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Pandemic stalls jail mental health evaluations
Colorado faces millions in fines as waitlist for mental health evaluations grows.
Pandemic stalls jail mental health evaluations
Boulder County focuses on mental health care for offenders
Boulder County, Colorado has several programs to offer mental health care to offenders.
Boulder County focuses on mental health care for offenders
Broken system: Hundreds wait in jail for mental health care
Hundreds of people are stuck in Colorado jails waiting for mental health care
Broken system: Hundreds wait in jail for mental health care
Deputies recall shootings by mentally ill gunmen
Two Colorado deputy sheriffs recall dangerous encounters with gunmen in crisis
Deputies recall shootings by mentally ill gunmen
Deputy nearly killed in attack by inmate with mental illness
A jail deputy was forced to retire after being attacked by an inmate with mental illness.
Deputy nearly killed in attack by inmate with mental illness
Dramatic video shows officer saving suicidal veteran
A veteran in crisis wanted police to shoot him but the responding officer refused.
Dramatic video shows officer saving suicidal veteran
Living in Limbo: Mental Health and the Court System
The story of one person facing a court case without consistent mental health services.
Living in Limbo: Mental Health and the Court System
The never-ending cycle of the mental health hold
A Colorado family details a heartbreaking cycle of mental health holds
The never-ending cycle of the mental health hold
Pandemic delays planned mental health reforms
The pandemic budget fallout delays Colorado’s plan to reform its mental health system.
Pandemic delays planned mental health reforms
Rural jail struggles to find care for mentally ill inmates
A rural Colorado jail struggles to care for mentally ill inmates.
Rural jail struggles to find care for mentally ill inmates
Woman says arrest for attacking deputy saved her life
A woman who attacked a deputy during a mental health crisis says the arrest saved her life