caring 4 denver
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Help Denver win its war against the opioid epidemic
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As we all read in news reports, the opioid crisis in the United States is getting worse. Of the estimated 72,000 overdose deaths last year – over 1,000 in Colorado alone – opioids are still the biggest culprit. And there are many reasons to be concerned. Fentanyl is the fastest growing cause of overdose deaths,…
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Tax hike for Denver mental health and drug services makes the ballot
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A request for a 0.25 percent sales tax for mental health services and addiction treatment qualified for the November ballot in Denver Tuesday. The measure is expected to raise $45 million to improve “the quality, availability and affordability of community-based mental health and addiction care,” said Caring 4 Denver, the group backing the proposal. RELATED:…
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Herod, Michaelson-Jenet get high-profile praise for mental health advocacy
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Colorado Reps. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, and Dafna Michaelson-Jenet, D-Commerce City, were honored Wednesday for their work on mental health issues. They were lauded at Mental Health America’s Regional Policy Council breakfast in Los Angeles, coinciding with the National Conference of State Legislators’ Summit. Herod, who is leading a sales tax ballot measure called Caring 4…
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Backers of Denver’s mental-health tax measure say they’ll file plenty of signatures
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Supporters of a Denver ballot measure to pass a sales tax to expand mental health and addiction services plan to turn in more than twice the required signatures Thursday to get on the November ballot. The Caring 4 Denver campaign needed about 4,700 signatures and turned in more than 10,000. “The success of our signature…
