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THE STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH

DENVER - What will it take to make Colorado a leader in treating and preventing mental health and substance use disorders? We want to hear from our gubernatorial candidates. Andrew Romanoff, Mental Health Colorado President and CEO, discusses the upcoming Gubernatorial Forum. Watch the full interview here. For more information and tickets, go to mentalhealthcolorado.org/governor2018.

MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO SETS MARCH FORUM FOR COLORADO’S GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES

By: Ernest Luning - Colorado Politics DENVER - The Colorado Capitol is pictured on a sunny day in this May 2016 file photo. (Photo by Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics) The nonpartisan Mental Health Colorado is conducting its inaugural forum for gubernatorial candidates on March 23, the nonprofit’s president and CEO, former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, announced this week. “We’re inviting the contenders for Colorado’s top job to tell us how they would improve care for people with mental health and substance use disorders,” Romanoff said in the invitation, which also asks interested parties to submit questions for the candidates. ...

Dear Governor

March 7, 2018 Last night’s Democratic and Republican caucuses brought together thousands of Coloradans—roughly the same number running for governor! If you didn’t get to meet one of the candidates, here’s your chance… Join us on March 23 for our first-ever gubernatorial forum. We’re inviting the contenders for Colorado’s top job to tell us how they would improve care for people with mental health and substance use disorders. Now we’re inviting you not only to attend the forum but also to submit questions. Share your suggestions at deargovernor@mentalhealthcolorado.org. We’re encouraging students to take the lead here: ...

HERE’S WHY ADVOCATES WANT COLORADO STUDENTS TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AT A CANDIDATE FORUM ON MENTAL HEALTH

By: Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado -- When seven candidates for governor take the stage at a Denver forum on mental health next month, they’ll answer questions from Colorado residents who may still have braces and learner’s permits. Students, that is. Leaders of Mental Health Colorado, the advocacy group organizing the candidate forum on March 23, say they’re soliciting student questions because many young people already understand the impact of mental health problems. “Kids are in some ways the best champions because they’re the closest to this issue,” said Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado. ...

GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FORUM TO DISCUSS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY

DENVER, KKTV - Do you have questions for the next Colorado governor about how they would tackle the issue of mental health? The non-profit group 'Mental Health Colorado' is holding the state's first-ever gubernatorial forum on mental health and substance use disorders. The forum will take place March 23 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the PPA Event Center in Denver. The gubernatorial candidates will answer questions from students, staff and the public. If you are a student and you have a question you want to ask, send it the following email address: deargovernor@mentalhealthcolorado.org. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. ...

Our next governor

Who will lead Colorado in 2019? What will that mean for our state’s approach to mental illness? We’re inviting Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates to share their views—and answer your questions—on mental health and substance use policy. Join us on March 23 for our first-ever gubernatorial forum: The State of Mental Health. Seating is limited, so please reserve your spot now. If you can’t attend, please consider sponsoring a student instead. Submit your questions beforehand to deargovernor@mentalhealthcolorado.org.  For thousands of Coloradans, access to mental health care is a matter of life or death. Let’s make sure Colorado...

Parkland

February 17, 2018 I spent a lot of time this week trying to write about the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. I kept coming up short, and last night I finally realized why. Words are too weak. Words can’t capture our grief, our outrage, our sense of horror. They can’t bring a loved one back to life. And they can’t make us safer; only action can do that. There are plenty of actions we could take to reduce the risk of gun violence. Yet Washington has resisted even common-sense reforms. Now many politicians—some well-meaning, others eager for a distraction—are pointing to a different solution. Let’s address mental illness, ...

DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE

DENVER - Are there disparities in access to mental health care? We're talking with Andrew Romanoff, the President and CEO of Mental Health Colorado. Watch the interview here   Originally appeared on 9News Denver

DEPUTY TRAGEDIES SPUR REMINDER OF COLORADO MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE

By Jakob Rodgers, The Gazette An easily accessible resource is available for anyone struggling to deal with the drumbeat of shootings across the Front Range. The state's hotline for anyone facing a mental health crisis - no matter the circumstances - can be reached at 844-493-8255 or by texting the word "TALK" to 38255. Colorado Crisis Services established the phone line more than three years ago as part of a statewide push to bolster mental health services after the 2012 Aurora theater shootings. On Monday, the leader of Mental Health Colorado reminded residents that the service can help them processes traumatic situations, such as the ...

MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES ENCOURAGE OFFICERS TO SEEK HELP FOLLOWING LINE OF DUTY DEATHS

By Andy Koen, KOAA COLORADO SPRINGS - The death of a coworker is traumatic. For Colorado law enforcement agencies, it's happened with tremendous frequency this year. It's one reason why mental health advocates want to get the word out that it's okay to reach out for help. "We're encouraging folks, including officers to seek counseling," said Andrew Romanoff, President and CEO of Mental Health Colorado. "It's one of the reasons Colorado has set up a 24/7 counseling and crisis call line." He points out that State lawmakers updated the Workers Compensation Act last year to allow peace officers and other professionals to receive those benefits ...