Polis [cheers and applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] gov. Polis good morning, everyone. [indiscernible] gov. Polis good morning to everyone. [laughter] leaders, members of the General Assembly from across our great state, Lieutenant Governor, the ,outhern indian tribal chairman general,n, attorney ,ecretary of state, treasurer members of the state board of education, justices of the colorado Supreme Court, aurora mayor, members of the cabinet, our dedicated first gentleman. [cheers and applause] gov. Polis thank you all for gathering here this morning. Before we begin, i want to offer my gratitude to the many people whose tireless dedication to our safety allows us to gather here today and keeps the people of colorado safe, the members of the military serving in colorado and
Colorado's demand for people working in the mental health and addiction fields more than doubled during the pandemic, but the supply of actual workers hasn't kept up.
College and university leaders are increasingly more aware of the challenges students face with mental health and have doubled down on new resources and interventions.
Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera returned home from the hospital on Monday following an arm infection. She is eager to resume work alongside Governor Polis.