WATCH NOW: MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUTH COMMUNITY FORUM

April 26, 2018

Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, speaks at the first Time to Talk community mental health forum at Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. "In some ways, I think we are at war here," Romanoff said of the country's high suicide rate. "It's just not a war we have declared, but it's a war we can win."

Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, speaks at the first Time to Talk community mental health forum at Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. “In some ways, I think we are at war here,” Romanoff said of the country’s high suicide rate. “It’s just not a war we have declared, but it’s a war we can win.”

Watch the full talk here. (Talk starts at 1:30)

Check out a Time to Talk community conversation about mental health and youth: Andrew Romanoff, CEO of Mental Health Colorado, talked about the importance of early intervention. Kristen Torres, a CSU sophomore and Douglas County graduate, and Kirstie June, a senior at Chaparral High School, shared their personal mental health struggles and how they’ve overcome them.

Hosted by Colorado Community Media on April 26 at Lone Tree Library in partnership with Douglas County Libraries and the Douglas County Mental Health Initiative.

Originally appeared in Highlands Ranch Herald.

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