To Heal The Community, Arapahoe High Pulls Together In The Wake Of Recent Suicides
The community has struggled with a rash of recent student suicides, five in total over the last two years — four of whom went to Arapahoe.
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Delta County Sheriff Sounds Alarm On Mentally Ill Man In Jail, One Of Many In Colorado
Read moreSheriff Fred McKee said his deputies are not qualified to care for a 66-year-old man who has been in jail for weeks with no word on when a hospital bed will open up.
What One NPR Reporter Saw On A Trip To The Epicenter Of Colorado's Suicide Epidemic
Read moreNational correspondent Kirk Siegler visited Grand Junction and Mesa County as part of his reporting on mental health in rural America.
Suicide Reports Surge For Colorado’s Safe2Tell Program
Read moreThe program was formed in response to school violence, but suicide threats have been the leading reason students file reports since the 2013-14 school year.
Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland Comes To Terms With Sister's Suicide In 'Tragi-Comic' Memoir
Read moreCayton-Holland's new book, "Tragedy + Time," is a loving tribute to his sister and a portrait of his exceptional Denver family.
Colorado Faces A Crisis With The Mentally Ill In Jail. Here's How We Got There
Read moreThe two sides, Disability Law Colorado and state officials, head to federal court Friday to fight it out again.
Decades After Ben Roy Says He Was Abused At A Catholic Summer Camp, He And His Father Reflect On What Went Wrong
Read moreWhen Ben first tried to tell his parents he had been abused, he did what many kids do: he made a joke about it. What really happened went unsaid for years.
Denver’s New 5280 High School Preaches More Than Academics. Teen-Focused Wellness, Sobriety Are A Key Focus
Read moreEnrollment at the new 5280 High School is at more than 100 students, mostly freshman. They’ll add a new class each year.
Colorado Increasingly In Contempt As More Judges Recognize That Jail Isn’t A Mental Health Answer
Read moreWhen a judge threatens contempt, state officials have a limited period of time to move someone from jail to a hospital bed or treatment center.
More Colorado Youth Than Ever Are Dying Of Suicide, And The Causes Remain Complicated
Read moreExperts from Children's Hospital Colorado, Second Wind Fun and Rainbow Alley weigh in on their experiences.
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