Colorado plans changes in mental health crisis-response system
December 11, 2018Most people who walk in the door of a small, brick building labeled “24/7 Crisis Center” are depressed, suicidal, or experiencing audio or visual hallucinations. Others are young adults going through the first breakup of their lives, feeling so distraught they want to talk to a therapist.
Every crisis is “self-defined,” and Colorado’s 12 walk-in centers have had almost 68,000 visits since they opened four years ago.
The centers — along with a statewide crisis hotline, mobile crisis teams and five-day stabilization Read More
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