CBHC | The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

2011 CBHC Golden Abacus & Golden Light Bulb Winner!!!

Congratulations to 2011 CBHC Golden Abacus winner: Jefferson Center for Mental Health Alive! Wellness Program. Congratulations to 2011 CBHC Golden Light Bulb winner: Aurora Mental Health Center Aurora Youth Options Program. CLICK HERE! To view all the nominees.

CBHC 2011 Oustanding Board Member of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Winner!

Congratulations to 2011 CBHC Board Member of the Year winner Susan G. Taigman from Larimer Center Mental Health, and 2011 CBHC Board Member Lifetime Achievement winner John McCaa from AspenPointe. CLICK HERE! to read all about the winners and the other great nominees!

MHCD Recovery Center Groundbreaking Event

The Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) recently broke ground on a new Recovery Center at 4455 E. 12th Ave., located at 12th Ave. between Birch and Clermont, kicking off an $11.1 million renovation of a historic building that was formerly part of CU Health Sciences District. Click Here to read more about the groundbreaking event.

Should You Talk to Someone About a Drug, Alcohol, or Mental Health Problem?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a helpful brochure to help people determine whether they may need help, or someone they know needs help, with substance abuse, a mental health issue, or both. The brochure provides a brief list of questions for individuals [...]

CO in National Publication

Colorado's 17 Community Mental Health Centers are improving service delivery and controlling costs through using a comprehensive data measurement tool provided by MTM Services. The August 2nd publication of Mental Health Weekly discusses the Service Process Quality Measurement (SPQM) initiative and how it is helping Colorado and other states impact public policy and improve healthcare [...]

CBHC Integrated Care Map

To demonstrate its commitment to integration of services, the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) is mapping all of the locations where its members are currently providing integrated services, totaling nearly one hundred sites to date.

Civillians for Veterans

Learn about this unique collaboration serving veterans and their families! The Civilians for Veterans Fund (CVF) is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit partnership that helps veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and their families, to receive free and confidential mental health and substance use treatment in a location near their home. The impact [...]

CBHC Integrated Care Mapping Project

Healthcare Reform Resources

CLICK HERE to visit the CBHC Healthcare Reform Resources page to learn about how and when healthcare reform efforts at the national and state level will impact Colorado NEW CLICK HERE to read the Altarum Institute’s recent report examining the the impact of the managed behavioral health care carve-out model in Colorado CLICK HERE to read [...]

Welcome Becky Otteman

Posted on Oct 28, 2011

Becky Otteman, MA has recently been named the new CEO/ Executive Director of Southeast Mental Health Services based in La Junta, CO and serving the entire southeast corner of the state. She holds a master’s degree in Administration and was the former principal of La Junta Middle School. She is currently pursuing national certification in [...]

Mental Health First Aid aired on NPR

Posted on Oct 28, 2011

Mental Health First Aid, a ground-breaking public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The program was recently the feature of a story on NPR’s Morning Edition. Mental Health First Aid has had resounding success and growth in Colorado over the past two [...]

A Silent Public Health Crisis

Posted on Oct 27, 2011

Americans have heard about a slew of public health crises so far this year. Michelle Obama cited childhood obesity. The FDA warned about tainted food and drugs, while the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy applied the term to prescription drug abuse. Without a doubt, anyone who saw the movie “Contagion” would label infectious diseases a pressing public health crisis.

Congratulations Carl Clark, MD

Posted on Aug 9, 2011

National Council Elects Carl Clark as New Board Chair

Washington, DC (July 8, 2011) — Carl Clark, MD, assumes leadership of the board of directors National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) as the association advances an aggressive agenda to protect and expand safety net mental health and addictions treatment services. Clark will lead a board committed to recovery and a life in the community for persons with mental illnesses and addiction disorders.

In Memory of Bob Whaley