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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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Jailed Coloradans waiting longer and longer for competency …

(1 days ago) WebIf you are in crisis or are looking for mental health services for you or someone you know, call the Colorado Crisis Services hotline. Call 1-844-493-8255 or …

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

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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 lawmakers approve millions of dollars to address youth …

(7 days ago) WebColorado lawmakers approve millions of dollars to address youth mental health crisis. By Shaun Boyd. May 8, 2024 / 7:41 PM MDT / CBS Colorado. On the last …

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

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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 160 communities and news outlets like …

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

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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. 0:04. 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 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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Gov. Polis signs bill to transform Colorado's behavioral health system

(8 days ago) WebDENVER (April 22, 2021) — Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill establishing a new state Behavioral Health Administration, transforming how Colorado will deliver mental health …

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/press-release/gov-polis-signs-bill-to-transform-colorados-behavioral-health-system

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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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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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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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Youth suicide crisis worsening in Colorado: Survivor says we can help

(1 days ago) WebIf your child, or another child in your life, is in crisis and needs immediate help, call 1-844-493-8255 to reach Colorado Crisis Services and be connected to a …

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2021/06/24/self-harm-teen-suicides-colorado-increase-significantly-from-2010-2020/7526792002/

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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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Colorado bill could change the approach to behavioral health …

(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 care to incorporating more wellness and

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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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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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 school year, there was an average of

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

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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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Colorado opens new beds for mental health care, but needs more

(6 days ago) WebColorado opens 22 new beds for mental health care, but needs more 9news.com. A word for those struggling with faith and identity; Next with Kyle Clark full …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/mental-health/colorado-adds-new-mental-health-hospital-beds-but-needs-more/73-9050fb28-f208-401b-bc32-297142237475

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

(9 days ago) WebAccording to our parent organization Mental Health America’s 2023 State of Mental Health in America Report, Colorado ranked 45 out of 51 for adult mental health, meaning we have some of the highest prevalence of mental illness and lowest rates of access to care. A staggering 6% of Colorado adults are having serious thoughts of …

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

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Former police officer helps first responders struggling with mental …

(7 days ago) WebJeff Marr, a former Colorado police officer, knows what this is like firsthand, as his struggles with mental health put him in the hospital in November of …

https://kdvr.com/news/former-police-officer-helps-first-responders-struggling-with-mental-health/

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Hundreds walk for mental health in Colorado Springs News

(2 days ago) WebMay 11, 2024 Updated 7 mins ago. To commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month, hundreds of participants walked with the National Alliance on Mental …

https://gazette.com/news/nami-walk-for-mental-health/article_f52655a0-0fe8-11ef-be30-8bea02a2226a.html

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NAMIWalks Colorado: A walk to reduce stigma around mental …

(8 days ago) WebNAMIWalks Colorado: A walk to reduce stigma around mental health. 00:00 03:38. Saturday, hundreds of Coloradans walked with one cause in mind: mental health …

https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/73-a614095b-05a5-4fee-ae82-9d31b1ee06f5

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State Mental Health Safety Net is “Failing” Colorado residents

(2 days ago) WebThe Mental Health Center of Denver receives $592 in Medicaid reimbursement for an hour of counseling, for example, compared with the $91 Medicaid …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/mental-health/state-mental-health-safety-net-fail-coloradans-reforms-fix-problems-colorado/73-7f821a83-c87b-4b82-bb21-2e01fef8bcdf

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