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May is Mental Health Month – 2012 Events Calendar

May is Mental Health Month in Colorado and there are events happening all over the state to celebrate and raise awareness. The 2012 Calendar of Events is now available!! Click the Read More button to check out what’s happening in your area!

The Denver Post Highlights Mental Health First Aid Colorado and National Award

March 29, 2012 “Just as CPR can help someone save the life of a friend or neighbor, so will training in behavioral-health skills help protect people from serious mental-health issues in an increasingly stressed-out world. That’s the plan at Mental Health First Aid Colorado, a statewide effort that combines public and private partnerships to train [...]

CBHC Welcomes New Chief Operations Officer!

On March 19, Peggy Hill joined Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) as the Chief Operations Officer (COO). In that role, she will lead and manage the day to day operations of the organization and facilitate the development of staff as they steadily assume greater leadership on issues critical to the success of CBHC’s mission. Peggy [...]

2nd Annual CBHC May is Mental Health Month

Take me out to the ball game. Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out, at the old [...]

Save The Date!!!

CBHC 2012 Behavioral Healthcare Conference will be held in Breckenridge, CO Sept. 27th-30th. Check back under Conference Tab for updates!

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

Check out the CBHC Healthcare Reform Resources page to learn about how and when healthcare reform efforts at the national and state level will impact Colorado

Successful CBHC Day @ the Capitol!

Posted on Feb 22, 2012

CBHC Staff would like to thank all those who participated in making CBHC Day @ The Capitol a successful event!!!! It was a fun and exciting event and we couldn’t have done it without you!

Great Read!

Posted on Feb 22, 2012

This article was taken from the February edition of SAMHSA-HRSA newsletter: Primary & Behavioral Health Care Partnerships — The Courtship By Cheryl Holt, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, CIHS Across the nation, an emphasis on primary and behavioral healthcare integration is leading to initiatives that address the full range of healthcare needs of individuals [...]

WELCOME! New Staff Member!

Posted on Feb 17, 2012

Dear Members: We are pleased to announce that Frank Cornelia has joined the CBHC team as a Public Policy Specialist. His first day was Monday, February 6. Frank has worked for a number of years in behavioral health care. He has experience in mental health and substance use disorder treatment in a variety of settings. [...]

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 [...]

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