How tragedy led an aspiring counselor to help those impacted by addiction
Nikki Beavers was 13 years old when she lost her Uncle Joseph to an overdose. For a long time, she…
Tag: Social Work
Made in Denver: Joy as Resistance
Editor’s note: Throughout fall, RED’s Made in Denver series will highlight Mile High business owners who graduated from MSU Denver…
The fight against fentanyl
This story appears in the RED magazine’s fall 2022 issue. Eric Perez was a success story. He grew up in…
From the classroom to cable TV
Like many children of the late 1980s and early ’90s, Kryss Shane, Ph.D., grew up watching television shows such as…
Conference topic turns to voting rights as another election nears
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was ripping through the United States during a bitterly fought presidential election. But that didn’t…
Subvenciones federales apoyan a futuros profesionales de salud mental
Read this story in English. Linda Medina Martinez recuerda ser una estudiante ansiosa cuando cursaba el primer grado en la…
Federal grants support future mental-health professionals
Read this story in Spanish. Linda Medina Martinez recalls being an anxious first-grader at Fort Logan Elementary School. As a…
Recovery revelation
At age 15, Tabitha Shackleton was a “full-blown addict,” she said, using drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of…
Fast finish
In October 2015, Ley-Lonni Marie Woodruff was at a breaking point at the tender age of 16 when she sat…
Change agent
Jennifer Muñoz knew she wanted to go to college. The 37-year-old single mother planned on enrolling in a social-work program…