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Share tales of mental health barriers Tuesday

A statewide mental health advocacy group wants stories and feedback on barriers to mental health care in Fort Collins. Mental Health Colorado, led by former Speaker of the State House of Representatives Andrew Romanoff, will host a town hall at the Old Town Library on Tuesday from 5:15-7 p.m. Read more...

Romanoff: Coloradans weigh in on barriers to mental health care

More than one million Coloradans experience a mental health or substance-use disorder each year. Only 40 percent receive treatment. What stops so many Coloradans from getting the mental health care they need? And what can we do about it? Mental Health Colorado — the state’s leading advocate for the prevention and treatment of mental illness – is taking those questions on the road. As part of our statewide listening tour — “A Conversation with Colorado” – we convened public forums in Pueblo on March 30 and Greeley on May 24. (We head to Fort Collins on June 28; details are available at mentalhealthcolorado.org). Read more...

Mental Health Colorado legislative action

Mental Health Colorado is active in the state legislature. Our mission is to engage the public and policymakers on mental health issues. Our policy team tracked 40 bills in this year’s legislative session:  we supported 17 bills, all but four passed. We also opposed four bills, all were defeated. And Mental Health Colorado monitored the remaining 19 bills. To see our entire public policy report click here. Mental Health Colorado is also committed to informing the public by creating a scorecard on how legislators voted on bills we tracked. To see how your legislator voted on mental health related issues in the 2016 legislative session click ...

Denver Business Journal Mental Health Supplement

Mental Health Colorado along with our partners created an informative supplement for Mental Health Month in the Denver Business Journal. The supplement is full of useful information and resources to help people navigate the mental health system and learn more about it. Click here for more.

Woman thrives despite mental illness

Schizophrenia is a genetic disease that is not common. It affects just 1 percent of Americans. Even though it affects a small number of the population, it's ramifications are huge. People with schizophrenia have an imbalance of brain chemicals. It's those chemicals that stimulate nerve cells in the brain to communicate with each other. Read more...

Mental Health Month News

Mental Health Colorado was in the news over and over again for our work during Mental Health Month. The month started with President & CEO Andrew Romanoff writing an OpEd about mental health & suicide. Different versions of it were published across the state. It was published in the Denver Post, Pueblo Chieftain, Greeley Tribune and the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Click here to read the Denver Post version.

Mental health screening is crucial

May 5 marks Children's Mental Health Day, and May is Mental Health Month. 9NEWS at 7 a.m. 5/5/2016.

May is Mental Health Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Here you will find many of the events and activities we have planned for this month in one place. Also, Mental Health Colorado's theme for the month is 'get screened.'  You will find the screenings on our website: mentalhealthcolorado.org/screenings. Calendar of Events  May 2nd: May is Mental Health Month Proclamation ceremony at capitol. People take the mental health screening tests to go with our “get screened” theme for the month. All week tables are set up at the capitol, 1st floor north foyer, with literature on Mental Health Colorado and a number of mental health groups. May 4th: Andrew ...

What is network adequacy?

Mental Health Colorado's Policy VP Moe Keller wrote an article on Network Advocacy for the Chronic Care Collaborative. In the article Keller explains concerns about network adequacy and how it works in health plans. The article also goes into the work Mental Health Colorado is doing with the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative and the Chronic Care Collaborative to better define rules for providers in an insurance plan. For more on the issue click Network Adequacy.

Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders Screenings

Depression Depression is very treatable, with the overwhelming majority of those who seek treatment showing improvement. The most commonly used treatments are antidepressant medication, psychotherapy or a combination of the two.  The choice of treatment depends on the pattern, severity, persistence of depressive symptoms and the history of the illness.  As with many illnesses, early treatment is more effective and helps prevent the likelihood of serious recurrences.  Depression must be treated by a physician or qualified mental health professional. Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting 6.7% (more than 16 ...