5 cases of COVID variant first identified in India found in Mesa County
CDPHE said cases of the variant first identified in India have been found in Mesa County. The people with this strain have no history of travel. Author: Allison Sylte Updated: 8:10 PM MDT May 6, 2021
DENVER The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has identified five cases of the COVID-19 variant first discovered in India in Mesa County.
CDPHE announced these cases during a media availability on Thursday afternoon. State Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said none of the people who tested positive for this variant had recently traveled, and how it reached Colorado is under investigation.
Colorado spends more than a billion dollars a year on mental health and substance use care, but many of those who need help have a hard time navigating the system.
A bipartisan bill that Governor Jared Polis signed into law on April 22 lays the groundwork for a new government entity to manage the state’s myriad programs in one central place and streamline care. In September, Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force unanimously recommended the state establish such an agency as one of several strategies for reforming the state’s behavioral health-care system.
This new entity, the Behavioral Health Administration, won’t appear right away. But House Bill 21-1097 sponsored by Representatives Mary Young (a Democrat from Greeley) and Rod Pelton (a Republican from Cheyenne Wells), along with Senators Rhonda Fields (a Democrat from Aurora) and Bob Gardner (a Republican from Colorado Springs) directs the Colorado Department of Human Services to establish the BHA by July 2022. The BH
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.
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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.
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Partly cloudy skies this morning will give way to cloudy skies and rain during the afternoon. High around 55F. NNW winds shifting to E at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%..
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Snow this evening will transition to snow showers late. Low 19F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 3 to 5 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 19, 2021 @ 8:18 am
A big update is coming later this year that will change how you dial local phone numbers.
Beginning Saturday, April 24, the state and various phone companies are asking people with area code “719” to start dialing that code, even when making local calls. If you forget and only dial the regular seven-digit phone number, the call will still go through.
However, on Oct. 24, people with the 719 area code will be required to dial that code along with the phone number or their call might not be completed.
The reason for the change: Last July the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved “988” as the three-digit abbreviated dialing code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. That number goes into effect July 16, 2022.