A contracting bottleneck this year at the Colorado Department of Transportation has delayed grant agreements and payments for transit providers across the state, particularly in rural areas.
About $25 million worth of contracts are still pending as a bottleneck this year at the Colorado Department of Transportation has delayed grant payments for transit providers across the state.
About $25 million worth of contracts are still pending as a bottleneck this year at the Colorado Department of Transportation has delayed grant payments for transit providers across the state.
Mental health agencies calling attention to the uptick in suicides among teens
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and last updated 2021-05-17 08:00:13-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â The pandemic has taken a toll on our mental health, and young people are no different.
According to the CDC, suicide is one of the leading causes of death among teens, and now local officials are calling attention to a very troubling trend.
News5 spoke with several officials in the mental health care field. They say sixteen young people died by suicide this past year, in El Paso County, an uptick from the year before. The county also saw an increase in veteran suicides as well. The same trend is showing up in Teller and Park Counties.