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.

Colorado to spend $20 million to relieve ongoing backlog of mental competency evaluations; critics say problem was foreseeable

December 28, 2017 at 5:42 p.m.

Colorado is bound by a 2012 lawsuit settlement to conduct mental competency evaluations or begin treatment for people found incompetent to stand trial within 28 days of a judge's order.聽But...

For Christmas, formerly homeless feed homeless in Boulder

December 25, 2017 at 10:14 a.m.

Each year, the program houses 44 people in its dorm and trains them in one of two "social enterprises" --聽 culinary arts or landscaping. Three-quarters of participants end up with...

The Adams County Justice Center which ...

Colorado families who adopt high-needs foster kids aren’t getting enough help, ombudsman says

December 14, 2017 at 7:00 a.m.

Families who adopt foster children are receiving far less financial support than foster parents, the 16-month investigation found. The average adoption subsidy amount statewide was 56 percent lower than the...

Melissa Martinez, surrounded by her daughters, ...

Four Colorado counties with highest rates of youth suicide focus of suicide prevention initiatives

December 13, 2017 at 11:45 a.m.

After an especially tough school year in Colorado regarding youth suicides, the state attorney general's office will fund new prevention initiatives to help teens statewide.

Abuse, neglect reports at children’s center trigger investigation across Colorado

December 5, 2017 at 5:28 p.m.

El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch was shut down by state authorities in September, but lingering questions about oversight remain after the ombudsman's initial inquiry yielded a "dense log" of...

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

Colorado lifts restrictions for treating hepatitis C patients; no longer need to have advanced liver damage to receive drugs

December 1, 2017 at 6:43 p.m.

Colorado soon will begin treating needy hepatitis C patients with the latest antiviral drugs instead of waiting until they are sick enough to qualify.

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Colorado to spend $20 million to relieve ongoing backlog of mental competency evaluations; critics say problem was foreseeable

For Christmas, formerly homeless feed homeless in Boulder

Colorado families who adopt high-needs foster kids aren’t getting enough help, ombudsman says

Abuse, neglect reports at children’s center trigger investigation across Colorado

Colorado lifts restrictions for treating hepatitis C patients; no longer need to have advanced liver damage to receive drugs

IUD program leads to big decline in teen pregnancies, abortions in Colorado

Colorado grapples with 80 percent jump in newborns going through opioid withdrawal

DIA one of only three U.S. airports on the CDC’s smoky list

Denver heroin users could use supervised injection site if proposal passes multiple hurdles