A New Option For Mental Health Patients, History Colorado Targets Overlooked Sites, Western Colorado’s Quirky Weapons, Pueblo Teen Wins Writing Prize

An Alamosa, Colorado mental health center says clients benefit from a peaceful “crisis living room” where they can receive counseling. History Colorado wants the public to help it identify significant sites representing minority communities. From darts to machine guns, humans' evolving arsenal is on display in Grand Junction. A 15-year-old from Pueblo won the NaNoWriMo prize for an excerpt from her unfinished novel.

• Coloradans Who Need Mental Health Care Have Options Beyond The ER, Jail
• To Tell A Fuller Story Of Colorado, Historians Turn to Crowdsourcing
• ​Bullseyes and Misfires: The Quirky History Of Weapons In Western Colorado
• ​Pueblo Novelist, 15, Reaches The Stars In National Writing Competition