Board Members

DATES TO KEEP IN MIND:

*October 1-5, 2010 Annual CBHC Training Conference in Breckenridge, CO.  Click here to learn more! 

                                                                                                                                                                               Click Here to view the Sample Monthly Financial Report, Midwestern Mental Health Center

 
 
FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE,
please contact Diana Graves: 

Diana Graves, Board Member
The Center for Mental Health
(formerly Midwestern MHC)
Diana@thinairweb.com
 
 
 
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CBHC AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES,
contact:
Doyle Forrestal, CBHC Director of Public Policy
Brian Turner, CBHC Membership Services Coordinator 
303-832-7594; bturner@cbhc.org  


 

 

HOW CAN BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN CBHC ACTIVITIES?:
 
 
 
Sign up for educational Webinars brought to you by CBHC!  It’s easy! Contact Brian Turner for more information:  
Email Brian Turner at bturner@cbhc.org
Topics include:
-The Colorado Legislative Process
-Navigating the Colorado General Assembly Website and Utilizing Online Resources
-Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces…Understanding the Powers and Purposes of Government-Created Groups
-Updates on the Colorado State Budget
-And more! 
 
  
Check the CBHC website regularly: www.cbhc.org
  
Participate in the Legislative and Community Action Committee
Any Board Member can participate in this committee. The monthly meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 1:00pm at the Mental Health Center of Denver.  Participation through conference calling is available - Please contact Brian Turner for details.  This Committee discusses current legislation impacting mental health, the State Budget and funding opportunities, grassroots advocacy and more.  
  
Follow mental health related legislation during the legislative session
Go to cbhc.org, along the right hand column under the  Legislative, click on  “ 2009 CBHC Bill Tracking Slate”.
 
Ask to be put on the weekly Legislative Update mailing list; email bturner@cbhc.org
 
 
FOR THOSE BOARD MEMBERS INTERESTED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 
 
 
Write your Legislators
Check the CBHC bill tracking slate (see URL, above).  This site is usually updated on Fridays.  Let’s all email our Legislators requesting support for any bills listed in the “Actively Support” column which are slated to be heard either by the full House, full Senate or by a Committee on which your Legislator sits. And ask them to oppose any bills listed in the ”Actively Oppose” section.
 
For contact information for 2008-2009 State Legislators, as well as Committee Assignments, go to: 
Invite your legislators to attend the Mental Health Caucus held at the Capitol to help legislators become more familiar with our issues. The latest meeting schedule can be found on the Mental Health Caucus page of the CBHC website.