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'There's winners and losers': Colorado is hoping to reform mental health, but a failed overhaul in 2014 shows how political connections maintain the status quo

When Crisis Access of Colorado won a bid to reform the state’s mental health services, its leader planned to bring the “A-Team” to serve the state’s poor and mentally ill. Instead, mental health lobbyists used political connections to pressure state leaders out of its contract. ....

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Colorado hopes to reform mental health, as political connections maintain a status quo

When Crisis Access of Colorado won a bid to reform the state’s mental health services, its leader planned to bring the “A-Team” to serve the state’s poor and mentally ill. But mental health lobbyists used political connections to pressure state leaders out of their contract. ....

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'There's winners and losers': Colorado hoping to reform mental health, but failed overhaul in 2014 shows how political connections maintain status quo

This story is brought to you by COLab, the Colorado News Collaborative, a nonprofit coalition of more than 170 newsrooms across Colorado (including The Aspen Times) working together to better serve the public. Learn more… ....

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'There's winners and losers': Colorado hoping to reform mental health, but failed overhaul in 2014 shows how political connections maintain status quo

A schizophrenic man had opened fire on a packed movie theater in Aurora, killing 12 and injuring dozens more. Something had to be done. The Aurora theater shooter had tried to get mental health treatment. ....

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