As fentanyl deaths rise, state legislatures resist 'harm reduction' method
NPR’s All Things Considered recently aired a portion of an interview with CHI Research Analyst Kendra Neumann, who has extensive experience in the field of harm reduction.
Colorado students could receive annual mental health screenings under Democratic bill
Content from CHI’s report, Reaching Kids Before the Crisis: Leveraging Universal School-Based Mental Health Screenings, was cited in this March 20 Colorado Newsline story about House Bill 23-1003, which passed the House Monday and moves to the Senate for consideration. The bill would allow public schools to participate in a voluntary mental health screening program for sixth through twelfth graders, referring them to treatment if needed.
Colorado public health goes hyperlocal, using microgrants to tackle vaccine hesitancy and stigma of mental illness
Nicole Weber, senior program manager, was interviewed for a February 8 Kaiser Health News/Denver Post story about the successes of the Metro Denver Partnership for Health (MDPH) ambassador programs.
Early-childhood educators adapt to region’s child care gap
The Post Independent quoted Emily Santich, policy analyst, in this March 8 story about the lack of child care available in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Santich described the benefits of using family, friends, and neighbors (FFN) to manage that crisis.
Colorado Legislature considers measures to ramp up reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to address state’s climate crisis
State of Reform interviewed Karam Ahmad, Director and lead of Acclimate Colorado, for this March 3 story about proposed climate change legislation and the ongoing impacts of climate change on health.
How to Protect Your Health From Colorado’s Changing Climate
Director Karam Ahmad was quoted in this 5280 guide to the health impacts of climate change and how to adapt.
“A lot of conversations in the climate policy space in Colorado over the last few years have been centered around, ‘We need data, we need data.’… And I think there’s been a shift recently to, ‘OK, we know this is happening,’” he told reporter Meredith Sell.
Recovery in Reach for Anyone Says Lift the Label Campaign
For a November 22 news segment, CBS Colorado quoted data from the 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey showing that of Coloradans who said they needed substance use treatment but did not get it (80,000 people), 77% said it was because of stigma.
Support for Colorado LGBTQ Mental Health in Focus After Deadly Shooting
A November 23 State of Reform article about the response to the Club Q nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs quoted data from the 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey published earlier this year: Mental Health in Colorado’s LGBTQ+ Communities.
Report Suggests Racial Bias Persists in Colorado Health Care Delivery
An October 13 article on the State of Reform website highlighted data from the 2021 Colorado Health Access Survey that was published in CHI’s report, Racial Discrimination and Access to Care in Colorado. Both the report and the article discuss the need to address racial discrimination in the health care system.
15,000 kids in low-income neighborhoods get cool kicks to aid their mental health
Communications Director Joe Hanel was interviewed for an August 12 9News segment about Arzelle Lewis, a Denverite and entrepreneur whose nonprofit is giving shoes to kids and improving mental health in some of the metro area’s most impoverished neighborhoods.