Coloradans who grow up in foster care are the least likely group to attend college and earn a degree. Critics say the state is not doing enough to help them with tuition for higher ed when they leave high school. A new bill aims to change that. KUNC鈥檚 Scott Franz reports that foster youth see the proposal as a potential game changer for thousands of people who can鈥檛 afford college.
A growing number of young people in Colorado are in a dire state of . Visits to emergency departments due to severe anxiety and depression have increased dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic, and health officials now estimate that as many as 50% of all youth are struggling with a mental health condition.
This led Children鈥檚 Hospital Colorado to declare a state of emergency for pediatric mental health in May 2021. We speak with the head of mental health at Children鈥檚 Hospital Colorado, , about her role and the current state of kids' mental health.
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