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Could mental health support be the key to keeping more Colorado preschool teachers in the field?
February 14, 2020
By: Erica Breunlin
Originally appeared in The Colorado Sun.
As Colorado starves for more early childhood educators, some are leaving the classroom because of kids’ behavioral challenges. A new focus on mental health could change that. Read the full story.
LIVESTREAM: 2020 Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol
State Capitol Days bring together passionate volunteers to advocate for state policy changes that will improve mental health and help prevent suicide.
On Wednesday, February 26th, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Colorado Chapter will join together with Mental Health Colorado, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC), and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Colorado to present the 2nd Annual Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol.
What you can expect:
• Training session on the basics of an effective advocacy visit and current policy issues
• Hear from experts who will talk about the state of mental health in ...
Healthier Minds Across the Lifespan
At every moment in our lives, a healthier mind beats the heck out of the alternative.
A strong start for children goes a long way, but through all phases of life, we need each other’s support to do well. Mental wellness should always be the objective for us as we grow up and get older.
Mental Health Colorado is your voice for creating healthier minds across the lifespan. We’ve created a platform of bipartisan bills that provide steps in a better direction.
We’re nearly a month in to the 2020 legislative session. Send an action alert today to let your legislators know that this is the legislation they should be supporting. You have ...
Mentes más saludables durante la vida
En cada momento durante nuestras vidas, una mente saludable gana en comparación con la alternativa.
Un comienzo sólido para niños recoge un camino largo, pero durante cualquier fase de la vida, necesitamos apoyos para estar bien. Y el bienestar mental debe ser el normal a medida que envejecemos.
Mental Health Colorado es su voz en creando mentes más saludables durante la vida. Hemos creado una plataforma de proyectos de ley bipartidistas que nos dirigen en una dirección mejor.
Llegamos casi un mes a la sesión legislativa del 2020. Envié esta alerta de acción hoy para que sus legisladores sepan que esta es la legislación que deberían ...
Youth Voices For Mental Health
Mental Health Colorado is the state’s leading advocate in promoting mental wellness, ending shame and fear surrounding mental health, and ensuring access to mental health and substance use care.
Mental Health Colorado believes young people’s voices matter, especially when it comes to mental health. We want your students to be a part of a video project we are putting together to be shown at our 2020 Legislative Education and Advocacy Day.
We’re asking Coloradans under 21 to answer the question, “Why does mental health matter to you?”
Participants will record their answers on a mobile device or tablet “selfie style” in 60 seconds ...
New bills aim to alleviate mental health workforce shortages
January 31, 2020
By: John Spina
A couple of times a week Sue Harig meets with clients from Mental Health Partners just to talk for a while. She’s not a psychotherapist or psychiatrist, but as a certified peer support specialist, Harig has firsthand experience with mental illness and has been trained by Mental Health Partners in Boulder County to help others along in their recovery — kind of like a mental health sponsor.
The “sessions” mostly consist of Harig visiting her clients at home, helping them with chores, or accompanying them in stressful situations such as waiting in line at the DMV — which she did on Friday — and ...
Where will you sleep tonight?
What would your mental health be like today if you didn’t know where you were spending the night?
Stable housing is a number one requirement for improving health outcomes. And for many individuals with mental health and substance use concerns, maintaining stable housing is a persisting challenge.
Communities that invest in supportive housing have reduced reliance on some of the most costly parts of our system. It’s far cheaper—and better for the mental health of the community—to invest in supportive housing than it is to manage these challenges through first responders, emergency departments, and the criminal justice system.
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Superintendent addresses recent student deaths
January 25, 2020
By: Rachel Skytta and Web Staff
Originally appeared on Fox31 News
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. -- The Superintendent of Adams 12 shared a statement on Friday discussing the recent deaths of students within the Adams County School District.
"A number of families and schools within our community are grieving the sudden and painful loss of their children as we enter the final days of January. We have lost five children in our community over the past 40 days. They range in age from sixth grade to tenth grade and attended four different schools. The information we've received to date indicates that several of these deaths were by ...
¿Donde vas a domir hoy?
¿Como seria tu salud mental si no sabias donde ibas a dormir esta noche?
Tu vivienda estable es el requisito mas importante en mejorando tus resultados de la salud. Y para mucha gente con preocupaciones de la salud mental y el consumo de sustancias, manteniendo una vivienda estable es un desafío persistente.
Comunidades que invierten en viviendas de apoyo tienen dependencias reducidas en algunas de las partes mas caras en nuestro sistema. Es mas barato—y mejor para la salud mental de la comunidad—investir en viviendas de apoyo que gestionan estas preocupaciones con primer respondedores, los departamentos de emergencias, y el sistema ...
