Buscando Avances
Jun 2, 2022
Algunas brechas socioeconómicas clave entre coloradenses negros, latinos y blancos se redujeron en la última década, pero la equidad sigue siendo “un sueño incumplido”
COLab
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Chasing Progress
Jun 2, 2022
Some key socioeconomic gaps between Black, Latino and white Coloradans narrowed in the last decade, but equity remains “a dream unrealized”
Whistleblowers Say They Falsified Patient Records at West Slope Mental Health Center
May 15, 2022
State regulators have overlooked what former Mind Springs workers describe as a long pattern of fraud
View “On Edge: A Statewide Conversation About Colorado’s Mental Health Safety Net System”
May 3, 2022
On May 17th, the Colorado News Collaborative, or COLab, in collaboration with Colorado Public Radio, hosted a statewide conversation about mental health care reforms and addressed Coloradans’ questions about the state’s mental
State Hid Findings of “Life-Threatening” Errors at Troubled Mental Health Center
Mar 20, 2022
A pattern of “severe, life-threatening” prescription errors by the troubled mental health center responsible for treating 10 Western Slope counties put many of its patients at risk, according to the
Watch — AANHPI Open House
Mar 16, 2022
On the anniversary of the 2021 Atlanta shootings, Asian Avenue Magazine’s Annie VanDan, Asian Pacific Development Center’s Harry Budisidharta, The Colorado Sun’s Thy Vo and Colorado Dragon Boat Festival’s Sara Moore came together to
Embattled Western Slope Mental Health Executive Resigns. Polis Appoints New State Mental Health Chief.
Jan 4, 2022
Mind Springs President and CEO Sharon Raggio stepped down Tuesday, Jan. 4. Her resignation after 14 years in the position comes after the Colorado News Collaborative and many of its
Everything You Need To Know About Voting in Colorado’s 2022 Elections
Jan 4, 2022
Election Day is Nov. 8 this year, but since every eligible registered Colorado voter will receive a mail ballot in October, you can vote sooner. The Colorado News Collaborative has
The Trouble with Mind Springs
Dec 19, 2021
Two counties are breaking from their mental health provider. Others are taking notes.
On Edge: The Initial Investigation
Dec 5, 2021
An investigative look into Colorado’s mental health safety net