Colorado Teen Works To Build Brighter Futures For Indigenous Youth

CBS Denver (Health) 5/17 2:31P Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4)  A small group of teens from around the country head to the nation’s capital this week for the first ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum to be held at the White House. MTV is a leading...

‘Front Yard Therapy’ Promotes Youth Mental Health At Home & School In Denver

CBS Denver (Health) 5/17 12:16P Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4)   A Denver Public School in Montbello is taking therapy to the front yard of family homes in order to promote the mental wellness of its students. Academy 360 hired family therapist Ron...

New Behavioral Health Administration Aims To Make Care Accessible, Affordable

CBS Denver (Health) 5/17 9:58A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4)  Colorado is currently developing a new Behavioral Health Administration (BHA).  It’s one of the most ambitious efforts to reform how people access mental health care in our state s...

Children’s Hospital Colorado Continues Push To Invest In Mental Health As Younger Generation...

CBS Denver (Health) 5/16 1:03P Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) One year ago, Children s Hospital Colorado declared a state of emergency in youth mental health. It was the first time that had happened. Pediatric emergency departments were overrun...

Fentanyl Summit Takes On Rising Overdose Death Rates, Prosecution Challenges

CBS Denver (Health) 5/16 7:36A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) Elected leaders from across Colorado are partnering for a first-ever fentanyl summit next month. Fentanyl-related overdoses have risen 260% since 2019 in the state. (credit: CBS) Eighth...

Every national park you can drive to from Denver (hint: there are 10!)

The Dever Post (Fitness) 5/16 2:00A John Meyer, Tiney Ricciardi

From the geothermal wonders of Yellowstone to the red rock country of Utah, 10 of America s most beautiful national parks are located within a day s drive of Denver. Four of them are in Colorado, two...

Donations Sent With Warmth, Hugs To Parents Of ‘Newborns In Need’

CBS Denver (Health) 5/14 3:04P Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) – Volunteers stayed busy on Saturday morning, unpacking bags of donations from cars in a special drive-through baby shower. It was all to give a little love to moms and dads all around...

Pelican In Jackson County The Latest Wild Bird To Test Positive For Avian Flu

CBS Denver (Health) 5/14 11:27A Health – CBS Denver

(CBS4) Pathologists with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed Friday the most recent positive test for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among the state s wild bird population has come...

Teens Celebrate Prom With Children’s Hospital Colorado

CBS Denver (Health) 5/14 6:40A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) — The coronavirus pandemic caused teens around the country to miss special events, but young people with chronic illnesses miss out on much more their whole lives. Dozens of teen...

First expedition of Black climbers reaches Mount Everest summit

The Dever Post (Fitness) 5/13 11:40A Tiney Ricciardi

The first expedition of Black mountaineers to attempt to summit Mount Everest made history this week when the group successfully climbed the world’s tallest peak. Seven members of the Full Circle Everest expedition , including Coloradans Eddie...

No Time To Panic, But Time To Prepare: COVID Cases Rising In Colorado

CBS Denver (Health) 5/12 1:49P Health – CBS Denver

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- The number of Coloradans sick with COVID-19 has tripled in recent weeks. The 7-day average has gone from 302 people with COVID on March 26 to more than 1,000 in early May. We ve...

‘Staffing Saves Lives’: Nurses Take To The Streets, Want Safer Work Environments

CBS Denver (Health) 5/12 10:46A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) Nurses in Colorado say that COVID has cost them and they took to the streets on Thursday to get their message out. They also say they re finding it harder to make ends meet. (credit:...

Overcoming Stigmas That Working Moms Face

CBS Denver (Health) 5/11 11:10A Health – CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4) Today s group of moms are the most ambitious the workforce has ever seen. But CBS4 s health and wellness contributor Erica Ballard says that only 75% of women who have kids get back to...

Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Be Banned From Consumer Products Sold In Colorado, After Legislature...

CBS Denver (Health) 5/11 8:50A Health – CBS Denver

(CBS4) A bill restricting the sale of consumer products containing PFAS, commonly known as forever chemicals, has passed both the Colorado house and senate, and is on its way to the governor s desk to...

Neonatal ICU Opens At Good Samaritan In Lafayette

CBS Denver (Health) 5/11 8:33A Health – CBS Denver

LAFAYETTE, Colo. (CBS4) It s welcome news for families of newborns in the north Denver metro area. A new neonatal intensive care unit opened at Good Samaritan in Lafayette. (credit: CBS) The opening...