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Lived Experience: What I wish I had known before I stopped taking antidepressants, and before I started

Author and safe "de-prescribing" advocate Brooke Siem describes her unexpectedly disturbing journey coming off an anti-depressant cocktail

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Changemakers & Thrivers

Changemaker: Best-selling author shares her journey toward valuing herself

Coloradan and best-selling novelist Kali Fajardo-Anstine learned to set goals and believe in herself and her Latino community to fulfill her dream

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How do we decrease the number of jail suicides and does the public care enough to act?

Jail suicides have been an overlooked national crisis for years. America needs to start learning from them in order to address the underlying problems that are causing so much needless death.

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US military commanders address mental health to contain suicide surge

Military suicides have occurred so often, top commanders are taking notice

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U.S. Surgeon General releases new framework for mental health in the workplace

By Renata Hill, Moodfuel Through “Quiet Quitting” and the Great Resignation, workers create a culture shift that provides opportunity for employers United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace, a document outlining the role companies can play in promoting mental health.

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Protect elders by looking for mental health warning signs and planning ahead

Elders may be at increased risk for suicidality, but caregivers can help them stay safe By Walker Tisdale III, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adulthood is a time of high risk for suicide. Collectively, caregivers of elders,

Free youth mental health counseling service underutilized in the Yampa Valley

Colorado BHA's free 6-session counseling service for youth is available statewide, but few young people in Yampa Valley use it.

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Colorado opts out of federal program to survey teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

Mental health experts worry that not participating will make it more difficult to track behaviors signaling poor mental health By Kaiser Health News As the pandemic worsened the mental health crisis among America’s young people, a small group of states, including Colorado, quietly withdrew from the nation’s largest

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Suicide prevention work tends to be ‘below the water line’

Centennial prevention program manager says much of her work is with young people and adults don’t see it By Jeff Rice, Sterling Journal-Advocate “We’re building below the water line.” That’s how Maranda Miller described ongoing efforts at suicide prevention by the Centennial Mental Health Center. Miller, who

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The math of mindfulness subtracts from stress and depression

Balance getting ahead with a pause in the now, say experts

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Activists demand mental healthcare for the incarcerated at El Paso County Jail

Twelve people have died this year while in custody at the El Paso County Jail. Relatives and activists want answers.

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Durango Fire awaits new ambulance for mental health-related transports

Durango Fire puts many miles on their long-transport, mental health ambulance. The new one will go into service immediately when it arrives.

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If you can’t have a pet, have a plant

People with green thumbs and neuroscientists agree: houseplants provide satisfaction, improved mental health and confidence.

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Smashing Stigma

Smashing mental health stigma in Colorado means remessaging

Cities, counties and the state have acknowledged that Coloradans have been stigmatized – some to death – regarding their behavioral health needs. Fortunately, multiple initiatives exist statewide to educate the public and support those with lived experience.

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Let's accept and support sadness like we do with happiness

For most people, feeling and expressing happiness is rewarded with positive reinforcement. In contrast, feeling and expressing sadness is often punished with avoidance or decreased social support. Why?

National Coming Out Day

National Coming Out Day

On this National Coming Out Day 2022, we uplift our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Ace, Two-Spirit and Gender Non-Conforming neighbors in Colorado.

Eagle Valley Behavioral Health Is building a new model for addressing mental health

Eagle Valley Behavioral Health Is building a new model for addressing mental health

By Ali Longwell, Vail Daily Since its inception in 2019, Eagle Valley Behavioral Health (EVBH) has sought to do things differently when addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of Eagle County. From becoming the state’s first new community mental health center in nearly three decades to collaborating with

Mike’s Camera in Boulder quietly restores photos for Marshall Fire survivors

Mike’s Camera in Boulder quietly restores photos for Marshall Fire survivors

By Jessica Mordacq, Boulder Reporting Lab Editor's note: Boulder Reporting Lab was instrumental in on-the-ground reporting about the Marshall Fire and its aftermath. The anniversary of this most destructive wildfire in Colorado history – 10th costliest in U.S. history – is December 30, 2022. In February, when Melissa Lockman

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Where can Black men receive mental health support? At their local barbershop

On a rainy day, 25 people gathered inside Midtown Barbershop to witness five men smash historical and cultural stigma

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Quiet quitting gets loud

Is "Quiet Quitting" healthy boundary-setting by employees or worker passive-aggression amounting to laziness?

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Trusting a helpline is difficult for ag workers, but this one knows farming and ranching

A new hotline seeks to help ag workers with their specialized concerns before they hit a breaking point.

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Deep brain stimulation is life-altering for OCD sufferers when other options fail

Dr. Rachel Davis discusses deep brain stimulation as a treatment for overcoming severe OCD in Colorado.

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NAMI announces pivotal donation for mental health support

NAMI received a $30 million contribution from MacKenzie Scott to increase service capacity and education programs nationally. Colorado affiliates will benefit.

Follow your good heart

Follow your good heart