1041 results for author: Mental Health Colorado

Psychologist explains why the DougCo shooter wasn’t involuntarily committed before attack

Anastasiya Bolton, KUSA KUSA - The mental health struggles faced by the man police say ambushed multiple Douglas County sheriff’s deputies -- killing Deputy Zackari Parrish -- expose cracks in the mental health system. Documents released by law enforcement agencies from Lone Tree to Wyoming show Matthew Riehl suffered from apparent mental illness and recently resisted his friends' pleas to seek more treatment. 9NEWS shared those documents with forensic psychologist Dr. Max Wachtel, who helps 9NEWS understand issues of mental health. He said police documented a history of efforts to get Riehl help. “Everybody was trying to do the same ...

Dealing with the holiday blues

It's the time of year where all the holly jolly can be a little overwhelming. This article originally appeared on 9News.

Mental health data is lacking, particularly for local youth

BY NAT STEIN The data available on mental health in El Paso County does not compare favorably to statistics from the rest of the state. There’s the suicide rate: From 2013 to 2015, El Paso County’s stood at 23.1 per 100,000 residents compared to 19.1 statewide, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) Vital Statistics. There’s the percentage of adults with diagnosed depression: 21.6 percent here compared to 19.3 statewide, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. And there is this survey result: 12.1 percent of El Paso County residents ...

Time to talk: Community members form unique mental health partnership

BY ALEX DEWIND adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Several Douglas County administrators sat on one side of a large rectangular table. The deputy county attorney was a few seats down, near a deputy from the sheriff’s office. Representatives from area hospitals, public health departments, rehabilitation centers, nonprofits and churches filled other seats. Some people presented; others listened and threw around ideas. They were at a monthly meeting at Douglas County’s administration building in Castle Rock to brainstorm how they could better serve residents with mental illness. And they were from among the 37 organizations that make up the Do...

Report: Colorado among worst states in terms of mental health, especially for kids

By TheDenverChannel.com Team DENVER – A new report on mental health care in the United States shows that Colorado is worse than most states at treating those who need help, especially kids. The report from the nonprofit advocacy group Mental Health America compared all 50 states and Washington, DC on things like prevalence of mental health issues and access to treatment and found that overall, Colorado ranks 43rd. In terms of prevalence, data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration show that 19.55 percent of Colorado residents are living with some kind of mental illness, the third-highest rate in the ...

Mom wants to spread mental health awareness after family tragedy

By Kyla Galer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A local mom is trying to spread awareness about mental health after tragedy -- and turns out they are not the only family struggling in Colorado. When KKTV first aired the Murphy family's interview detailing the horrific night their children were murdered, there was an overwhelming response from the community. Malik Murphy, 20, is accused of stabbing and killing his 5-year-old sister Sophia and 7-year-old brother Noah. While these crimes are unimaginable, many people said they could resonate on some level with the Murphys' mental health struggles. 11 News talked to CEO and president of ...

Are you in?

December 5, 2017 “Are we the only ones?” A father in Brighton was searching for help. His daughter, a victim of cyberbullying, needed mental health care; she’d been waiting for weeks on end. A mother in Golden made a similar plea. Her son had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was “getting sicker every day.” These parents and their children deserve better answers and swifter care. That’s why we’re here. At Mental Health Colorado, we break through barriers. We change laws. We save lives. Your support makes that possible. But we don’t have a lot of time left—and neither do the people we serve. Colorado Gives Day ...

You tell me

December 4, 2017 “Are there enough of us?” That’s what a supporter asked me at a community center in Golden. She wanted politicians to pay attention to mental health care, and she wondered how many people it would take to make that happen. We’re about to find out. Tomorrow is Colorado Gives Day, our state’s largest online giving event, but you can schedule your tax-deductible donation right now. By supporting Mental Health Colorado, you’ll make vital services available to more families in need. And you’ll send a powerful message: that mental illness is real, that treatment works, that we shouldn’t have to struggle or ...

Mental-health services are hard to get, state nonprofit chief says

BY PETER ROPER, THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN PROPER@CHIEFTAIN.COM People needing mental health services are seven times more likely to have to go outside their insurance network for care than patients just needing medical care, according to a national study released this week by Mental Health Colorado. State law says health insurance providers should be able to provide both medical care and mental health care with parity, but the latest study shows mental health patients are far more unlikely to be able to get care from their providers. Andrew Romanoff, executive director of Mental Health Colorado, said state law requires that a patient in urgent ...

KOA NewsRadio Close-Up: Mental Health Parity

KOA NewsRadio's Jerry Bell sits down with Andrew Romanoff, President & CEO of Mental Health Colorado, to discuss a new report from Milliman revealing insurance disparities between mental health care and physical health care.