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A judge could decide Tuesday whether the prosecution of a mentally ill man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 can resume now that the state mental hospital says he is mentally competent, at least for now.
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As the school year gets underway, applications are open for high school students who want to enter Colorado’s behavioral health workforce. It's part of a new program being offered at six high schools in Denver, Aurora and the San Luis Valley.
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Farmers and ranchers in the West are being pressured by rising production costs, increased workloads and extreme weather. No wonder they face higher levels of stress and mental health issues than other Americans.
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The district attorney's office announced Wednesday that experts at the state mental hospital say Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa no longer has a mental disability that prevents him from aiding in his defense.
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Young people in Colorado are in crisis, dealing with high levels of depression, stress and thoughts of self-harm. The rates of mental health struggles are even higher for LGBTQ+ kids.
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KUNC Programming and Operations Manager Desmond O’Boyle and Boulder Reporting Lab Senior Reporter John Herrick discuss a civil rights lawsuit about the treatment of mentally ill people in the Boulder County Jail and the legal repercussions Xcel Energy is facing following the release of findings about the cause of the Marshall fire.
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Ryan Partridge was incarcerated in the Boulder County Jail while experiencing severe symptoms of schizophrenia. He sued jail workers for failing to provide adequate care and treatment.
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The 2021 law requires people with a mental illness to be let out of their cell for at least two hours per day. The challenges the county is facing with compliance reveal just how ill-equipped jails are to care for those most in need of mental health treatment, advocates say.
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Providers plan upcoming events, resources as community reels from the loss of Summit High School graduate Charlie Foster.
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The Bureau of Indian Education recently extended a program that provides more mental health resources for tribal youth, impacting more than 100 Mountain West schools.