Tag: crisis
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Human interaction is an essential part of life | Rachel Stovall
Loneliness can kill. Human presence is not extra – it is a vital part of staying alive. That understanding reflects science not politics. When someone is critically ill, outcomes are shaped not only by clinical decisions, but by whether loved ones are present to notice changes and ask questions. That is the reality now colliding with policy in Wisconsin. But this story actually started in Colorado. Steve…
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GUEST COLUMN: Colorado’s affordable housing doom loop
Colorado’s affordable housing crisis isn’t just a market problem, it’s a policy failure. For years, state lawmakers have piled on regulations, mandates, and costs in the name of progress, while ignoring the fundamental laws of supply and demand. The result is a self-inflicted doom loop that is driving up prices, strangling supply, and pushing homeownership…
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Veteran suicide declines after years of focused prevention in El Paso County
Those who are in crisis or facing suicidal thoughts are encouraged to call the 988 crisis hotline. Former Marine Corps Sgt. Heath Miller was facing prison for theft when he decided to get clean. Like many others, his introduction to opioids started with a prescription. He received oxycodone while in the Marines to treat an…
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Illegal Immigration: The Crisis in Denver
America’s illegal immigration crisis is spilling into metro Denver. At last count, nearly 41,000 immigrants have arrived in the city in the last 16 months, and officials said the response this year will cost $90 million. Meanwhile, Aurora, Douglas County and other jurisdictions have adopted resolutions saying they cannot afford to spend money on the…
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Fentanyl Family: Inside Colorado’s deadly overdose siege
Starting in late 2016, Bruce Holder and his wife began smuggling thousands of fentanyl-laced pills over the border, through a quiet border station in Lukeville, Arizona. In the coming years, the family-turned-drug network would dominate the early fentanyl trade in western Colorado. Fentanyl has killed more than 1,600 Coloradans and tens of thousands of Americans…
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Mental Health: Rural Communities
In the small, far-flung communities of rural Colorado, getting help for mental health concerns is a tall task with high costs and uncertain outcomes. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Mental Health: Faith
Velda Baker, a faith community nurse, helps the homeless community find resources for their physical and mental health. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Community voices sharing families’ mental health crises: Lois Martinez
Since The Gazette’s year-long investigative series on mental health care in Colorado began in April, dozens of readers have reached out to share personal accounts about living with a mood disorder or mental illness, and the challenges of accessing treatment for themselves or a loved one. This video reveals why they chose to step forward…
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Community voices sharing families’ mental health crises: Lindsey and Bryson Kangas
Since The Gazette’s year-long investigative series on mental health care in Colorado began in April, dozens of readers have reached out to share personal accounts about living with a mood disorder or mental illness, and the challenges of accessing treatment for themselves or a loved one. This video reveals why they chose to step forward…
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VIDEO | Mental Health: Veterans
Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center provides veterans mental health with resources in Colorado Springs. (Video by Katie Klann)