by Christine Tatum | Sep 13, 2019 | Denver's Health, Marijuana, Media, People Making A Difference
Dr. Christian Thurstone, director of Behavioral Health Services at Denver Health and a professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, recently told ABC Channel 7 in Denver he knows why teens and young adults get hooked on vaping. It’s the...
by Chris Thurstone | Jul 29, 2018 | Advocacy, People Making A Difference
I frequently hear from people around the world who have interesting perspectives about healthcare and are good at sharing what they’re seeing and thinking from the trenches. Dr. Kenneth Finn has practiced pain medicine in Colorado Springs, Colo., for nearly 25...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 21, 2017 | Great Opportunities, People Making A Difference
We’re big fans of Natural High, a California-based nonprofit organization that is rooted in sound prevention science and provides free resources to help guide youth “to reach their fullest potential and say no to drugs.” Through the powerful and...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 20, 2017 | People Making A Difference
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy knows well the damage that can come from harboring family secrets about mental illness and addiction. Son of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and his first wife, Joan; nephew of President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy,...
by Christine Tatum | Feb 10, 2016 | People Making A Difference, Public Policy
My friend, George Ochieng Odalo, serves as director of the Slum Child Foundation, a nonprofit organization assisting children living on the streets and in the most unstable households of Nairobi, Kenya. Today, on his first visit to the United States, he will address...
by Christine Tatum | Oct 27, 2014 | People Making A Difference, Uncategorized
It was his tenth wedding anniversary, but Kevin Hines insisted on making just one more stop before heading home to San Francisco to celebrate with his wife. “We’ve got to keep working to get the messages of suicide prevention out there,” he said Oct....