Times-Call | J Mahoney/Special to The Colorado Trust
Marissa Garcia, left, a Colorado Youth Mental Health Corps member, makes a point while meeting with York International student, in Garcia’s office at the school in Thornton, Colorado. Garcia is part of a national program that trains 18-to-24-year-olds to provide mental health and resource support to middle and high school students while they earn credits and behavioral health credentials. Colorado was one of just four states to be part of the inaugural year of the program; it extended to 11 states for the ’25-’26 school year.