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Navigating mental health challenges in Pitkin County's criminal justice system

More than half of the average daily population in Pitkin County’s jail has a serious mental health issue, according to a 2022 report by Justice Planners. The high incidence of mental health issues among incarcerated. ....

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Mental health pros work to stay in touch and combat stigma

Editor’s Note: This story is part one of a three-part series on mental health in the Roaring Fork Valley. In the summer of 2019, when Andrew Parrott was in crisis with bipolar disorder, a Pitkin. ....

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Opioid Abatement Council selects OMNI Institute for data dashboard grant

The Region 5 Opioid Abatement Council has awarded a two-year contract including $100,000 in grant funding to OMNI Institute to establish a regional data dashboard. ....

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