KOAA Survey: Mental health treatment in Colorado
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and last updated 2021-05-12 06:29:04-04
The past year has been incredibly difficult for Coloradans to cope with. Along with an unprecedented pandemic that led to lockdowns, cuts in services, death, illness, job loss and more, the state has also experienced massive wildfires, calls for social justice reforms, a contentious 2020 election, an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and two mass shootings.
Any one of these events is enough to cause someone to need counseling from a mental health professional. Collectively, these events have led to an increase in the number of people in the state screening positive for stress and anxiety, according to Mental Health Colorado.
Posted by Jan Wondra | May 4, 2021
In a virtual proclamation ceremony on Monday, a group of the state’s health and government officials marked the state’s commitment to programs supporting mental health; an awareness program that this year they are calling “Healthier Minds across the lifespan”.
Each year, Mental Health Colorado hosts Mental Health Proclamation Day at the Capitol to declare May as Mental Health Month, with this year’s theme, following a tumultuous year of COVID-19 pandemic, focused on healing together.
May is Mental Health Month. This year a Zoom gathering became the event at which the Lt. Governor issued the Proclamation.
Colorado lawmakers want to help kids cope with COVID pandemic with unprecedented new plan
With the state starting to slowly return to normal, Colorado lawmakers are looking for ways to help youth cope with a traumatic past year. House Bill 1258 would establish a temporary youth mental health services program to help kids learn to cope with the stress.
and last updated 2021-04-26 09:52:47-04
DENVER â Being a teenager is tough. There is a pressure to do well in school or sports, a pressure to fit in with your peers, a pressure to figure out your future all while experiencing puberty.
ColoradoBiz Magazine
Job insecurity, isolation take toll on mental health
April 20, 2021
Illustrations by Adam Vicarel
Josh Wolkon’s bags were packed for Hawaii. But instead of boarding a plane on March 16 last year, he drove to Ace Eat Serve in Denver’s Uptown neighborhood, where he told 30 restaurant managers he was “shutting everything down.”
“I broke down,” says Wolkon, the founder of Secret Sauce F&B, the independent restaurant group behind Steuben’s Uptown, Steuben’s Arvada and Ace Eat Serve. “Over the next 24 hours – it all happened so fast – my COO and I told 180 people they no longer had jobs. It’s hard enough letting one person go …” Wolkon’s voice trails off. “Everyone was shell-shocked.”
Beyond guns: A 360 look at how to prevent or reduce mass shootings
Experts weigh in on solutions
In this 360, Coloradans explain some ways to prevent mass shootings. Have another idea? Email us at 360@thedenverchannel.com.
and last updated 2021-04-09 17:44:27-04
President Joe Biden issued a series of executive orders on gun control Thursday, and experts are weighing in with possible solutions to prevent mass shootings.
Colorado has suffered three of the nationâs most notorious shootings: Columbine High School in April 1999, the Aurora Century 16 movie theater in July 2012 and the Boulder King Soopers in March 2021.
While gun control is often discussed in the immediate aftermath of mass shooting, many also point to the mental state of the offender.