1041 results for author: Mental Health Colorado
Boogie at the Broadmoor With Leftover Salmon to Support Mental Health Causes
March 11, 2020
By: Kiran Herbert
Originally appeared in 5280
In the last year, two suicides sent ripples across the music industry. Jeff Austin, a founding member of the Yonder Mountain String Band, died last June. Two months later, Neal Casal, an influential guitarist best known for his role as a founding member of Circles Around the Sun, died in August.
Now, members of both of their former bands will join Leftover Salmon at the Boogie at the Broadmoor event from March 20–22. The shindig will include bowling with Leftover Salmon and Circle Around the Sun on Thursday night, a free concert and charity raffle on Friday, and an unorthodox ...
How Colorado is trying to address transportation needs for people in mental health crisis
March 5, 2020
By: Forest Wilson
Originally appeared in the Colorado Independent
Lawmakers are pushing for a transportation system dedicated to getting people in crisis to care
One summer night, after his first year of college in 2012, Sandra Sharp’s son Drew grew increasingly anxious. He began having delusions of grandeur and became suicidal, Sharp said.
On that night, Drew allowed Sharp to take him to the hospital in Steamboat Springs “so that I could know that I did everything that I could to prevent him from committing suicide,” Sharp told lawmakers during a recent House committee hearing.
After being admitted to the emergency ...
Boulder-based provider launches in-home mental health care program
March 6, 2020
By: Katie Langford
Boulder-based private mental health provider Colorado Recovery has created a new in-home treatment program for people who cannot access care in a traditional office setting.
Launched in February, Bridge to You brings Colorado Recovery’s services — diagnosis, therapy, psychiatric nursing, medication management, life skills and more — into a patient’s home.
“There are a number of people who are homebound because of age, but also people who have a hard time coming into an office setting because part of their illness might be fear or paranoia about being around other people,” said program Director ...
Not a criminal, not a crime
People who need health care shouldn’t be transported in handcuffs. But that’s exactly what happened to Sandra’s son, Drew.
In the midst of a mental health crisis, Sandra took what she thought was the right course of action by taking Drew to the hospital. Later, Drew was handcuffed and transported to another hospital in the back of a police car.
“I was on the floor begging them not to treat my son in this manner,” Sandra said. “Drew has never regained his trust in treatment providers or in police officers. Drew and I have been deeply and forever affected by this event.”
Sandra feels hopeful on account of a bill we introdu...
Colorado considers private transportation services for behavioral problems
Monte Whaley | Mar 2, 2020
State of Reform
Someone suffering from a behavioral health crisis in Colorado may soon be transported to a care facility without blaring sirens and emergency lights, under a new bill being considered by lawmakers.
The measure, HB 1284, creates a regulatory and service system to provide secure transportation services for individuals experiencing emotional or behavioral problems that do not merit an arrest. The person will be transported to a local hospital or crisis centers.
Local county commissioners will issue a license to a private company or another entity to transport the individual, say the bill’s ...
Colorado can’t wait 20 years
March 2, 2020
It’s a common refrain among Coloradans that their insurance plans don’t adequately cover mental health and substance use, despite state and federal parity laws that require equal treatment for mental and physical health.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey just announced settlements with five insurance companies that had been investigated for imposing unlawful barriers to mental health and substance use care. We commend Attorney General Healey and her staff for prioritizing consumers and bringing our country one step closer to mental health parity.
Massachusetts enacted their mental health parity law 20 years ...
Suicide Prevention Advocates Gather in Denver
February 27, 2020
Original article appeared on News on 6
DENVER, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and the seventh leading cause of death in Colorado. On Wednesday, February 26, advocates from the Colorado Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the largest suicide prevention organization in the United States, will join the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, Mental Health Colorado, and NAMI-Colorado for the 2nd Annual Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol.
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HOUSE PASSES REP. MICHAELSON JENET’S ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS EXAMS BILL
February 20, 2020
Originally appeared in i-70 scout.
The House of Representatives today passed HB20-1086, sponsored by Representatives Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Colin Larson, by a vote of 45-17. The bill would guarantee insurance coverage for annual mental health wellness exams.
“This is one of the most important bills I have worked on in my time in the legislature, and I am so pleased that it has passed the House,” said Rep. Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City. “Too many Coloradans don’t have access to the mental health care they need. This bill will go a long way towards breaking down the barriers, may they be stigma, financial or ...
Animal therapy nonprofit to hold Longmont community meeting before starting sessions in March
February 19, 2020
By: John Marinelli
Originally found in Times-Call
Animals can often make people’s days a little — or a lot — brighter.
Rise Phoenix Rise, a nonprofit that recently moved to Longmont from Richmond, Va., applies this concept to peer-to-peer group therapy, having participants work through difficult issues with the help of furry friends. And Wednesday, it’s looking to provide information to the Longmont community and gather input at an outreach meeting before its inaugural group session in March.
Executive Director Traci Jones said she got the idea for the nonprofit more than five years ago after seeing “the ...
