Worsening mental health, particularly among young Americans, has emerged as a major concern during the pandemic, and Colorado lawmakers have taken notice.
HB21-1258, introduced in the House on April 6, would create a temporary âyouth mental health services programâ under the Colorado Department of Human Services, which would reimburse mental health providers for administering up to three free therapy sessions for young people in Colorado who may be suffering from mental distress. The bill has received bipartisan support and acknowledges there has been a rise in depression and suicide among Colorado youths amid the pandemic. In El Paso County, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment noted a 54 percent increase in youth suicide in 2020.
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Coloradoâs positivity rate for new COVID-19 cases has been on the rise in recent weeks, with some speculating the state may be entering a fourth wave of the pandemic.
Infections in the state had risen by around 18 percent as of April 19 as the state fights new variants of the novel coronavirus, according to reporting from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. The stateâs seven-day moving average for new cases stood at 1,444 on April 19. Hospitalizations are also up by about 19 percent. New deaths, however, have risen only slightly.
More Coloradans are being vaccinated every day amid case increase, with more than 2 million in the state inoculated, but public health officials remain concerned that the rate of vaccination could be overtaken by the new caseÂ
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