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December 8, 2020 By Zach Newman, Jeremy Jojola 9News https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/colorado-crisis-services-calls-up-55-percent-2020-compared-2017/73-44a1c727-43c1-4177-a943-b618ffb6e16c As the pandemic continues to strain Colorado’s health and economy, Colorado Crisis Services has seen unprecedented demand and a record average number of disconnected calls before people can get help. … Read more
November 16, 2020 By Andrea Flores 4 CBS Denver https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/16/colorado-remote-learning-children-mental-health/ A coalition of families, teachers and administrators from across the state met on the Colorado State Capitol steps Monday to rally for in-person learning. The gathering comes as schools are … Read more
Nov 18, 2020 By Linda Snow-Griffin, Ph.D. NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/November-2020/A-Word-to-the-Wise-Caregiver-Take-Care What airline passenger truly loves flying in turbulent conditions? My husband, who is a private pilot, likes to remind me that turbulence is like driving on a bumpy country road. While … Read more
In the news
- NAMI goes virtual, addresses ‘epidemic within the pandemic’ January 9, 2021The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has, like other organizations, had to contend with a lot regarding COVID-19 and the delivery of its educational programming, according to its CEO. “People fail to realize that we have an epidemic within the pandemic,” Daniel H. Gillison Jr. told MHW. A “ripple of mental health issues” has […]
- Video Segment on Alternates to Police Response for Mental Health Crisis Situations [picked-up across the U.S. by local CBS News Stations] January 2, 2021Angela Kimball, national director of advocacy and public policy at NAMI discusses that people are starting to rethink a police response to mental health crises. “We took the concept of defunding police to really be more about investing in community resources that really works to divert people from law enforcement involvement so talking about things […]
