More than half of the average daily population in Pitkin County’s jail has a serious mental health issue, according to a 2022 report by Justice Planners. The high incidence of mental health issues among incarcerated.
Editor’s Note: This story is part two of a three-part series on mental health in the Roaring Fork Valley. Read part one here. Last year, Mental Health America a non-profit dedicated to the promotion.
Editor’s Note: This story is part one of a three-part series on mental health in the Roaring Fork Valley. In the summer of 2019, when Andrew Parrott was in crisis with bipolar disorder, a Pitkin.
In June, in a move recognizing a change in approach to mental illness, local police officers and other professionals will attend the National Co-Responder Conference to learn how to better serve the most vulnerable members of.