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Sen. Chris Kolker named legislative champion by Mental Health America

Dec 3, 2021

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Marianne Goodland

Sen. Chris Kolker, D-Centennial, was named a 2021 legislative champion by Mental Health America during a recent winter policy council meeting in Santa Fe, NM. Kolker was one of six state legislators honored by the organization. Kolker was a prime sponsor of SB21-154, which establishes the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network, which will allow Colorado…
Hickenlooper vetoes autopsy bill opposed by news outlets

Jun 2, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Friday afternoon announced he had vetoed three bills passed in the 2018 legislative session that ended last month, including one that would have placed autopsy reports on children off limits to the public except under limited circumstances. Senate Bill 223 was brought to the General Assembly by El Paso County Coroner…
Colo. Senate advances bill to tackle same issue as House red flag measure: mental health

May 7, 2018

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Marianne Goodl

The Republican-controlled Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee later Monday is expected to hear the “red flag” proposal on guns, House Bill 1436, and kill the measure, likely along party lines. At the same time, Republicans are pushing for a bill to address the mental health issue that is also embedded in the red flag…
Tipton: Honoring our nation’s fallen heroes

May 29, 2017

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Scott Tipton

As a member of Congress, I have the unique opportunity to visit the memorials dedicated to fallen service members that are just a short distance from the Capitol building. Across the Potomac River, Arlington National Cemetery serves as the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of men and women who served in the armed…
Noonan: Bipartisan bill takes on age of consent for mental health care for children

Apr 12, 2017

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Paula Noonan

Parents generally make medical decisions for their children. A bipartisan House bill addresses at what age children can make mental health care decisions for themselves, lowering the age of consent for a child to receive outpatient therapy from 15 years to 10 years. Bill sponsors cite a 50 percent rise in the occurrence of suicide…
? Colorado’s doctor-assisted suicide risks legal dispute if voters approve

Nov 4, 2016

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Tom Ramstack

Popular opinion surveys show Colorado is likely to be propelled into an uncertain area of law next week when voters decide whether to allow doctor-assisted suicides for terminally ill persons. Sixty-five percent of Denver-area registered voters surveyed in a Ciruli Associates poll in September said they would vote for the legalized suicides. Twenty-five percent opposed…