Often celebrated as the healthiest state in the country, Colorado is actually one of the unhealthiest when it comes to mental health.
An estimated 400,000 people in Colorado suffer from a mental illness but cannot get the care they need due to a systemic lack of funding, a deep shortage of mental health professionals, and what some say is a lack of will by lawmakers and insurers to improve the system.
This year at The Gazette, a team of reporters will be shining a light on the mental health care crisis in Colorado.
Follow the coverage here.
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A recent national report ranks Colorado among the worst states in the nation in the prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders.
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Stigma continues to be the first barrier for many of those struggling with mental health issues. And while seeking help is the first step; fin…
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Mentally ill people are wasting away in Colorado jails and crowding the state’s prisons, paving the way for disasters by making correctional w…
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More than 4,000 Colorado children each year have an ongoing behavioral health condition or serious emotional disturbance that requires either …
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This is the first in a yearlong series of stories about Colorado’s broken mental health care system. It’s estimated that about 20% of Colorado…
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In a state notorious for its fractured approach to mental health care, police and first responders are increasingly left to shoulder the load.
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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.
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The Gazette’s yearlong investigative series on mental health care in Colorado began in April. Since then, dozens of readers have shared person…
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When they’re active duty, members of the U.S. military have access to some of the best mental health care in the country. But the minute those…
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“Pray harder,” Tracy Monteith heard from fellow church-goers, including her husband, a fledgling pastor, when the darkness of depression kept …
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TULSA, Okla. — The door frame that Cathy Carter leans against is all that separates her from the fate suffered by her great aunt in the 1930's.
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LARIMER COUNTY • Standing in tall grass off a country road, Commissioner Steve Johnson shows where voters have cleared the way for a $25 milli…
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