Sun ...
How Colorado is trying to address transportation needs for people in mental health crisis
March 5, 2020
By: Forest Wilson
Originally appeared in the Colorado Independent
Lawmakers are pushing for a transportation system dedicated to getting people in crisis to care
One summer night, after his first year of college in 2012, Sandra Sharp’s son Drew grew increasingly anxious. He began having delusions of grandeur and became suicidal, Sharp said.
On that night, Drew allowed Sharp to take him to the hospital in Steamboat Springs “so that I could know that I did everything that I could to prevent him from committing suicide,” Sharp told lawmakers ...
