Anya Kamenetz, LIFE KIT

March 25, 2022

"It just is really sad to see what was supposed to be the best years of your life, like, go down the tubes. . . ."

Kari Dequine Harden, Steamboat Pilot

September 22, 2021

Even when all other factors are taken into account, there appears to be a correlation between suicide and altitude. In a study of the nation’s 50 counties with the highest suicide rates and the . . .

Pure Recovery California

August 11, 2021

Living at high altitude is thought to reduce levels of serotonin in the body — symptoms include mental health issues like depression, stress, unexplained irritability, and panic attacks. Also, Serotonin has been linked to . . .

Jenna Fryer, AP NEWS

July 29, 2021

Brittney Griner has long been open about her ongoing battle with depression, an ailment that triggered suicidal thoughts when she was younger and last year drove her out of the . . .

Elena Rivera, Colorado Public Radio / Photo: Kevin J. Beaty

May 25, 2021

Based on increased demand for behavioral health services over the past four months, Children's Hospital Colorado is declaring a pediatric mental health state of emergency.  David Brumbaugh, the chief medical officer. . .

Cat Moloney, Special to The Colorado Sun / Photo by Matthew Brodeur via Unsplash

May 17, 2021

The mountain West has earned the morbid nickname of “the suicide belt” because our rate of suicide is drastically higher than the national average. San Miguel County has a suicide rate . . .

Kate Gienapp, Gunnison Valley Times

December 17, 2020

If there’s any indicator as to the emotional toll the pandemic has taken, it’s the increased demand for mental health care. The uncertainty, sadness, and struggle to survive COVID-19 have led to an increase in mental health concerns including . . .

John Waggoner, AARP

December 15, 2020

If you won't be itemizing your deductions on your 2020 federal tax return — and most taxpayers won't — be sure to take advantage of the special $300 charitable-giving deduction that Congress authorized this spring in response to the pandemic . . .

Paul Uhl

November 30, 2020

I stumbled across this book — Lost Connections by Johann Hari — wandering through a bookstore about 6 weeks after my son died by suicide. Kyle Uhl was 27 and I was looking for answers, trying to understand something I still can't comprehend. In his book the author, as a child, was told that his depression was caused by . . .

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

November 18, 2020

New research has found that nearly 1 person in 5 diagnosed with COVID-19 is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder like anxiety, depression, or insomnia within three months.

The analysis was conducted by researchers at the . . .

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

November 10, 2020

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth aged 10–24 years old globally, but detecting those at risk is challenging. Novel preventive strategies with wide influence across populations are . . .

Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

October 23, 2020

A new storybook that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the . . .