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Advocates Want Funding, Change In Focus For Mental Health Care
DENVER (CBS4) – According to the nonprofit Mental Health Colorado, more than a million Coloradans have a mental health or substance use disorder and most go without treatment. This election advocates are urging candidates for the state Legislature to take a stand on mental health.
That’s why they’re holding candidate forums to quiz those running for the state House and Senate about their views on mental health issues and how to solve them. Advocates say they need funding and a change in focus. Read more...
Lakewood-area house candidates discuss mental health
Clarke Reader - It was a small group of state House candidates who attended the first of four candidate forums hosted by Mental Health Colorado, but the discussion of the topic was lively and full of personal stories that show mental health is an important area of concern, regardless of party.
Mary Park, independent candidate for District 22 (Columbine and Ken Caryl), Chris Hadsall, Republican candidate for District 23 (Lakewood), Chris Kennedy, Democratic candidate for District 23, and Brittany Pettersen, incumbent and Democratic candidate for District 28 (Lakewood), ...
2016 Mental Health Candidate Forum in Aurora
How do we make sure that all Coloradans get the mental health care they need?
That’s the mission of our organization -- and the focus of our first-ever candidate nights. Mental Health Colorado is teaming up with NAMI Colorado, Colorado Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, the Colorado Providers Association, the Colorado Psychiatric Society, the Colorado Psychological Society, and Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners to host a series of public forums, featuring candidates for the state legislature.
Meet Aurora candidates Mike Weissman (HD 36), Janet Buckner ...
Forums on mental health continue next week for state lawmaker candidates
Want to know how candidates seeking a seat in the Colorado legislature intend to improve the mental health care system?
Mental Health Colorado is holding a first-of-its-kind series of candidate forums on mental health, continuing next week in Denver and Colorado Springs. Candidates will answer questions about whether they support current law that requires insurers to cover mental health care and a proposed ballot measure to raise the tobacco tax to fund mental health care, among other issues. Read more...
Mental Health Colorado and Health Solutions: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Who: Mental Health Colorado and Health Solutions
What: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
When: Sept. 17
Where: Health Solutions Medical Campus, 41 Montebello Road
Highlights/honorees: Spurred by the recent tragedies and events concerning the lives and safety of law enforcement, more than 200 people came together to honor and thank law enforcement members for their work in keeping our community safe. Dr. Dorothy Perry, Pueblo Police Chief Luis Velez, Pueblo Deputy Chief Troy Davenport, Sgt. Darrell Salberg of the Colorado State Patrol and Undersheriff JR Hall were some ...
Feeling blue?
We think you should join us in feeling blue on Saturday.
Not sad. But blue as in color. Blue as in cops. Blue as in all law enforcement.
Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Health Solutions, 41 Montebello Road, you can support law enforcement officers by buying blue light bulbs for your porches, and strips of blue tape to put on your car.
The blue lights will be a beacon for law enforcement officers who, while on patrol, will see a household that supports them. The strip of tape will form a thin blue line on the back of vehicles, which likewise will ...
Election 2016: Mental health forums to provide candidates a chance to discuss health care needs
How do we make sure that all Coloradans get the mental health care they need? That’s the question Mental Health Colorado hopes to answer through a series of candidate forums on mental health aimed to inform just in time for the 2016 election.
The nonprofit will hold four events, including a forum Sept. 22 in Aurora. Other forums are scheduled for Sept. 20 in Jefferson, Sept. 27 in Denver and Sept. 29 in Colorado Springs. Read more...
Law enforcement appreciation day set for Saturday; event inspired by negative climate surrounding police
Betty Nufer has been well aware of the negative perception some have had of cops recently and felt the urge to do something about it to show that there are plenty of people in the community who back law enforcement.
So she has.
Nufer, a regional program coordinator for Mental Health Colorado, recently sent out emails about an idea for an event to support law enforcement to numerous nonprofits and different organizations in town.
Her email was answered by Dawn Yengich, the marketing and public relations manager for Health Solutions, and the two have partnered to plan and ...
Let’s make Colorado a leader in suicide prevention
More than 40,000 Americans died by suicide last year. My cousin Melissa was one of them.
Melissa was like a sister to me. My family and I will spend the rest of our lives trying to figure out what we could have done to save her.
It’s a question we’ll never be able to answer. And even if we could, it’s already too late.
The good news: there are steps we can take to prevent suicide. That’s especially welcome news in Colorado, which has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates.
Earlier this year, our state legislature passed a bill to improve the ...
A Conversation with Colorado: Statewide Listening Tour Underway to Learn About Mental Health Care
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.
On Wednesday, August 24, Evening anchor Jorma Duran sat down with CEO of Mental Health Colorado, Andrew Romanoff, who is traveling around our state and listening to Coloradans about how they are finding mental health care to see what's working and what's not. Watch the video...
