Amendments to strip off an expected fiscal note are on the way for a bill sponsors say would protect those with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities from being placed in solitary confinement while incarcerated.
A bill to reduce the numbers of mentally ill and developmentally disabled prisoners in solitary confinement was introduced Monday by Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, and Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder.
COLORADO SPRINGS– U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff, Colorado’s former speaker of the house, a popular political figure by almost any measure, won the Democratic Party county assemblies by 16 points last month and polls well against GOP challengers Ken Buck, Tom Wiens and Jane Norton. Yet his primary campaign against appointed Senator Michael Bennet has floundered, leading observers to continue to ask why he’s running and to search his campaign literature, his speeches and his face for motive.
The best therapists use the cultural background of their patients as a framework for diagnosis and treatment. No one knows more about Latino cultures than Latinos themselves, which is why there are efforts underway to steer students toward a career…
The backlash against immigration had led to a significant increase in the number of Spanish speakers seeking mental health treatment. But providers say there are far too few resources to help all the people reaching out for help.
When the group updating Colorado’s statewide suicide prevention plan held an information-gathering session in Cortez recently, participants had plenty to talk about.
“A couple in their late eighties had just committed suicide,” said Susie Street.
Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter is beginning a three-day tour today to discuss the state of mental health care in northwest Colorado. She will make stops in Walden, Steamboat Springs, Meeker and Craig to meet with providers and community members.…
Jeff Lucey hung himself with a garden hose in his parents’ basement just eight months after returning home from a five-month tour of duty in Iraq.
Despite herculean efforts to get psychiatric help for their son through the Veterans…
Colorado Sens. Ken Salazar and Wayne Allard asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Tuesday to expand its investigation into mental health treatment for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The office should not just focus on Fort Carson, the senators…
Sometime this year, Sarah Morgan will turn twenty-three. She was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. This means that her mother drank too much when she was pregnant and permanently messed up Sarah’s brain. Sarah has an IQ of 65. …
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