May 13, 2023
CPR News Colorado is doubling the funding next year for schools that enroll students whose mental health or medical needs are too intense for regular schools to handle, calling for 12 new schools to open within the next three years. But even as the state attempts to...Apr 20, 2023
By Carina Julig for the Colorado Sentinel Nearly two years ago, pediatricians and psychologists from Children’s Hospital Colorado convened a press conference to declare a “state of emergency” for pediatric mental health in Colorado. Post-pandemic, the state’s young...Apr 11, 2023
By State Sen. Chris Kolker – Douglas County News-Press But there is always more to be done in correcting the healthcare gap between mental and physical illnesses. HB23-1130 is a bill currently gaining traction in our state legislature that is looking to reduce...Apr 8, 2023
By State Sen. Robert Rodriguez for The Colorado Sun Step therapy, or “fail first,” is a common practice utilized by insurance companies to ensure a patient has first tried lower cost drugs before they can “step up” to receiving coverage for a more expensive one –...Mar 31, 2023
By Tori Mason with CBS Colorado Denver Public Schools has been busy securing school resource officers (SROs) following recent violence at East High School. Many DPS families are looking for improvements in not only physical protection, but mental support as well. DPS...Mar 30, 2023
By: Landon Haaf for ABC Denver 7 Colorado House Representative Dafna Michaelson Jenet told Denver7 Thursday that she has seen renewed interest in a student mental health bill, which is currently under consideration in the state legislature, since a shooting at East...