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PROBLEMS WITH THE CARE OF PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS

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What is a parent to do if the system for helping their young adult children is designed to respond best to patients who can help themselves? Perhaps the most tragic result of the scarcity of mental health care in Colorado, in America, and in the … Read More

CO-RESPONDERS BRING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TO DENVER POLICE PATROL TEAMS

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…pairing patrol officers with mental health workers… “It’s like a bad joke,” says Social Worker Carleigh Sailon, “the social worker and the cop go into a bar…” But it’s not a joke, and both social workers and Denver Police officers have come to think it’s … Read More