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Denver's Pawsitive Recovery Program: Keeping Pets with Owners

1/2/2026

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Chaidez Fosters Recovery

The Pawsitive Recovery program, launched in Denver in 2021, connects individuals in recovery with foster caregivers for their pets.
The initiative helps Ashlee Chaidez keep her pet while she seeks treatment.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) oversees the program and aims to expand nationally as it grows.
It fosters pets for six months to help owners stabilize, with a modest boarding fee.

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Butler Launches Express Center

Butler Hospital has launched an urgent care facility for mental health emergencies, the Express Center.
The Express Center offers immediate support for anxiety, depression, or life transitions, same-day visits, and medication management if necessary.
Gretchen Anderson, senior clinical director, says mental health should receive the same urgency as physical health.
The center operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The center welcomes patients age 13 and up.

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Chaidez Fosters Recovery

The Pawsitive Recovery program, launched in Denver in 2021, connects individuals in recovery with foster caregivers for their pets.
The initiative helps Ashlee Chaidez keep her pet while she seeks treatment.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) oversees the program and aims to expand nationally as it grows.
It fosters pets for six months to help owners stabilize, with a modest boarding fee.

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