Nourishing community: local nonprofits provide food during the holidays, seek donations
With the holiday season quickly approaching and Thanksgiving around the corner, multiple organizations across Colorado Springs are working to ensure…
Colorado announces statewide strategy for Children’s Behavioral Health System
After years of stakeholder meetings, gathering hundreds of testimonies and input, system review, launching a new state department and auditing…
HEALTHY SPACES – SAFER PLACES Crisis response team having positive impact on community
In 2022, the Manitou Springs Police Department received 760 behavioral-related calls that were all fielded by regular patrol officers. They…
Documenting trauma: MSHS graduate healing through film
When Olive Van Elmeren entered the Colorado Springs-based Youth Documentary Academy (YDA) program in the summer of 2020, at the…
CDHS invests $7.5 million to address homelessness, mental health
The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) has invested more than $7.5…
‘Safe Community Project’ — What’s it all about?
I wrote a column for our Sept. 22 edition and stated that our board was tasked to vision and find…
‘Safe Community Project’ — What’s it all about?
I wrote a column for our Sept. 22 edition and stated that our board was tasked to vision and find…
Westside resident working to ensure best birth experiences for clients
Any woman who’s given birth knows the myth of the perfect childbirth experience, passed down from generation to generation. But…