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Jail Based Behavioral Health Services - Colorado

(7 days ago) WEBThe Jail Based Behavioral Health Services (JBBS) Program has been operational since October 2011 with funding from the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund pursuant to …

https://bha.colorado.gov/behavioral-health/jbbs

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Offender Behavioral Health Services (formerly known as SB-97)

(7 days ago) WEBCurrently, the 17 Community Mental Health Centers throughout Colorado receive OBHS funding. While some areas have both programs, the Jail Based Behavioral Health …

https://bha.colorado.gov/behavioral-health/OBHS

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A legislative plan would divert people with mental illness …

(8 days ago) WEBLegislation that passed its first hearing 11-0 on Tuesday at the state Capitol would divert people accused of low-level crimes into mental health treatment instead of …

https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/27/400-people-with-mental-illness-are-sitting-in-colorado-jails-a-legislative-proposal-would-divert-them-to-treatment-instead/

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Colorado's mentally ill are seeking help in jails, courts

(9 days ago) WEBColorado’s mental health system is so weak that one of the more reliable ways for mentally ill people to access help is through the criminal justice system. But …

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/13/competency-colorado-mental-health-illness-jail-court-systems/

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Jailed Coloradans waiting longer and longer for …

(1 days ago) Promise to End Problem Runs Into Pandemic‘I Think He Gave Up’Needed: More Staff and More OptionsBack in the 2010s, over the course of a decade, mental health advocates sued the state four times over the problem. The last lawsuit was settled in 2019, when the state Department of Human Services and advocates from Disability Law Colorado reached an agreement: the state would pay between $100 and $500 a day per i…See more on cpr.orgAuthor: Allison SherryNews about Colorado Mental Health Jail bing.com/news · 2d · on MSNFamily of suspect in Colorado attempted school kidnapping pleads for more state mental health resourcesAn Aurora family is speaking out after …

https://www.cpr.org/2021/10/15/jailed-coloradans-mental-illness-waiting-longer-competency-services-restoration-sometimes-tragic-consequences/

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Forensic Services Colorado Department of Human Services

(1 days ago) WEBThe Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health's Forensic Services division provides evaluation, treatment and other services to the forensic population statewide.

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/behavioral-health/forensic-services

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Colorado eyes $11M plan to keep mentally ill defendants …

(9 days ago) WEBPart 1: Failures in Colorado’s courts, mental health system strand hundreds in “vicious cycle” of competency process. Part 2: Mentally ill people often end up in jail …

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/04/01/colorado-courts-competency-system-bill-legislature/

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Medical and Mental Health - Colorado Department of …

(1 days ago) WEBDOC provides a range of health care services to the inmate population which includes but is not limited to medical, dental, behavioral health, support services, quality …

https://cdoc.colorado.gov/resources/medical-and-mental-health

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Colorado jail mental health crisis worsens with $250 million News

(1 days ago) WEBMental health crisis in Colorado jails worsens despite $250 million in state spending on the problem. Christopher Osher [email protected]. Apr 17, 2023 …

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/httpsmental-health-crisis-in-colorado-jails/article_dd8fd10d-9d57-514c-832b-d2fa7d683f4c.html

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CDHS and RISE celebrate 10 years of jail-based evaluation …

(3 days ago) WEBDENVER (Nov. 9, 2023) — The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of …

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/press-release/cdhs-and-rise-celebrate-10-years-of-jail-based-evaluation-and-restoration

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“Someone to listen”: Mental health professionals, not deputies, will

(3 days ago) WEBThe Denver Sheriff Department plans to hire 12 psychologists and social workers so that a licensed mental health professional will be available 24/7 to help …

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/17/denver-sheriff-jail-mental-health-crisis-response-team/

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Boulder County Jail struggles to implement Colorado mental …

(3 days ago) WEBMore than half of the people in the Boulder County Jail have a clinically diagnosed mental health disorder — schizophrenia, bipolar, depression — according to …

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2023/07/12/boulder-county-jail-struggles-to-implement-colorado-mental-health-law-limiting-solitary-confinement/

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Mental Health Medication in the Criminal Justice System

(Just Now) WEBNonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature IssueBrief Number 19-01 January 2019 Mental Health Medication in the Criminal Justice System By Aaron Carpenter According …

https://www.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/issue_brief_concerning_mental_health_medications_for_those_in_the_criminal_justice_system_8012018.pdf

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Mental Health Colorado: Mental health holds in jails have to go

(9 days ago) WEBCurrent law allows law enforcement to put a person having a mental health crisis in jail, without charges, if they are a danger to themselves or others. Colorado is one of only …

https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/mental-health-colorado-mental-health-holds-jails-go/

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Denver jail mental health treatment program may expand

(4 days ago) WEBMental health treatment program at Denver jail may expand to address state backlog. Currently, 450 people are waiting in Colorado jails for mental health treatment …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/mental-health-treatment-program-denver-jail/73-37357925-397c-496b-903b-d92d92219f10

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Colorado is about to spend half a billion dollars on mental health

(Just Now) WEBHart Van Denburg/CPR News The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo.. Boulder County sheriff Joe Pelle has seen the percentage of mentally ill people …

https://www.cpr.org/2022/05/26/colorado-spend-half-billion-dollars-mental-health-can-it-buy-meaningful-change/

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Colorado family hopes jailed loved one who struggles with mental …

