Jennifer Brown

Investigative Reporter 鈥� The Denver Post

Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown is a former Denver Post reporter. She has written about the child welfare system, mental health, education and politics. She previously worked for The Associated Press, The Tyler Morning Telegraph in Texas, and the Hungry Horse News in Montana.

A rafting group from The Adventure Company arrives at the Hecla Junction boat ramp after a day out on the Arkansas River on June 10, 2016.

Rafting company was on probation when 11-year-old boy drowned

February 1, 2017 at 1:23 p.m.

The rafting company Drake Durkee鈥檚 grandparents chose for what would become the 11-year-old鈥檚 last outing was on its second summer of probation for violating state regulations and had been warned...

In a file photo, Denver police officers detain a man suspected of being intoxicated on the 16th Street Mall on January 30, 2015.

Mental health workers join Denver police officers to help divert people to treatment instead of jail

September 3, 2016 at 11:01 a.m.

mental health professionals will join Denver police officers on patrol to help handle calls involving people who have severe mental health issues.

This photo provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. shows the drug Epclusa.

Colorado to expand coverage for Hep C patients, but some still won’t get the expensive drug

September 1, 2016 at 7:02 p.m.

Colorado will increase access to a life-saving, expensive hepatitis C drug, covering needy patients in earlier stages of liver disease than were previously considered, the state Medicaid department said Thursday.

A state fund used to loan money to families taking care of relatives with developmental disabilities received little oversight for more than 20 years.

“Dying with dignity” versus “doctor-assisted suicide”: ballot initiative sets off language battle

October 27, 2016 at 6:13 p.m.

Coloradans will decide this fall whether to allow doctors to write life-ending prescriptions for terminally ill people who have less than six months to live and want to die on...

Keith Liddle addresses Foothills Gateway CCB. He spoke for 5 minutes & 16 seconds before he was interrupted and the subsequent walkout. They walked out on him before he was done speaking. The full version of this video is at the top of the playlist. Original recording date is 08/16/2016 in Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins disability board walks out during dad’s public comment about group home abuse

August 26, 2016 at 8:04 a.m.

Numerous parents whose children have developmental disabilities are outraged after a community board that manages their benefit money walked out of a meeting while a father was speaking about his...

Arapahoe County officials deny request for audit from parents of disabled adults

August 24, 2016 at 7:55 p.m.

Parents of adult children with developmental disabilities who have repeatedly asked Arapahoe County officials to audit the community agency that manages their benefit money have been denied. The group of...

Denver Water’s new rate structure shocks customers after summer watering

August 15, 2016 at 2:44 p.m.

Denver Water鈥檚 new rate structure, the Denver Post found, increases water bills by up to 35 percent for some customers who use the least water yet decreases bills by up...

GOLDEN, CO - APRIL 29: Jefferson County has found ways to streamline their assistance programs at their Human Services office in Golden. They underwent a Business Process Reengineering to minimize the touches to a client's account to speed up assistance. Account clerk Cathy McKenzie, top, works with a client that was a new applicant for a Quest Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Card on Friday, April 29, 2016. The client had only waited 1 and 1/2 hours and received a card that was to be activated later in the day. In the past, it might have taken 29 days to have issued the card. (Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon/ The Denver Post)

New “gap map” scores Colorado counties on helping the needy get food, health care

August 10, 2016 at 6:21 a.m.

Colorado鈥檚 national reputation for helping the needy contradicts itself -- the state is exemplary in enrolling people in government health insurance and abysmal at making sure they have food assistance.

Major federal mental health reform passed by U.S. House awaits Senate this fall

August 3, 2016 at 5:41 p.m.

A sweeping reform of the nation's $130 billion mental health system -- already passed by the U.S. House and headed for the Senate next month -- would ramp up the...

An inmate stood inside his cell talking to another inmate in an adjacent cell at the Denver County Jail. Karl Gehring, The Denver Post

State must hire independent consultant to track mental competency evaluations for inmates

August 3, 2016 at 8:50 a.m.

The state human services department must hire an independent consultant to monitor how quickly it completes mental competency evaluations and treatment for inmates facing criminal charges as part of a...

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Rafting company was on probation when 11-year-old boy drowned

Mental health workers join Denver police officers to help divert people to treatment instead of jail

Colorado to expand coverage for Hep C patients, but some still won’t get the expensive drug

“Dying with dignity” versus “doctor-assisted suicide”: ballot initiative sets off language battle

Fort Collins disability board walks out during dad’s public comment about group home abuse

Arapahoe County officials deny request for audit from parents of disabled adults

Denver Water’s new rate structure shocks customers after summer watering

New “gap map” scores Colorado counties on helping the needy get food, health care

Major federal mental health reform passed by U.S. House awaits Senate this fall

State must hire independent consultant to track mental competency evaluations for inmates