Isolation During Pandemic Takes Mental-Health Toll on People with Disabilities

Isolation During Pandemic Takes Mental-Health Toll on People with Disabilities DENVER - People with disabilities in Colorado are among those at greatest risk of suffering from depression or other mental-health conditions during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Candie Burnham, executive director of the advocacy group Atlantis Community, said people with disabilities can experience isolation even during the best of times, but as the health crisis has dragged on, the negative impacts are compounding. She said at first, people thought, 'We can get through a few weeks.' But then it was a few months, and now an entire year. ...(Read More)