This investigation is part of the ongoing “On Edge” series about Colorado’s mental health by the Colorado News Collaborative, the nonprofit that unites more than 160 communities and news outlets
This investigation is part of the ongoing “On Edge” series about Colorado’s mental health by the Colorado News Collaborative, the nonprofit that unites more than 160 communities and news outlets
Colorado, the state with the nation’s highest rate of adult mental illness and lowest access to care, has been giving the 17 community mental health centers non-compete contracts and a privileged rate status for nearly 60 years, without meaningful oversight of the $437 million a year in tax dollars they receive to serve as the core of Colorado’s safety net.