Tag: mental health
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School board races heat up in DougCo, JeffCo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in the Douglas County school district appear to be satisfied with the direction of its board leadership, while Jefferson County school district voters chose to elevate a reform-minded challenger. Three of the state’s largest school districts decided who would runs those school boards on…
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State auditor: Colorado’s school safety programs are ‘piecemeal,’ uncoordinated
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new state audit claims Colorado’s school safety programs lack coordination and don’t reach the students who need it most, and that some programs duplicate effort. And there’s no way to tell if any of those programs, in which the state has invested more than…
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Polis rings in school year with free full-day kindergarten
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was ringing the school bell and the victory bell Wednesday, reminding his supporters that he made good on his promise to provide free full-day kindergarten as classes resume across the state. In an email to supporters he said noted that 5,000…
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WATCH: Gazette Community Conversation, suicide prevention and mental health crisis in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thorny questions dominated a Community Conversation on Wednesday evening focused on suicide — an issue that’s of particular concern to El Paso County, where more people have killed themselves than anywhere else in the state from 2004 to 2017. At Wednesday’s panel discussion, hosted by…
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Mental Health: Finding solutions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s what experts say could improve Colorado’s mental health care system: Increase mental health workforce Increasing the number of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and addiction counselors across El Paso County — as well as Colorado — is a key step that several health experts said needs…
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Colorado Springs area wellness events starting July 3
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Health Notes appears on a space-available basis, free for nonprofits. Listings appear at the discretion of The Gazette. Email information at least two weeks in advance to listings@gazettedev.gazette.com. ADA Celebration Luncheon — Celebrating Veterans with…