Tag: mental health
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Sober softball league hits home runs for mental health, addiction recovery in Colorado Springs
It’s early on a Friday evening in August this summer, and Anna Martinez takes home plate on field No. 4 at the Skyview Sports Complex. Her eyes are locked on the softball just pitched toward her. As it speeds closer, Martinez projects onto that ball every frustration, annoyance and worry on her mind that day. Her grip…
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LETTERS: Making downtown thrive; confronting mental illness
The Gazette letters Making downtown thrive Want to set the record straight on Bread and Butter. We do have a downtown grocery store. On September 19, the Downtown Partnership hosted its 28th Annual Breakfast at Ed Robson Arena on the Colorado College Campus with an audience of more than 700 people. Keynote speaker Jay Renkens,…
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GUEST OPINION: Springs can’t afford to fall behind on mental health
Eric Abbott Colorado is no stranger to the weight of the mental health crisis. While our state’s overall youth suicide rate declined in 2024 to its lowest level since 2007, it remains a major public health concern with rates higher than the national average. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide…
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GUEST OPINION: A call to confront Colorado’s mental health crisis
Mental health touches us all. It’s not a distant issue — it’s here, in our schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and homes. It’s the teenager battling anxiety, the parent weighed down by grief, the first responder absorbing trauma from every call. And when needs go unmet, the ripple effects are devastating — seen in lives lost, families…
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GUEST OPINION: A call to confront Colorado’s mental health crisis
Mental health touches us all. It’s not a distant issue — it’s here, in our schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and homes. It’s the teenager battling anxiety, the parent weighed down by grief, the first responder absorbing trauma from every call. And when needs go unmet, the ripple effects are devastating — seen in lives lost, families…
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CU Anschutz receives jumpstart donation of $50 million for mental health initiative
A $50 million donation to the Colorado University Anschutz Medical Campus will launch a mental health collaborative to improve access and treatment options for mental health therapies around the state. The Anschutz Foundation made the donation on Tuesday as part of the launch of a mental health collaborative with Colorado Children’s Hospital and UC Health.…
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Colorado justices block testimony of autism behaviors in Boulder County murder prosecution
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday blocked a defendant accused of a cold case murder from introducing testimony about how his autism spectrum disorder may have contributed to behavior police perceived as deceptive. The court’s unsigned Sept. 8 order stated, without elaboration, that the intended expert testimony did not meet the requirements of state law.…
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4th Judicial district attorneys disqualified in Springs Rescue Mission stabbing case due to ‘extreme’ statements
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A statement made by one of the prosecutors in a Springs Rescue Mission stabbing case resulted in both him and the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office being taken off the case, an El Paso County judge ruled Tuesday. Rocky West, 34, is facing a single…
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Residential addiction recovery center proposed in southeast Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hoping to bring more options for long-term behavioral health care services to residents in Colorado Springs and beyond, a nationwide substance abuse and mental health treatment services provider is seeking approval to open the Colorado…
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Amid Colorado Springs budget shortfall, marijuana industry pushes back on departing from ‘will of the voters’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the city of Colorado Springs braces for a $11.5 million budget shortfall this year, it could use marijuana revenues to ease a small portion of the pain, but leaning too heavily on the money…