Psych units shutting doors
In an article written for the Denver Post, Karen Auge recently outlined the dire state of inpatient mental health resources available in Colorado. With psychiatric beds either lost or in jeopardy across the state, the costs and burden of treating man persons with a serious mental illness will largely be shifted to other tax-payer funded resources, such [...]
READ MORERiesberg’s health care forum bounces ideas off residents
State Representative Jim Riesberg, D-Greeley, recently held a health care forum in his district to reassure his constituents that health care is still a primary concern for the State Legislature, and to field ideas from attendees on how health care can be improved in Colorado. The forum took place in the storm of economic worries prevalent througout the state in an [...]
READ MORENew York State Restructures its Mental Health Treatment Approach
"The New York State Health Foundation is providing a $3.2 million grant over four years to establish a statewide Center of Excellence for the Integration of Care, which will train workers in the state’s 1,223 licensed mental-health and substance-abuse clinics to identify and treat patients with both types of conditions." New York is moving toward integrated [...]
READ MORELectures to Focus on Suicide Prevention
The Steamboat Pilot & Today’s Zach Fridell recently reported that suicide attempts and completed suicides in the Steamboat Springs area have nearly doubled last year’s reported numbers. In reaction, Colorado West Regional Mental Health Center is sponsoring a series of lectures to address the issue of suicide and promote suicide prevention strategies. Click here to read the article [...]
READ MOREHomelessness, Part 4: For many, a long, long road
Part 4 of 4 in a series from the Colorado Springs Gazette dealing with the issue of homelessness. Click here to read Part 4 by Brian Newsome and Lance Benzel.
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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