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Colorado Crisis Services

(5 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://coloradocrisisservices.org/

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

(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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A legislative plan would divert people with mental illness from jail

(8 days ago) WEBAbout 400 people deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial are sitting in Colorado jail cells this week waiting for a bed in a state mental health hospital, some …

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 eyes $11M plan to keep mentally ill defendants out of jail

(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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New program reduces waitlist for court-ordered treatment

(6 days ago) WEBDENVER (Jan. 17, 2023) — A new program created by the Colorado Office of Civil and Forensic and Mental Health (OCFMH) has restored 25% of clients to competency …

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/press-release/new-program-reduces-waitlist-for-court-ordered-treatment

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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's competency process keeps mentally ill in court cycle

(5 days ago) WEBAt the end of October, 427 people were waiting in Colorado jails for inpatient competency restoration treatment, according to a Nov. 28 report from the …

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

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Boulder County Jail struggles to implement Colorado mental …

(6 days ago) WEBVincent Atchity, president and CEO at Mental Health Colorado, an advocacy organization that lobbied in support of the 2021 restrictive housing bill, said the …

https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-07-19/boulder-county-jail-struggles-to-implement-colorado-mental-health-law-limiting-solitary-confinement

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Denver jail mental health treatment program may expand

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

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

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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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Colorado legislature OKs diverting people with mental health …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Colorado legislature approved a bill to prevent people with mental health issues from entering the criminal justice system, instead sending them to …

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/colorado-legislature-oks-diverting-people-with-mental-health-issues-out-of-jail/article_fd7e62e2-ba7c-11ec-8adc-cb304037ffd1.html

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Proposed Colorado laws address intersection of mental illness, …

(Just Now) WEBProposed Colorado laws address intersection of mental illness, crime. By: Faith Miller - November 23, 2021 5:00 am. The outside of a building that is a part of the …

https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/proposed-colorado-laws-mental-illness-crime/

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Mental health crisis feared in Colorado jails and prisons due to …

(4 days ago) WEBAs of Feb. 3, 1,517 inmates — over 87% of the prison’s population — and 243 staff members had contracted COVID-19 at the facility, and 10 inmates have died, …

https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/02/10/mental-health-crisis-feared-in-colorado-jails-and-prisons-due-to-covid-19-lockdowns/

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Colorado lawmakers approve millions of dollars to address youth …

(7 days ago) WEBLawmakers approve one of Colorado's biggest investments in child welfare 03:29. Stephen Johnson's 16-year-old grandson has been in and out of mental …

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-lawmakers-approve-millions-dollars-address-youth-mental-health-crisis/

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBAround 40 percent of the about 1.8 million people in local, state and federal jails and prison suffer from at least one mental illness, and many of these people have …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Lawsuits filed against jail health care company allege negligence

(Just Now) WEBIn Colorado, nine inmates died in El Paso County Jail in 2022 under the care of Wellpath, a health care company for jails in the United States facing scrutiny. Skip …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/jail-healthcare-company-facing-lawsuits-while-taking-millions-in-taxpayer-dollars-colorado/73-70310bde-89a0-4510-b99b-c2cba9712e80

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NAMI Fest participants walk together to show people they are not …

(Just Now) WEBParker Reppart, a patient ambassador at Children's Hospital Colorado, said getting mental health services helped him through some troubling times. Tareja …

https://www.kktv.com/video/2024/05/12/nami-fest-participants-walk-together-show-people-they-are-not-alone-within-their-mental-health-struggles-colorado-springs/

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My Mother Needed Mental Health Treatment. She Got a Jail Cell

(2 days ago) WEBWhat she needed was mental health treatment; what she got was a cell. Her story isn’t rare. A March 2024 Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) report on women and …

https://time.com/6975967/mother-mental-health-treatment-essay/

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Colorado Springs mom and son work to raise awareness for kids …

(3 days ago) WEBParker Reppart, a patient ambassador at Children's Hospital Colorado, said getting mental health services helped him through some troubling times. News Man …

https://www.kktv.com/video/2024/05/11/colorado-springs-mom-son-work-raise-awareness-kids-mental-health/

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Colorado Springs mom and son work to raise awareness for kids …

(7 days ago) WEBParker Reppart, a patient ambassador at Children's Hospital Colorado, said getting mental health services helped him through some troubling times. By Rebecca …

https://www.kktv.com/2024/05/10/colorado-springs-mom-son-work-raise-awareness-kids-mental-health/

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Coloradans in jail waiting longer for competency services

(8 days ago) WEBCENTENNIAL, Colo. — Two years ago, Colorado made a promise: No one should have to wait in jail — before they’re convicted of anything — for more than 28 …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/jailed-coloradans-competency-services/73-9c7ab05b-54f4-4293-936d-f1e0248883ce

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Colorado won't bail out West Springs psychiatric hospital - The …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Colorado Behavioral Health Council wrote to the Behavioral Health Administration and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing on April 16 to …

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/01/colorado-west-springs-psychiatric-hospital-western-slope-close-bailout/

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Opinion Women at Work, and With Their Families Too

(7 days ago) WEBReaders respond to a guest essay about mothers and careers. Also: Mythologizing Donald Trump; a mental health tragedy; offshore drilling.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/opinion/women-work-parenting-families.html

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New timeline on mental health diversion center in Travis County

(1 days ago) WEBThe efforts come as around 40% of inmates at the Travis County Jail suffer from a mental health condition and there's a backlog of state psychiatric beds. More …

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/investigations/defenders/travis-county-mental-health-diversion-center-pilot-program-jail-inmates/269-ddec21c2-db37-4a56-8059-ead402558b4e

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Mom of Cameron Williams who died at Waupun prison files lawsuit

(9 days ago) WEBWilliams had history of mental health disorders. Williams, a Chicago native, had a history of mental health struggles before his incarceration. Medical records …

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2024/05/10/mom-of-cameron-williams-who-died-stroke-at-waupun-prison-files-lawsuit-doc/73620995007/

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