/tags/series-untreated Series: 'Untreated' en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:32:20 GMT /health/2014-06-16/now-considered-treatment-failure-colorado-moves-away-from-seclusion-restraint In 2010, a man named Troy Geske died at the Colorado Mental Health Institute of Pueblo after being wrestled by staff members onto a bed, where he was… Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:32:20 GMT /health/2014-06-16/now-considered-treatment-failure-colorado-moves-away-from-seclusion-restraint Kristin Jones /health/2014-06-09/gov-hickenlooper-has-signed-a-ban-on-long-term-solitary-for-the-mentally-ill Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Friday, June 6 that bans the practice of keeping seriously mentally ill prisoners in solitary confinement.The bill,… Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:01:50 GMT /health/2014-06-09/gov-hickenlooper-has-signed-a-ban-on-long-term-solitary-for-the-mentally-ill Kristin Jones /health/2014-06-02/standards-unclear-as-colorados-mental-health-holds-rise In 2013, more than 31,000 Coloradans were held involuntarily because they were thought to pose a danger to themselves or others, or were gravely disabled,… Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:53:40 GMT /health/2014-06-02/standards-unclear-as-colorados-mental-health-holds-rise Kristin Jones /health/2014-05-15/with-dwindling-mental-health-providers-ers-fill-the-gap Growing demand for intensive mental-health treatment in the state and a decline in the supply of psychiatric beds have put added pressure on emergency… Thu, 15 May 2014 12:46:18 GMT /health/2014-05-15/with-dwindling-mental-health-providers-ers-fill-the-gap Kristin Jones /politics/2014-05-15/charting-the-course-for-colorado-mental-health-at-the-capitol Mental health became a top priority for some Colorado lawmakers following the 2012 Aurora theater and Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.The state… Thu, 15 May 2014 11:00:30 GMT /politics/2014-05-15/charting-the-course-for-colorado-mental-health-at-the-capitol Bente Birkeland /health/2014-05-14/health-research-restricted-by-colorados-records-laws Mountain west states – including Colorado – have higher suicide rates compared to the rest of the country. In January, Weld County reported 49 suicide… Wed, 14 May 2014 12:00:07 GMT /health/2014-05-14/health-research-restricted-by-colorados-records-laws /health/2014-05-14/for-those-coping-with-mental-illness-help-is-hard-to-find Danielle Nordeen drives a 16-year-old Toyota Camry that doesn’t handle well on snowy mountain passes. In January, Nordeen had to make the drive from her… Wed, 14 May 2014 11:00:00 GMT /health/2014-05-14/for-those-coping-with-mental-illness-help-is-hard-to-find Kristin Jones /health/2014-05-13/significant-and-persisting-mental-illness-a-challenge-for-larimer-fort-collins-law-enforcement Larimer County law enforcement, either on the street or in the county jail, say they're seeing more significant and persisting mental illnesses like mood,… Tue, 13 May 2014 11:00:30 GMT /health/2014-05-13/significant-and-persisting-mental-illness-a-challenge-for-larimer-fort-collins-law-enforcement Grace Hood /health/2014-05-13/for-mental-illnesses-steep-costs-found-behind-bars People with mental illnesses in Colorado are more than five times as likely to be housed in jails or in prisons than in hospital psychiatric beds.… Tue, 13 May 2014 11:00:00 GMT /health/2014-05-13/for-mental-illnesses-steep-costs-found-behind-bars Kristin Jones /health/2014-05-12/the-high-cost-of-untreated-mental-illness Untreated mental illness is a growing problem in Colorado – with one out of every four adults likely to experience some degree of mental illness in any… Mon, 12 May 2014 11:01:30 GMT /health/2014-05-12/the-high-cost-of-untreated-mental-illness Erin O'Toole