Once a hostel, a new mental health group home for women opens in Salt Lake City

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,201

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Kelly Cockrell said when her son was killed in a car crash at the age of 24, “I just spiraled.”

Cockrell, 49, said she started using drugs, lived on the streets of Salt Lake City for about five months, and attempted to take her own life before she was hospitalized. But she eventually got help from Odyssey House, a nonprofit that provides services for substance use issues, mental health and medical care for …

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