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Proposed Sales Tax Would Fund Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
Westword Ana Campbell, 4/5/18 Resources to treat mental-health issues and substance abuse are woefully limited in Colorado. One in every ten residents lives in a place with little or no access to medication-assisted substance-abuse treatment, while across the...
Caring4Denver Campaign Aims To Fund Mental Health Programs
CBS 4 News Mark Ackerman, 4/5/18 State lawmaker Leslie Herod, a Democrat representing Denver, is appealing directly to City of Denver voters to help people with mental health and substance abuse problems. Standing on the west steps of the state Capitol on Thursday,...
Denver voters could decide on sales tax for mental health, addiction
Colorado Politics Joey Bunch, 4/5/18 “I think the most tragic part of it all is that people who know they need help can’t get it,” said Herod, who has worked extensively on the issue in the statehouse. Robert Clark, the president and CEO of the Mental Health...
Denver Ballot Initiative Aims To Finance Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs
CPR John Daley, 4/5/18 A ballot initiative in Denver could bring in tens of millions of dollars a year to help those with mental health and substance disorder issues. State lawmaker Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat, is spearheading the “Caring 4 Denver” campaign....
Group Petitions For Sales Tax Increase To Solve City Problems
CBS 4 Denver, 4/4/18 Mental health, substance abuse and affordable housing groups have said for years that resources in Denver are limited. A group called Caring for Denver wants that to change. They are proposing raising the sales tax to pay for such services. The...