Building and Sustaining Peer Support in Denver: Key Concerns, Supports, and Insights 

by Albani Berryhill | Mar 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

The positive impact of peer support — having someone with lived experience trained to support people with mental health and/or substance misuse challenges — has been widely researched and well documented. Shared experiences and understanding between individuals who...

Denver’s co-responder STAR program is expanding after receiving additional funding

by Kindle Morell | Feb 16, 2022 | Alternatives to Jail

KDVR Fox 31 by: Alex Rose Posted: Feb 16, 2022 / 02:04 PM MST / Updated: Feb 16, 2022 / 02:49 PM MST DENVER (KDVR) — An up-and-coming program that sends clinicians and paramedics to lower-level emergency calls has seen enough success in...

Denver City Council proposes more than a half-dozen changes to Mayor Hancock’s budget 

by Kindle Morell | Oct 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

Colorado Politics By Alayna Alvarez Denver City Council President Stacie Gilmore delivered a letter to Mayor Michael Hancock at noon Friday requesting seven changes to his proposed $2.1 billion budget for next year, a time in which the city must close a budget...

Colorado takes a tentative step toward meeting the crisis of homelessness

by Kindle Morell | Jun 19, 2022 | Alternatives to Jail, Community-Centered Solutions

Colorado Sun A significant factor in homelessness is mental illness and substance misuse, and it’s difficult to make progress toward long-term solutions without addressing them. Diane Carman 3:04 AM MDT on Jun 19, 2022 Whenever I tell people that we recently moved...

PlatteForum Opens New Space, New Exhibit

by Kindle Morell | May 3, 2022 | Youth

YourHub – Denver Post Posted by ddascalos on May 3, 2022  Resident Artist, Annette Isham, To Open New Exhibit in New Space May 27, 2022. PlatteForum just announced they opened a new gallery and studio space at 3575 Ringsby Ct. #103 Denver, CO 80216 and...