West Central Mental Health Center was selected as the 2009 Winner of the CBHC Golden Light Bulb Award for Excellence in the Clinical Arena at this fall’s CBHC Annual Training Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado.  Click here to read an article in the Daily Recorder and to learn more about their Parnters in Care Program. 

This article by Benedict Carey in the New York Times presents recent findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association discussing the effects of some widely prescribed anti-depression drugs.  The study found that the effect of these drugs on mild to moderate depression may only be as effective as placebo pills. Click here to read about the implications…

The Colorado Center for Systems Integration (CSI) puts together a monthly newsletter providing updates for kid’s behavioral health news from a rich variety of sources.  This month’s updates come from: Building Bridges for Children’s Mental Health Colorado LINKS for Mental Health Colorado System of Care Collaborative Colorado Youth Development Team Click here to read the…

Senior Reach, the collaborative program with Jefferson Center for Mental Health, Seniors’ Resource Center, and The Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties, is a finalist in the Ashokas Changemakers and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations "Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing" international competition…this program is one of 12 finalists IN THE WORLD!!!   Please take a…

Kelly Devers and Robert Berenson of the Urban Institute have completed a policy brief supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examining Accountable Care Organizations in the United States.  Critical questions still exist about how ACOs should be structured, but their approach to addressing coordination of care issues and improving fragmented health care delivery systems…

"MINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental Illness Produced by the Fred Friendly Seminars for broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, the one-hour program effectively reveals the personal dilemmas facing individuals and families, the medical practices that can be obstacles to treatment, and the public policies that are falling short."  Many organizations are using this program for…

     The Asian Pacific Development Center is excited to announce their outreach effort to the adoption community by hosting a Western Region Adoption Conference entitled “ The Journey of Asian Adoption:  Building a Multicultural Family”, on October 9 and 10 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Denver Tech Center.              This Adoption Conference will be a great resource for…

The National Council for Community Behavioral Health recently introduced an online Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration at www.TheNationalCouncil.org/ResourceCenter. The Online Resouce Center Includes: Resources and guidelines for working with FQHCs Integrated care models and screening tools Report on "Person-centered Healthcare Homes for Persons with Serious Mental Illness" National Council Magazine on behavioral…

"Unforseen Benefits: Addiciton Treatment Reduces Health  Care Costs", is a study published by the Open Society Institute detailing how effective addiction treatment will contribute to containing costs in reforming the U.S. healthcare system, as well as yield better healthcare outcomes.      Click here to read the publication. This study will also be available in the CBHC Library in…

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools published this study made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  It is a valuable resource for information on mental health screening and assesment of the immigrant and refugee population in the United States; a population that makes up a significant portion of…