October 18, 2023
By: Vincent Atchity
A new law went into effect in July 2022 that limits how Colorado jails and prisons can use solitary confinement for ...
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November 7, 2023
By: Shane Ersland
Helping Coloradans who struggle with addiction, particularly for individuals transitioning out of a carceral setting, will ...
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September 18, 2023
By: Anna Meyer
More than half of the average daily population in Pitkin County’s jail has a serious mental health issue, according to a ...
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September 03, 2023
By: Anna Meyer
Last year, Mental Health America — a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness ...
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September 01, 2023
By: Sage Kelley
“As a nation, we are in a vast public health crisis when it comes to mental health," Vincent Atchity, president and CEO ...
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August 30, 2023
By: Brooke Williams
A recent report found that Coloradans struggle with mental health more than people living in most other states, ranking at ...
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August 23, 2023
By: Jeff Anastasio
“You can go to annualcreditreport.com to get copies of your credit reports and review them to see if your medical ...
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August 29, 2023
By: Vincent Atchity
For 70 years, Mental Health Colorado has prioritized the health and well-being of Coloradans across the lifespan by ...
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August 17, 2023
By: Sage Kelly
The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline began in July of 2022, looking to battle the ever-growing suicide rates head-on with ease ...
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January 29, 2023
By: Debbie Kelly
Colorado no longer ranks as the worst state in the nation for the prevalence of mental illness and access to treatment for ...
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April 30, 2023
By: Seth Klamman
Amid a surge in eating disorder diagnoses in Colorado, budget-minded lawmakers stripped language from a bill Monday that ...
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March 15, 2023
By: Jeanne Souldern
Mental Health Colorado (MHC) President Dr. Vincent Atchity spoke with The Sopris Sun recently about bills before the Colorado ...
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February 8, 2023
By: Anusha Roy
The number of kids showing up in emergency departments in Colorado more than doubled in a recent five-year span, from 2,002 ...
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April 5, 2023
By: Jeanne Davant
The signs of mental illness are all around us, but often they’re scars we choose not to see. It’s the person sitting ...
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February 9, 2023
By: Vincent Atchity
It’s no secret there is a significant and growing mental health and substance use crisis in Colorado. Though some are ...
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May 14, 2023
By: Vincent Atchity
It seems one of the few things that 90 percent of Americans will agree on these days is that we are in the midst of a mental ...
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July 14, 2023
By: Ryan Spencer
As the Summit County community processes the aftermath of an incident involving mental health issues where officers shot and ...
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September 12, 2021
By: Kari Dequine Harden
Local mental health care providers are seeing a higher patient load than ever. And nationally, research shows an ...
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September 8, 2021
By: Sophie Quinton
DENVER — Colorado es conocido como la meca de la salud y la vida al aire libre. Sin embargo, un porcentaje de residen...
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September 3, 2021
By: Marianne Goodland
BB is 16. Instead of going to school or hanging out with friends, she's been living in the emergency room of a ...
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