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Research shows that LGBTQ+ youth have higher rates of anxiety, depression and suicide than their non-LGBTQ+ peers. On this week’s health and prevention report, KSJD’s Lucas Brady Woods talked to Liz Filas, a mental health therapist with the Four Corners Child Advocacy Center, to break down what that correlation means and why it's important to understand.

An in-person performance celebrating LGBTQ pride month in Cortez has been canceled due to intimidation attempts and security concerns.

Colorado is preparing to spend one point five million dollars on a variety of programs aimed at getting youth from underserved communities into the great outdoors. And a federal judge has vacated a plan for drilling and fracking in the North Fork and Thompson Divide areas of Colorado.

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would raise the minimum age for prosecuting children for crimes from 10 to 13 years old, except in cases involving sexual assault or homicide.

In Montezuma County, the Fairgrounds Speedway has become an establishment that’s beloved by the community as it provides opportunities for kids to learn skills. And according to many community members, the speedway’s promoter Gene Williams and his wife Sissy were a big part of creating those opportunities.

Colorado has the sixth highest suicide death rate in the nation, according to the most recent data from the CDC. But the process of finding resources to improve your mental wellness is complicated and often stigmatized. In this week’s health and prevention report, KSJD’s Tay Glass looks at Mancos United, an up-and-coming nonprofit that wants to make the process of finding help a bit more streamlined.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2.

Pediatric health care professionals in Colorado are ringing alarm bells about what they say is a crisis in the mental health of the state’s children. The…

The Montezuma-Cortez School Board is holding its regular meeting Tuesday night, as a public rift continues over LGBTQ student organizations in local…

The Republican-led state will offer savings bonds to residents between the ages of 16 and 35 in an effort to tackle vaccine hesitancy among its younger population.