Mental Health

Demand for crisis responders has increased dramatically since the start of the pandemic, and clinicians at the Aspen Hope Center are working overtime to serve the community.

Carbondale-based nonprofit Ascendigo Autism Services is developing a new community safety program and training for law enforcement and first responders who interact with people on the autism spectrum. The organization says knowing how to recognize the signs of autism can help de-escalate situations and even prevent violence.

Local psychologist and executive coach Mac McShane recently published his first book, called, “Me in Relationship to You.” He started writing poetry as a way to survive after losing his son, Ben, in a backcountry ski accident.

When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana’s Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 closure of the local public…

Back in 2019, licensed clinical social worker and therapist Kathleen Callahan was approached by Lindze Letherman and Quinn Gallagher about starting a…

For many of us, the ongoing pandemic has impacted our mental health in surprising ways, and this includes young people.In the latest conversation from our…

Even before the pandemic effectively scuttled human interaction, city officials in Rifle say they noticed that neighbors just weren’t being that…

Garfield County announced a new, free online mental health resource last week to help those struggling during the COVID-19 crisis. CredibleMindPRO is a…

Recent orders from Gov. Jared Polis have shut down bars and restaurants and ski mountains in Colorado, schools are closing and health officials are…

Colorado consistently ranks in the top 10 states with the highest suicide rates, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the…