1046 results for author: Mental Health Colorado

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.

‘Maybe You Should Pay Them More’: Insurance Not Compensating Mental Health Providers

By Stan Bush DENVER (CBS4)– Mental health care advocates are blaming insurance companies for an alarming gap in service, according to a study. The survey, conducted by Mental Health America and The Kennedy Forum, concludes that mental health patients are forced to look for care outside of their insurance network seven times more than physical care patients. Andrew Romanoff, CEO for Mental Health Colorado blames insurers for not compensating mental health providers, estimates to be 40 percent less than their counterparts in physical care. “We said ‘Maybe you should pay them more. You’re not victims of this market, ...

Study reveals mental health care providers are hard to find in Colorado

Anastasiya Bolton, KUSA November 30, 2017 DENVER - Results of a national study released Thursday revealed mental health care providers are difficult to find, hard to pay for and often make less than other physicians. The study was sponsored by Mental Health Colorado’s national organization Mental Health America, The Kennedy Forum, and other large mental health and substance use organizations. "The study shows that mental health providers aren’t making as much as other health care providers and as a result,” said Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado. “Consumers are faced with very few options. They have ...

Breaking news

November 30, 2017 Need mental health care? Got insurance? A new report says it’s not that simple. The report shows that Coloradans are going out of network seven times as often for mental health care as for physical care. And one reason mental health professionals are so scarce: they’re making 40 percent less than other health care providers. These disparities aren’t just alarming. They may be illegal. We worked hard to pass laws requiring mental health parity. Now we’re asking you to help us enforce them. Educating consumers. Eradicating stigma. Expanding treatment. Everything we do at Mental Health Colorado depends on ...

If Your Insurer Covers Few Therapists, Is That Really Mental Health Parity?

By Jenny Gold | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 It’s been nearly a decade since Congress passed the mental health parity act, with its promise to make mental health and substance abuse treatment just as easy to get as care for any other condition. Yet today, in the midst of the opioid epidemic and a spike in the rate of suicide, patients still struggle to access treatment. That’s the conclusion of a report published Thursday by Milliman Inc., a national risk management and health care consulting company. The report was released by a coalition of mental health and addiction advocacy organizations. Among the findings: In 2015, behavioral care ...

I made it out alive

November 27, 2017 “I didn’t understand why I felt so empty inside.” Lea’s story begins with her father. He struggled with depression and died by suicide when she was nine years old. Devastated, Lea turned to alcohol, drugs, and self-harm. But with therapy and support, she says, “I made it out alive. Too many Coloradans don’t. More than 1,000 die by suicide every year. The good news: You can make a difference. Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 5, but you can schedule your tax-deductible donation right now. Lea and survivors like her are living proof that mental health care works. To make such care available to more Coloradans, ...