For people suffering a behavioral health crisis, a new program at Ute Pass Health Service District is designed to ease the burden of asking for help. Part of the Community Paramedics, the program adds ...

When voters approved a 1% sales tax in November for the Ute Pass Regional Health Services District, the approval was the signal to get moving. This month, the district’s Community Paramedics ...

Narcan is a life-saving nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses in minutes. A life lost in Buncombe County in 2022 still weighs on — and motivates — Shuchin Shukla, a family physician who ...

For Kelly Kjelstrom, plugging the gaps in mental health care can mean something as simple as a late-night taco and a friendly chat. Kjelstrom, 45, is a community paramedic in Modesto, California. Part ...