News Coverage

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Statewide crisis line offers texting for teens

Recent years have brought an alarming spike in teen suicides in southern Colorado. That’s why several local…

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AN ‘UPSTREAM’ SOLUTION: NAMI’S CRISIS TEXT LINE CAMPAIGN

When Lori Jarvis, executive director of the Colorado Springs chapter of the National Alliance on…

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NAMI looks “Below the Surface” to combat teen suicide

When five teenagers at his high school took their own lives in a single semester, Chad Hawthorne knew…

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AN ‘UPSTREAM’ SOLUTION: NAMI’S CRISIS TEXT LINE CAMPAIGN

A group of El Paso County teens are being honored for their efforts to bring new attention to suicide through…

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More stories on teen mental health

 

Requiem for the young: One El Paso teen shares her story of loss

Cristen Baird wears her memories of the dead wrapped around her right wrist — brightly colored…

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Campaign contact

Kirk Woundy
Communications & Grants Manager, NAMI-Colorado Springs

kirk@namicos.org
510 E. Willamette Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903