Colorado Crisis Line expands to help farmers and ranchers
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December 10, 2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado's crisis hotline is taking on a population that might not occur to you: Farmers and ranchers.
The statewide, 24-7 crisis line was launched by Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Department of Human Services in August 2014 as part of an effort to boost mental health services in the wake of the Aurora theater shootings.
Now Agriculture Commissioner Don Brown wants to make sure farmers and ranchers are getting the specialized help they need to deal with the specific mental health challenges faced by them and other rural Coloradans.
Brown spoke about the...
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