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Coloradans Are Bracing for a Mental Health Crisis After COVID-19 The number of Coloradans who need mental health treatment is rising. Can the Colorado government get its act together in order to serve them all? Jenny McCoy • Brittany Kochar, 31, weathered the first six to eight months of the pandemic fairly well. But as time dragged on, the Littleton resident, who in 2019 was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after her sister was murdered, began to feel the isolation eroding her mental health. Toward the end of 2020, Kochar’s anxiety, frustration, and PTSD increased and they’ve only intensified in the new year. “Recently, I felt a lot like this isn’t really living, this is just surviving,” Kochar says. “And it’s exhausting.” ....