Western Slope Youth Voters Champion Mental Health

Western Slope Youth Voters Champion Mental Health

Western Slope Youth Voter Initiative students August Pomrenke, Annika Johnson, Lili Flanigan, and Tatum Menon hold certificates for Colorado lawmakers who helped pass HB19-1120.

Western Slope Youth Initiative students hold certificates for politicians who helped pass mental health legislation.
From left to right: Western Slope Youth Voter Initiative students August Pomrenke, Annika Johnson, Lili Flanigan, and Tatum Menon hold certificates for Colorado lawmakers who helped pass HB19-1120.

This Saturday, Western Slope Youth Voter Initiative students partnered with NAMI Western Slope during their Ending the Silence 5K event to thank Colorado State Legislators for passing HB19-1120 Mental Health Education Suicide & Prevention along with three other bills focused on mental health for students. They awarded Western Colorado legislators Representative Dylan Roberts (D-D26) and Senator Don Coram (R-SD6), along with Representative Dafna Michaelsen Jenet (D-D30), Senator Stephen Fenberg (D-SD18), and Representative Deneya Esgar (D-D46) certificates of appreciation for championing youth mental health issues during the 2019 legislative session.

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