Mental Health in Colorado

DENVER, CO. - MAY 15: Lisa Abeyta stays quiet as a group of men playing disc golf look over her campsite in Sanchez Park, Denver, CO, May 15, 2014. "You get judged by people people see you with your stuff and they look at you like, 'oh God, another homeless person' It's really ugly. But you don't know if youre going to be homeless or not. Things happen," she said. "You could have a house or you could be renting somewhere and something could happen and you could lose it. Something you worked so hard for and then its gone You lose your job, can't pay the rent." Lisa was unable to get a spot at the shelter she said, "I'm scared but Im not to show it. I guess this is better than staying downtown or at a bus station." Lisa Abeyta had no backup plan when her landlord stopped paying the mortgage on the townhouse she was renting. She had three days to pack her things and leave. With no place to go, she became homeless. Diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder, she struggled to find help. After more than a year of shuffling from shelters to camps and back to shelters, she found permanent housing through the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post)