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Blog Post: Caring for Denver Staff 2025 Mental Health Playlist
What songs help you heal? Music has a way of meeting us exactly where we are—and sometimes, it’s just the thing we need to lift our spirits, spark joy, or help us heal. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we asked our staff to share the songs that help them...
Homies Unidos helps Denver youth find a road to peace and mental health
By Anna Alejo CBS Colorado https://youtu.be/Ly_MJ5JjuMM?si=qujUHLc9C-rUHXPr For a decade now, an organization called "Homies Unidos" has challenged youth in Denver to "believe in the possibility of a world without violence." "Homies" aims to address the root causes of...
Denver and Colorado face a shortage of therapists
By Wanya Reese Denver7 DENVER — Denver and Colorado face a shortage of therapists, prompting state leaders and nonprofits to take action. "We've got to figure that out as a behavioral health system, and that's difficult, because we need a lot more therapists than we...
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