Get to know your candidates and where they stand on the issues.   Click here for a helpful document indicating both the CO State Senate and House of Representatives 2008 after primary candidates.  It breaks down the district, party, district description, registration stats, and a category for other information

The Division of Behavioral Health, The Office of Behavioral Health and Housing, and the Colorado Department of Human Services released the program report for the Early Childhood Specialist Program.  Through this program, each of Colorado’s 17 publicly funded mental health centers received funding to hire a full time early childhood mental health specialist. Click here to read…

The Effect of Treatment for Anxiety/Depression on Healthcare Costs of Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions Read this brief written by Steve Melek, Consulting Actuary of Milliman, Inc., discussing their current research of concurrent physical and mental illness and the relevance of integrated physical and mental health care.  The Effect of Treatment for Anxiety

On Friday, July 25, the Colorado Public Radio show, Colorado Matters, aired a piece discussing how area counties are working to reduce the amount of mentally ill individuals in the jail system.  " A Metro Denver Task Force finds reducing the numbers of mentally ill in jail could cut the jail population in half – and save money. Host…

The National Council is hosting a live Webinar entitled, Evaluating Performance Management Within Your Organization, on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 2:00pm.  The Webinar is being presented by Paul Lefkovitz, President of Behavioral Pathway Systems.  This could be an interesting resource for conversation. Read the Invitation Here

Congress overwhelmingly supported a new Medicare bill that includes the elimination of discriminatory mental health copays.  Read the Press Release from The National Council.    Learn all about H.R. 6331: Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

CBHC Director of Public Policy, Doyle Forrestal, was recently interviewed on Colorado Matters radio program.  Visit our Media Releases Section.

An article from the Loveland Reporter-Herald describing the merger of the Island Grove Regional Treatment Center services in Larimer County with Larimer Center for Mental Health and the Island Grove Treatment Center Services in Weld County North Range Behavioral Health.  Read the article here.

"Today, President Bush signed the Iraq war supplemental appropriations bill into law. This legislation includes a one-year delay in the implementation of six of seven recent Medicaid regulations – including both case management and the rehabilitative service option. Thank you to all National Council members who contacted your Senators and Representatives to urge them to…