1041 results for author: Mental Health Colorado

INVISIBLE WOUNDS

“Not all wounds are visible.” Leroy Garcia served for six years in the United States Marine Corps. He now serves in the Colorado Senate; he’ll become its president in January. Like 14,000 other veterans in Pueblo, the “Home of Heroes,” Sen. Garcia knows what can happen when the mental wounds of military service go untreated. The consequences—including elevated rates of suicide, substance use disorders, and homelessness—can be tragic. That’s why we’re joining Sen. Garcia’s call not only to honor our veterans but also to ensure they receive the care they deserve. We’ll work with the legislature and the governor to ...

TOO MANY VETERANS ARE SUFFERING; HERE’S WHAT WE’RE DOING

By: Leroy Garcia Nov. 11, 2018 Not all wounds are visible. Too many veterans suffer in silence from mental wounds related to their military service. Today, we celebrate the more than 400,000 veterans in Colorado and more than 20 million veterans across this county. I served in Iraq in the United States Marine Corps for more than six years, and ensuring that our veterans are taken care of is something I care about deeply. The reality is that too many of our veterans, nearly 50 percent according a recent study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, don’t get the mental health care they desperately need and have ...

Victories in 10 Counties Steer Record $67 Million to Mental Health, Substance Use Treatment

DENVER, Nov. 12—Ten Colorado counties are leading the way to improving mental health services in their communities. The counties and their mental health proposals are listed at mentalhealthcolorado.org/ballot2018. Victories in Denver, Larimer, San Miguel, and Summit counties will steer a record $67 million to the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. Voters also agreed to fund school-based mental health programs in Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties; jail-based services in Boulder County; and community resources in Pitkin County. Mental Health Colorado is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization ...

DPD’S CO-RESPONDER UNIT HOPES TO GET A BOOST FROM CARING 4 DENVER

By: Conor McCormick-Cavanaugh Nov. 5, 2018 Tuesday, November 6, is fast approaching, and Denver residents are now voting on various state- and citywide ballot initiatives. One such initiative is Caring 4 Denver. Created by Representative Leslie Herod and endorsed by influential Coloradans like Wilma Webb and Cynthia Coffman, the initiative would raise Denver's sales tax by .25 percent to bolster the city's mental health resources and substance abuse treatment programs. If the initiative passes, 10 percent of the revenue would be earmarked for the Crisis Intervention Response Unit within the Denver Police Department. This already-exis...

HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

November 3, 2018 Andrew Romanoff from Mental Health Colorado joins us for a conversation on what needs to be done to increase the availability of mental health services in the state. Originally appeared on 9News.

COLORADO VOTERS WILL SEE A RECORD NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH MEASURES ON THEIR BALLOT

By: John Daley, CPR News Nov. 1, 2018 The 2018 ballot for many Coloradans will reflect the dire state of mental health, suicide and addiction in the state. Voters across multiple counties will consider a dozen proposals to fund mental health services, a record number for the Colorado ballot. “More and more communities recognize it is much cheaper, smarter and humane to prevent or treat issues of mental illness rather than to ignore it or criminalize it. We've learned that the hard way," Mental Health Colorado CEO and president Andrew Romanoff said. In Denver County, voters will decide on a tax increase that would raise $45 ...

AT LEAST 12 LOCAL BALLOT QUESTIONS SEEK FUNDING INCREASE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

By: Matt Bloom Oct. 31, 2018 Voters across Colorado are deciding the fate of at least a dozen local ballot measures seeking funding for better mental health care services. The questions range from tax increases to local budget shuffling — all aimed at building up prevention and treatment services in schools, jails and hospitals. Andrew Romanoff is president of Mental Health Colorado. He spoke at a Fort Collins event in support of Larimer County’s sales tax question, Issue 1A, on Oct. 30. He says the topic is resonating for many people. “I think what's happening is a lot of communities recognize that it's cheaper to prevent or ...

11 Colorado Communities Not ‘Waiting for Washington’ to Fix Mental Health

DENVER, Nov. 1—Eleven Colorado communities are seeking funding for mental health services through ballot measures. All measures are aimed at adding treatment and prevention in schools, jails, or hospitals. The counties and their mental health proposals are listed at mentalhealthcolorado.org/ballot2018. “I think what's happening is a lot of communities recognize that it's cheaper to prevent or treat mental illness than to ignore it or to criminalize it,” said Mental Health Colorado President & CEO Andrew Romanoff. “A lot recognize that waiting for Washington to solve these problems is not a recipe for progress.” Each of the measures ...

MENTAL HEALTH MEASURE GETS SUPPORT FROM FORMER LEGISLATOR

By: Paul Albani-BurgioReporter-Herald Staff Writer October 24, 2018 Larimer County is once again deciding how to vote on a ballot issue that would raise taxes by 0.25 percent to provide mental health issue identification, support and treatment services to county residents. On Wednesday, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Andrew Romanoff spoke to the members of the Loveland Lions Club about why he felt voters should support Ballot Issue 1A, the toll of mental health issues in Colorado and how local communities can take action to address those issues. Romanoff is now the president and CEO of ...

PARTNERS FOR CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH GETS GRANT TO HELP KIDS’ MENTAL HEALTH

By: Faith Miller October 24, 2019 Partners for Children’s Mental Health, a program out of Children’s Hospital Colorado, will get a $2.8 million grant from the state attorney general’s office to launch an initiative improving kids’ access to care. Plans include assessing the state’s pediatric mental health needs, improving care for kids in rural areas, training pediatric physicians on mental health and implementing a School Mental Health Toolkit across Colorado school districts. The toolkit, developed by nonprofit Mental Health Colorado, is a free online resource that outlines steps schools can take — such as screenings, ...