CBHC member, AspenPointe, was recently named the recipient of a major grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund its work to integrate care with Peak Vista Community Health Centers. “We have partnered with Peak Vista doing Integrated Behavioral/Physical health care for the past seven years, which has resulted in many…

A recent article in Mental Health Weekly highlights a new report released by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare about the effectiveness of serving veterans’ behavioral health needs in the community.

The report examines the cost of veterans’ unmet mental health needs and finds major benefits in investing more dollars for providers who deliver proper evidence-based care.

70% of adults in the U.S. have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives. That’s 223.4 million people. Feelings of intense fear, horror, helplessness, and hopelessness can paralyze trauma survivors when seeking treatment. And extreme stress can overwhelm a person’s ability to cope.

But trauma survivors have rights too. This “Recovery Bill of Rights for Trauma Survivors,” created by Thomas V. Maguire, Ph.D., outlines the rights a trauma survivor inherently has, and should expect to exercise, throughout treatment. It describes expectations everyone coping with trauma should have for treatment, personal communication, dependency in therapy, and personal boundaries.

Click Read More to see the new Bill of Rights Infographic for Trauma Survivors, courtesy of the National Council for Community Behavioral Health.

AspenPointe Health Services,  Aurora Mental Health Center, and Jefferson Center for Mental Health have all been announced as winners of Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) program grants. These coveted grants are awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and receive support from the federal Center for Integrated Health Solutions…

Jean C. Marks 1934 – 2012 Jean C. Marks, Northglenn. Wife of the late Floyd Marks. Mother of Vickie Lutz, Jay David (Joni) Marks, Susan (James) Wachter, Lynda (Eric) Southard and Daniel Marks. Twin sister of Joan Jellison, sister to Cheryl Michand and the late Jerry, Bob and Alfred Coate. Grandmother of Matthew and Michael…

Dr. Barbara Ryan, CEO of Mental Health Partners, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), a non-partisan, nonprofit statewide corporation created to coordinate statewide strategic initiatives to improve health of Coloradans, contain costs and ensure better value. Created in 2008 by Executive Order of…

Our thoughts go out to the victims, families and entire community of Aurora.  An event like this affects the entire community and can have a strong emotional impact.  Normal responses to a difficult situation such as this are: *        Fear, uncertainty, apprehension, anxiety and worry  *        Strong need for information, sometimes need for answers when…

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced on Friday, June 15th, that Southeast Mental Health Services was awarded a $1.4 million grant under the Health Care Innovation Challenge.  The Innovation Challenge awarded up to $1 billion in total funding to applicants who implement the most compelling new ideas to deliver better health, improved care…

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!

The Clubhouse Model has officially been accepted to the National Registry of Evidence based Practices and Programs, established by SAMHSA.  The International Center for Clubhouse Development is very pleased to announce the model's inclusion, an accomplishment that has been years in the making.  More information about the recognized clubhouse model, and the registry for EBPs,…