Better to aid mentally ill outside of jail, report says
One of every five inmates jailed in the seven- county Denver metro area has a serious mental illness, and housing them takes a $34.4 million annual bite out of the counties’ tight budgets, according to a new report by a Metro Area County Commissioners’ task force. Seriously ill inmates spend 5 1/2 times longer in [...]
READ MOREJefferson Center celebrates 50 years of progress
Since 1958, Jefferson Center for Mental Health has successfully helped nearly ½ million individuals facing mental health challenges-friends, family members, neighbors, co-workers. More than 500 hundred community leaders will join together this month to celebrate the Center’s first 50 years of service and the thousands of people whose lives have been changed. It also will [...]
READ MORERitter is no do-nothing governor: 2 letters
Gov. Bill Ritter’s administration is making great strides in the area of mental health during his short tenure. Ritter’s initiatives have just started, but his leadership on this single issue will save lives and scarce resources. Click here to read the full Denver Post eLetter from George DelGrosso.
READ MOREHope for reentering the community
In the past 15 years the number of mentally ill individuals in jail or prison has risen fourfold, from 4% of the jail/prison population to 16% or more, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The rate of serious mental illness among people booked into U.S. jails each year is at least three to [...]
READ MORENew CEO and Programs at Mental Health Hospital
There’s a new CEO in town from Colorado Springs to fill some very big shoes. After 26-years of service as executive director for Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Doctor Ken Stein is retired. The health center is honored with a series of performance awards – all of them on Doctor Stein’s watch. Now, Sharon Raggio [...]
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National Council News
- Survey Finds Behavioral Health Professionals Earn Less Than Fast Food Workers April 11, 2011
- 2011 Class Chosen for National Council Psychiatric Leadership Program April 7, 2011
- National Council Leadership Program to Eliminate Health Disparities March 14, 2011
- Experienced Voices Portray the Real Needs of Persons with Mental Illness March 14, 2011
SAMHSA News
- TIP 54: Managing Chronic Pain in Adults With or in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders January 1, 2012
- Injection Drug Abuse Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 1992 and 2009 December 1, 2011
- Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Mental Health Findings December 1, 2011