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Bob Lane (R)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose? Yes Do you support extreme risk protection orders? No Do you support strengthening laws and transparency requirements compelling insurance companies to provide coverage for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders that is equal to the coverage provided for a physical illness? No ...

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Rochelle Galindo (D)

Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes: I work in a elementary school where mental health services are only available for two days a week. That is not enough. Students need these resources everyday to ensure their mental health is on a positive note to allow them to grow and learn in a classroom. Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose? ...

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Jared Polis (D)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes: Making sure our children have access to quality mental health care resources in the places where they spend the majority of their days, their schools, is a critical need in districts across the state. I will work with local communities to identify and fund opportunities to expand rural school-based health clinics, and I will follow the lead of ...

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Walker Stapleton (R)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes: I would like to see us dedicate more resources to mental health services in schools. I will work with the legislature to find ways to help districts hire and retain the mental health professionals we need at schools. Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdo...

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EQUAL COVERAGE FOR ALL

How can we mend Colorado's mental health? We can start by enforcing the law. Under state and federal mental health parity laws, most insurance carriers are required to provide equal coverage for mental and physical care. But these laws, like any, are effective only if they’re enforced. The evidence suggests that’s not happening. If you’re fighting a mental health or substance use disorder, or caring for a loved one who is, you probably don’t have enough time or money to fight an insurance company. And you shouldn’t have to. Click here to learn more ...

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Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes: I work with youth and families everyday that could benefit from additional resources in our schools. Teachers are there to do their job in educating are young people and schools should have the resources and staff to address social/emotional needs of their students. Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a ...

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Monica Duran (D)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose? Yes Do you support extreme risk protection orders? Yes Do you support strengthening laws and transparency requirements compelling ...

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Theresa Stets (U)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose? Yes Do you support extreme risk protection orders? Yes Do you support strengthening laws and transparency requirements compelling ...

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Todd Kastetter (D)

Click here for more information on the candidate. Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose? Yes: Measures to reduce the risk of future suicide attempts should be supported. Do you support extreme risk protection orders? Yes: I support extreme risk ...

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Colin Wilhelm (D)

Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings? Yes Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose? Respondent skipped this question Do you support extreme risk protection orders? Respondent skipped this question Do you support strengthening laws and transparency requirements compelling ...

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