1041 results for author: Mental Health Colorado

GO MUSTANGS

August 16, 2018 Monday was the first day of school for students on the west end of Montrose County. But their teachers, custodians, and bus drivers returned last week for a class of their own—in Youth Mental Health First Aid. RE-2 Superintendent Mike Epright and all 51 of his employees spent their first day back at work learning how to spot the signs of a mental health disorder and how to respond appropriately. Tri-County Health Network, which provided the training, said the school district may be the first in the state to make such a commitment. We hope it’s not the last. Our new School Mental Health Toolkit spells out a set of ...

SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKIT TUTORIAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nx_B5VuIp8 The School Mental Health Toolkit is a blueprint for school mental health services and will guide community members, schools, local leaders, and districts through 10 best practices, including strategies for implementing, funding, and sustaining mental health services in schools. For questions, contact toolkit@mentalhealthcolorado.org.

BACK TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS

By: Alasyn Zimmerman August 15, 2018 COLORADO- ‘This is an anxious time of year for a lot of kids and a lot of their parents too,’ said Andrew Romanoff, CEO & President of Mental Health Colorado. The start of the school year can bring up a lot of stress for many families. Between health exams, school supply shopping, and getting kids acclimated to a new classroom- one thing that often falls to the wayside: mental health screenings. Mental Health Colorado, a non-profit organization based in Denver and led by Romanoff is hoping to inspire action in schools and families to make mental health screenings a priority. ...

TIPS FOR DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS DURING BACK TO SCHOOL TIME

August 16, 2018 Going back to school can be a stressful time for students. Here are some resources from Mental Health Colorado. Originally appeared on 9News.

Communications Intern

Mental Health Colorado is seeking a fall communications intern. This intern will help with graphic design, media outreach, and other communications duties. The ideal candidate will help us with social media posts, writing, editing, website work, finding media contacts, and event planning. This person will also work with reporters on deadline and help find sources for mental health stories. The candidate could be majoring in communications, journalism, or marketing/public relations. It would helpful if the candidate has had some courses in mental health, social work, and/or political science and policy. Mental Health Colorado is the state’s ...

COMING SOON

August 9, 2018 You’ve probably heard about an election coming up in November. It’s been in all the papers. If you live in one of four Colorado counties, you’ll get to vote for more than candidates. Mental health will be on the ballot too. Voters in Denver, Larimer, San Miguel, and Summit counties will have a chance to invest in mental health and substance use services, including prevention and treatment. The Denver campaign kicks off tonight. Half a million Coloradans go without the mental health care they need. That’s why we’ve been working so hard to produce and pass proposals like these. Is your community on this list? ...

BOCC PLACES MEASURE ON BALLOT TO ADDRESS KEY COMMUNITY CHALLENGES

August 1, 2018 SUMMIT COUNTY – The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to place a measure on the ballot to support wildfire mitigation, mental health, recycling, public facilities and affordable preschool. If approved by Summit County voters in November, the measure would raise about $8.8 million per year through a 4.7 mill property tax – a cost of about $2.83 per month per $100,000 of residential property value. "There are several significant challenges that the Summit County community is facing, and we just don't have the resources to tackle them like we should," County Commissioner Karn Stiegelmeier ...

Northern Colorado mental and behavioral health facility headed back to voters

By: Saja Hindi July 24, 2018 Dozens packed the Larimer County Commissioners hearing room Tuesday. As commenter after commenter took the microphone, continuous pleas were made for the commissioners to allow voters to reconsider a ballot initiative they said was vital to the community — a tax to fund a new mental and behavioral health facility. During his turn to speak, Loveland resident Bob Massaro turned around and asked how many people in the audience knew someone who either died by suicide or attempted suicide. Almost every hand in the room went up. Larimer County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously agreed to refer the question to the ...

San Miguel Mental Health Ballot Measure

Tri-County Health Network (TCHNetwork) is requesting that the San Miguel Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approve the referral of a county wide 0.75 mill levy ballot measure to appear on the November 6, 2018 ballot to fund community-based mental health and substance abuse services in San Miguel County. San Miguel County, like many rural counties in Colorado, currently experiences a shortage of mental health providers and has significant gaps in services related to mental health and substance use disorders. In 2016, the County along with the Telluride Foundation funded the creation of a San Miguel County Behavioral Health Strategic ...

SUGGESTIONS OFFERED TO SUMMIT COUNTY ON HOW TO FIX ITS MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

By: Deepan Dutta July 26, 2018 Half a million Coloradans with a mental health disorder do not get any treatment. Colorado has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation and Summit County is on track to break its own record rate. What can be done about it? Where does the county even start? Building Hope, a nonprofit focused on improving mental health care access and suicide prevention resources, has been examining Summit's mental health system for two years, looking for gaps and cracks through which we are losing people to mental health crises. Aside from meetings and discussions, a mapping project ...