GJ Blackout has partnered with Colorado Children’s Hospital and Community Hospital to provide valuable resources to our community. Join us on the exploration of mental health topics and the various ways it impacts our community’s youth.
Local Mental Health Services:
Colorado Crisis Services provides hotline and mobile crisis support when you need it
- Call (844) 493-TALK (8255) or Text TALK to 38255
- To schedule an appointment, call (877) 603-7045
Community Hospital: Behavioral Health Care
- To schedule an appointment, call (970) 242-9026
Family Health West: Licensed Counselors
- To schedule an appointment, call (970) 858-2527
I Matter Colorado: Virtual Counseling
- Visit imattercolorado.org
Call or text 988 if you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis
Mesa County Mental Health Survey Statistics:
- Percentage of students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for
two weeks or more in a row during the past 12 months that they stopped
doing some usual activities: 25.7% - Percentage of students who most of the time or always had poor mental
health during the past 30 day: 28.4% - Percentage of students who would contact a crisis line if they were
concerned about their own or someone else’s well-being or mental health:
22.9% - Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would attempt
suicide during the past 12 months: 9.3% - Percentage of students who attempted suicide one or more times during
the past 12 months: 5.5%
Statistics Provided by Healthy Kids Colorado
“RATES OF ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION DOUBLED AMONG
COLORADO KIDS DURING THE
PANDEMIC.”
– Colorado Children’s Hospital
Health Hustle Resources Provided By
Mental Health
June 4, 2024
