State Mental Health Leader Optimistic
This article in the Pueblo Chieftain by John Norton recaps the messages delivered at the recent Annual Meeting of the Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center by several champions for mental health in Colorado. Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter, George DelGrosso, Executive Director of CBHC, and Gil Sanchez, President of Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center, all delivered [...]
READ MORENEW PROGRAMS ENABLE THE NAMAQUA CENTER TO REACH HUNDREDS MORE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
"In an effort to meet the changing and growing needs of Larimer County‟s most vulnerable children, Larimer Center for Mental Health (LCMH) has chosen to transition the services provided at the Namaqua Center of Loveland from residential to home-based, intensive treatment programs. This transition will allow Namaqua Center to serve nearly ten times the number [...]
READ MORENorthern Colorado Lawmakers Hear Mental Health Concerns at Legislative Breakfast
Lawmakers including Rep. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins; Rep. B. J. Nikkel, R-Loveland; Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins; Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud; Rep. Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland; Sen. Bob Bacon, D-Fort Collins; and Republican County Commissioner Kathay Rennels, recently heard mental health concerns at the annual Northern Colorado Legislative Breakfast hosted by the Larimer Center for Mental [...]
READ MOREGrant gives Weld $2 million to battle underage drinking
North Range Behavioral Health will administer a $2 million grant received from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to combat underage and youth binge drinking in Weld County. Colorado is one of only four states to receive the grant and Weld County will receive about $400,000 annually over the next five [...]
READ MORENew online tool gives Coloradans power over budget
A new, online tool, known as the Backseat Budgeter, has been developed by the Colorado State University’s Bighorn Leadership Development Program to allow the general public an opportunity to try their hand at balancing a simulated State budget. The program presents a budget deficit similar to that currently facing Colorado, challenging the user to make the necessary adjustments to realize [...]
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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