With gun sales spiking in Colorado, let’s talk about suicide prevention
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An emergency room physician and a gun shop owner, who advocate together for suicide prevention, say they are concerned a recent increase in gun sales in Colorado could leave more people at risk for suicide.
Read MoreProtecting children and families during isolation
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Child welfare caseworkers in Denver are working to safely visit families who may be at risk during this time of social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Read MoreInside one school district’s efforts to keep students mentally healthy during coronavirus shutdown
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School mental health professionals are working to show students they are supported while school buildings are closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Read MoreBoulder County emphasizes mental health services for offenders
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At the Boulder County Jail, incarceration means an immediate mental health evaluation, and it begins at the booking desk.
Read MoreNo security blanket: Rural Colorado jails struggle to provide mental health treatment
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When a detainee is suffering a mental health crisis, Rio Grande county deputies and staff keep watch from a desk just steps outside the holding cells. Periodically, they enter the cell to check on the person and offer calming words. But they are not trained mental health professionals.
Read MoreThe never-ending cycle of the mental health hold: How many M-1 holds does it take before a person in crisis can get real help?
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Forrest Williams spent more than a year in the Arapahoe County jail -- not for any crime, but awaiting mental health treatment so the 25-year-old could be deemed competent to face charges of threatening Judith Wilson, Williams' mother.
Read MoreBehind bars, a threat looms: Deputy nearly dies after attack by mentally ill inmate
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A jail deputy suffered permanent injuries and lost his career after an attack by a mentally ill inmate. But remarkably, he says he holds no grudge against the man who nearly killed him and never wanted him to be prosecuted.
Read MoreWoman who injured deputy during mental health crisis says arrest saved her life
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A woman who attacked a deputy while suffering through a mental health crisis said the incident saved her life by giving her access to the treatment she needed.
Read MoreA broken system: Colorado struggles to uphold laws requiring timely mental competency service for detainees, despite losing lawsuits and years of failure
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Hundreds of people are in Colorado jails, presumed innocent while awaiting trial, but are stuck there because the state has failed for nearly a decade to provide mental health services, including mental competency evaluations.
Read MoreDramatic video shows Pueblo officer saving suicidal veteran
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A Pueblo police officer used his crisis intervention training to save an armed man who seemed determined to die in a suicide-by-cop.
Read MoreColorado deputies involved in shootings with mentally ill gunmen ask whether incidents could have been prevented
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Both men agreed to interviews with the Rocky Mountain PBS “Insight with John Ferrugia” team as part of a year-long investigation into how the state’s lack of access to mental health treatment often leave police and jails on the front lines of handling people in crisis.
Read MoreWrongful death lawsuit filed after death of man held in Aurora immigration detention center
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The family of a longtime Colorado resident who died nearly two years ago in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the private company that operates ICE's Aurora detention facility and its former doctor.
Read MorePolice often do not investigate alleged crimes in Aurora's contract detention center
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Sexual abuse allegations and suspected physical assaults are going unchecked by law enforcement at the controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora, a Rocky Mountain PBS investigation has found.
Read More“We didn’t have people who cared enough to save him”: Records describe Colorado man’s death in custody of immigration enforcement
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The daughter of a man who died in the custody of immigration officials in Aurora nearly two years ago said she wants accountability, after Rocky Mountain PBS uncovered a government investigation criticizing his treatment inside Aurora's privately-operated detention center.
Read MoreLocal ICE leader defends office’s work amid protests
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Local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership are pushing back against months of protest and criticism aimed at the privately-operated immigration detention center in Aurora, opening the doors to the often-secretive facility and vowing to answer questions from the community.
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