14 results for tag: #cost
Bill to improve eating disorder care passes Colorado House Committee
February 28, 2024
By: Alexander Brunet
"We are grateful to Colorado legislators for prioritizing compassionate, culturally-competent and gender-affirming care for all patients seeking treatment for an eating disorder, one of the most prevalent and deadly mental health conditions. When the treatment is worse than the illness, we know we will not see the positive outcomes our communities and patients need. This legislation is an important step forward to put more Coloradans on the path to recovery." - Vincent Atchity
Read the full article in KRDO
Housing measures, gender-identity names bills considered by legislature this week
February 26, 2024
By: Seth Klamman
Elsewhere Monday, a group of legislators and advocates unveiled HB24-1072 at a press conference in the Capitol. The bill would expand the state’s rape shield law and tighten evidentiary limits on sexual assault cases, including barring the use of a victim’s manner of dress or hairstyle as evidence of their consent.
The measure is bipartisan and is backed by a broad coalition of groups, including the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council and Mental Health Colorado. But it’s opposed by the Criminal Defense Bar, which worries the bill is unconstitutional.
Read the full article in The Denver Post
For Coloradans already struggling with their budgets, the cost of mental health care is increasingly out of reach
February 9, 2024
By: Tautiana Flowers
The high cost of mental health care has long influenced who can get the care they need and who cannot, perhaps since its origin, said Vincent Atchity, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado.
When it originated, for example, psychotherapy was mostly accessible to wealthy Americans who could afford to pay hundreds of dollars per hour to those professionals, who would spend hours examining their life experiences to identify root causes of distress and discomfort, he said.
“It’s always been kind of a culture of the rich,” Atchity said, “and for folks who are not rich but also not poor, there ...
Colorado doctors highlight patient safety and preparation as key priorities in state’s development of psilocybin therapy rules
January 29, 2024
By: Shane Ersland
Colorado is in the process of developing rules for the rollout of its psilocybin therapy program, and mental health experts highlighted some components that will factor into those decisions last week.
Mental Health Colorado and Healing Advocacy Fund will host a series of webinars about the rollout of psilocybin services in the state over the next couple months, and held the first session on Thursday.
“We know that natural medicines have been used safely for millennia by cultures for healing, and Colorado can do better to promote health and healing by reducing its focus on criminal punishments for ...
