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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 2022-23 …

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

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Colorado's mental health safety net marked by lack of …

(3 days ago) WebHe made upwards of two and a half times more than the $301,337 average total compensation for CEOs of community mental health centers in Colorado in 2020, our analysis of financial disclosures

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/05/colorado-mental-health-centers-investigation/

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Colorado has a severe shortage of mental health workers

(4 days ago) WebThis investigation is part of the ongoing “On Edge” series about Colorado’s mental health by the Colorado News Collaborative, the nonprofit that unites more than …

https://coloradosun.com/2021/12/12/mental-health-worker-shortage-colorado/

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Cracks emerge in Colorado's mental health system

(9 days ago) WebThe findings: The Colorado News Collaborative, a nonprofit journalism coalition, found the state's system lacks oversight and transparency. Colorado's top mental health centers regularly deny care …

https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2021/12/06/colorado-mental-health-system-investigation

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Colorado officials weigh rule change to give longer hospital stays …

(Just Now) WebBarbara Vassis keeps a spreadsheet to track her daughter’s years-long journey through Colorado’s patchwork mental health system. The sheet goes back 11 …

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/11/colorado-medicaid-mental-health/

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Colorado regional mental health centers alarmed by …

(5 days ago) WebRegional mental health centers are alarmed by Colorado’s 232-page plan to shake up the system. Supporters say it’ll end a monopoly and a funding stream that’s less than transparent. Community mental …

https://coloradosun.com/2022/03/28/regional-mental-health-centers-overhaul/

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A Historic Moment To Improve Coloradans' Mental Health

(5 days ago) WebMay 19, 2022 / 7:00 PM MDT / CBS Colorado. (CBS4) - During a CBS News Colorado Community Conversation, some of the state's leading mental health experts described …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/historic-moment-improve-colorado-mental-health/

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Report reveals fewer beds and more pressure on Colorado's state …

(6 days ago) WebCBS. "The number of state psychiatric hospital beds for adults with severe mental illness has continued to decline to a historic low of 36,150, or 10.8 per 100,000 …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/fewer-available-beds-psychiatric-care-colorado-mental-health-system/

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Colorado settles lawsuit over lack of children's mental health care

(8 days ago) WebFarley previously told The Colorado Sun that he initiated the lawsuit after receiving various calls for help from families in Colorado. The Illinois lawsuit, filed in …

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/09/children-mental-health/

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Children’s Colorado Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for Youth …

(8 days ago) WebThe new behavioral health unit in the emergency department at Children's Colorado, Colorado Springs servicing Southern Colorado is already over capacity just …

https://www.childrenscolorado.org/about/news/2021/may-2021/youth-mental-health-state-of-emergency/

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New Report Reveals Stark Disparities in Mental Health

(9 days ago) WebDENVER, CO — The Colorado Health Foundation today released a new Data Spotlight, Mental Health in Colorado: Working to Close the Disparity Gaps, that details how …

https://coloradohealth.org/articles/news-release/new-report-reveals-stark-disparities-mental-health

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Colorado bill could change the approach to behavioral health care

(4 days ago) WebUpdated:9:43 PM MDT June 10, 2021. DENVER — A Colorado bill, HB21-1068, has a goal of expanding beyond a crisis response model for behavioral health …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/mental-health/behavioral-mental-health-care-colorado-bill-2021/73-badcdb66-dd9e-4036-af01-0265699863f9

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Home - Mental Health Colorado

(7 days ago) WebMental Health Colorado advocates for every Coloradan who experiences a mental health or substance use condition each year. We engage policymakers, providers, the public, …

https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/

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Colorado counties break from mental health provider Mind Springs

(Just Now) WebIf you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, call the Colorado crisis hotline at 1-844-493-TALK (8255). There is no wrong reason to reach out. Her family …

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2021/12/23/colorado-counties-break-mental-health-provider-mind-springs/8941788002/

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News - Mental Health Colorado

(2 days ago) WebColorado legislators set aside $7.2 million to fund longer psychiatric hospital stays. March 29, 2024 By: Seth Klamman Once the money’s appropriated, a waiver expanding …

https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/news/

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Parents to learn more about youth mental health - CBS KKTV 11 …

(5 days ago) WebIn 2023, Children’s Colorado saw almost 10,000 mental health patients in its System of Care. Doctors tell 11 News they have also recently seen more physical …

https://www.kktv.com/2024/04/23/parents-learn-more-about-youth-mental-health-crisis-with-tuesdays-childrens-hospital-colorado-townhall/

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We must get to root causes of Colorado’s mental health crisis

(9 days ago) WebA staggering 6% of Colorado adults are having serious thoughts of suicide, and over 34% of Colorado adults with mental illness reported being unable to receive …

https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/08/29/get-to-root-causes-colorado-mental-health-crisis/

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Mental Health 9news.com

(4 days ago) WebA report released in 2023 said providers can't meet the high demand for mental and behavioral health services. Mental Health. New crisis text line '741741' launches in …

https://www.9news.com/mentalhealth

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After Clear View Behavioral Health shut down, its successor

(1 days ago) WebJOHNSTOWN, Colo. — The mental health facility that once housed Clear View Behavioral Health – roughly an hour’s drive north of Denver – has a new name and …

https://www.denver7.com/news/investigations/two-years-after-clear-view-behavioral-health-shut-down-its-successor-has-similar-issues

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Colorado mental health: State has funding but faces worker shortage

(7 days ago) WebColorado has $450M to fix its mental health system, but it won't work without workers. By Jennifer Brown. The Colorado Sun. 0:11. 1:58. In the spring of …

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2021/12/12/colorado-mental-health-care-patients-state-funding-worker-therapist-shortage/6469824001/

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Colorado's West Springs psychiatric hospital could close without …

(2 days ago) WebWest Springs Hospital, in Grand Junction, has 48 beds for inpatient treatment of mental illnesses and substance use disorders, and is one of only 11 behavioral health …

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/04/16/west-springs-hospital-grand-junction-possible-closure/

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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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Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health news Colorado …

(3 days ago) WebIf you're a reporter with questions for or about the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health), the Mental Health Hospitals, or any of our programs, contact: Jordan Johnson, …

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/office-of-civil-and-forensic-mental-health-news

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Colorado mental health hospital in Pueblo backlog causing big fines

(4 days ago) WebPolis also announced Nov. 1 that he is budgeting $10.4 million to hire 100 staff members to open and operate 44 new forensic beds at the Colorado Mental …

https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2021/11/18/colorado-mental-health-institute-at-pueblo-paying-millions-fines/6403374001/

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Family of suspect in Colorado attempted school kidnapping

(1 days ago) WebFamily of suspect in attempted school kidnapping pleads for more mental health resources 02:55. An Aurora family is speaking out after one of their loved ones …

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

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