(5 days ago) WEBFamily hopes jailed loved one can get spot in state mental health facility 07:31. In Colorado's jail and prisons a population of mentally ill people has been a …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/mental-illness-prisons-colorado-mental-health-facilities-family-daughter-incarceration/

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Colorado: Enhancing the JBBS Program in Rural & Frontier …

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2011, Colorado established the Jail-Based Behavioral Health Services (JBBS) program to oversee behavioral health contracts and provide technical assistance for the delivery …

https://nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/2023-03/Colorado_JailBasedServices_508.pdf

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Mental health crisis in Colorado jails worsens despite $250 million …

(3 days ago) WEBAs a result of the ongoing backlog, Colorado has had to pay $29.7 million in fines because it has failed to meet the terms of a consent decree state officials signed to …

https://news.yahoo.com/mental-health-crisis-colorado-jails-035500117.html

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Hundreds languish in jails as Colorado’s state-run mental health

(Just Now) WEBColorado was required under the terms of the 2012 lawsuit to provide a mental health evaluation or treatment within 28 days of arrest, a timeline the state has …

https://coloradosun.com/2023/07/06/state-mental-hospitals-nursing-shortage-jail/

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Colorado locked up middle-aged women for “lunacy,” old jail …

(4 days ago) WEBA Jefferson County jailhouse ledger from 1878-1929 lists 74 women booked for “lunacy” or “insanity,” many of them put on a train to the Pueblo asylum. Programs …

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/mental-health-hospital-women/

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Hospital backlog has mental health patients sitting in county jails

(2 days ago) WEBThis Jan. 14, 2022 memo CDHS addressed to the criminal courts system and county jails provides a bit of hope for inmates sitting in jail awaiting mental health treatment.

https://www.koaa.com/news/news5-investigates/hospital-backlog-has-mental-health-patients-sitting-in-county-jails

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A Colorado Blueprint for Supporting Children’s Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBAnother newly enacted Colorado law provides funding to support school-based mental health professionals in the K-12 system. Across the country, in the 2022 …

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-25/a-colorado-blueprint-for-supporting-childrens-mental-health

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Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Programs NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBFor example in Detroit an inmate with mental illness in jail costs $31,000 a year, while community-based mental health treatment costs only $10,000 a year. NAMI promotes …

https://www.nami.org/advocacy/crisis-intervention/crisis-intervention-team-cit-programs/

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Rural Colorado’s “cowboy up” culture has led to high suicide rates

(1 days ago) WEBInstead, the meeting included a presentation on mental health and suicide. “It just really shocked me,” Whitten recalled. Whitten is now a regional assistant …

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/22/mental-health-agriculture/

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2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention HHS.gov

(Just Now) WEBGoal 12: Embed health equity into all comprehensive suicide prevention activities. Goal 13: Implement comprehensive suicide prevention strategies for …

https://www.hhs.gov/programs/prevention-and-wellness/mental-health-substance-abuse/national-strategy-suicide-prevention/index.html

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Former Colorado paramedic Jeremy Cooper sentenced to …

(Just Now) WEBFormer Colorado paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months work release and 100 hours of community service on Friday …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/former-colorado-paramedic-jeremy-cooper-sentenced-conviction-death-elijah-mcclain/

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Family of suspect in Colorado attempted school kidnapping …

(1 days ago) WEBFamily of suspect in Colorado attempted school kidnapping pleads for more state mental health resources By Gabriela Vidal April 25, 2024 / 10:53 PM MDT / CBS …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/solomon-galligan-family-suspect-colorado-attempted-school-kidnapping-mental-health-resources/

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Mental Health & DEI — April 24, 2024 - University of Colorado …

(2 days ago) WEBRacial and ethnic minorities, those with lower socioeconomic status, and those in rural communities are less likely to seek or receive mental health care. For example, …

https://www.colorado.edu/ceae/2024/04/25/mental-health-dei-april-24-2024

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Colorado's mentally ill are seeking help in jails, courts

(6 days ago) WEBIt’s just built wrong. Because it wasn’t built for this problem.”. Colorado’s competency system is so backed up that people with mental illnesses end up waiting in …

https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/12/13/competency-colorado-mental-health-illness-jail-court-systems-2/

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Former Sheriff's Deputy Convicted of Misdemeanor in Shooting …

(5 days ago) WEBDENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had …

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-04-26/former-sheriffs-deputy-convicted-of-misdemeanor-in-shooting-death-of-christian-glass

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Prison suicide report critical of correction system's mental health

(2 days ago) WEBTabrina Bratton, who analyzes the department’s programs, studied the 49 suicides that happened in Arkansas prisons from 2017-2022. The study found that many …

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/04/25/prison-suicide-report-critical-of-correction-systems-mental-health-treatment

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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn blames latest jail death on …

(4 days ago) WEBTarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Thursday blamed a lack of mental health care for the latest death in the jail, which is currently under criminal investigation …

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-04-25/tarrant-county-sheriff-bill-waybourn-jail-death-mental-health

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Jury urged to convict former Colorado deputy of murder in …

(Just Now) WEBProsecutors urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff’s deputy of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in distress. and …

https://apnews.com/article/colorado-police-shooting-christian-glass-e2b5b87b74e43a1e281d0fed9d62e521

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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoids …

(8 days ago) WEBElijah McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, speaks in court during the sentencing of former paramedic Jeremy Cooper, who injected her son with ketamine …

https://apnews.com/article/elijah-mcclain-paramedics-police-trial-c2a7d4a0883588c4dc87993ebe6bb472

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