"One story that struck Herod on the campaign trail was at the Gilliam youth detention center in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood, where a staffer told her that “80 percent of the young people coming in have a mental health or substance abuse issue; and 100 percent leave with them.” "Herod and other supporters say the new funding is aimed at narrowing an enormous health equity gap in behavioral services." “Compared with the majority population, members of racial and ethnic minor