Denver voted for funding for hunger, mental health and other programs and now city council has put t
"Almost $12 million was appropriated for the healthy food fund and $37 million for Caring 4 Denver for 2019. The parks fund got just over $37 million and the college fund almost $12 million for the year." "Denver voters approved a citizen-led initiative to increase the sales tax by .08 percent to create the healthy kids fund. A 13-member Denver Food Commission will be created to review applications and make grants to nonprofits and others who are already feeding kids from low
How the death by suicide of a 9-year-old boy has changed a community in the wake of tragedy
"Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod, who had founded Caring 4 Denver right before Jamel took his life, took similarly swift action after his death. “When I started Caring 4 Denver, I wasn’t focused on suicide,” Herod tells Yahoo Lifestyle. But Jamel’s death changed that. Now, Caring 4 Denver will raise $45 million per year to fund mental health and addiction services for children and adults, a large amount of which will go to aiding youth, including for suicide preven
Initiated Ordinance 301 in the 2018 Denver election: What to know about “Caring 4 Denver”
"Here’s the language you’ll see on your ballot:" "Shall Denver sales and use taxes be increased by $45 million annually, beginning January 1, 2019, and by whatever additional amounts are raised annually from a one-quarter of one percent sales and tax rate (25 cents on a $100 purchase) to be used to fund:" "-mental health services and treatment for children and adults;
-suicide prevention programs;
-opioid and substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery programs;
-fa
Denver can and should help those with mental health needs
"Caring 4 Denver will appear at the end of ballots in Denver as Initiated Ordinance 301 and will be a one-quarter-of 1 percent sales and use tax increase (25 cents on a $100-dollar purchase), and raise $45 million per year, to be used for improving the quality, availability, and affordability of community based mental health and addiction care in Denver." "Services that could be supported include counseling, in-patient treatment, school services and prevention programs. The f
Caring 4 Denver: What You Will Be Voting for in November
"Mental health is one of the major issues facing not only Denver, but the country at large. The economic burden of major depressive disorders alone is $210.5 billion per year in the U.S., according to a 2015 study. But this initiative isn't about saving money: It's about saving lives." "Leslie realized it was the right time because of three things: people are talking about mental health more, the opioid epidemic is in the news, and mental health in schools is a hot topic," sa
