Sterling High School and Centennial Mental Health Center are participating in the country’s expanded Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) pilot program this fall. Previously, Mental Health First Aid was only offered to those who are 18 and older. Sterling High School was selected as one of the 35 schools – the only one in…

Denver, Colorado – October 2, 2019 – Colorado’s General Assembly has a long history of supporting our state’s community-based behavioral health system. Each year, a handful of state legislators rise above to become Community Behavioral Health Champions. Read the Full Press Release

Community Reach Center of Adams County has invested in a training program for staff to help them recognize the signs that a person may be in a human trafficking situation. According to an article in the Westminster Window, this is the “first successful program in the country, sponsored by the federal National Human Trafficking Training…

Denver, Colorado – May 24, 2019 – In 2015, The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) was awarded funding from the  Colorado’s SIM Office to facilitate the selection of four CMHC sites to participate in a four-year program to integrate primary care and prevention services into the community behavioral health setting (bi-directional integration).  There are four…

The CBHC team is please to share the 2019 Legislative Review with our members. There are a few remaining bill that we’ve highlighted that have yet to be signed, so this document will continue to be finalized to reflect final actions by the Governor. View the document HERE. This review doesn’t highlight all of the…

At the 2018 CBHC Conference, Mind Springs Health received the Golden Light Bulb Award for its phased-based care program. This program was created to shorten patient wait times and improve patient outcomes. The program, created by Mind Springs’ CMO Dr. Jules Rosen, executive vice-president Michelle Hoy, and compliance vice-president David Hayden, is now receiving national…

It’s that time of year again! CBHC and the Colorado Rockies are gearing up for the annual CBHC Day at the Rockies which supports individuals with mental health or substance use disorders. Proceeds from each ticket sold will go towards CBHC. So… Bring your family! Bring your friends! Treat your staff to a well-deserved outing in…

Study strengthens request for a 10% increase to address the community behavioral health workforce crisis Denver, Colorado – March 1, 2019 – A nationwide study conducted by the National Council for Behavioral Health and the Cohen Veterans Network has found that Colorado falls below the national average when it comes to state funding for mental…

Featured in the Kiowa County Independent, Southeast Health Group’s CEO, JC Carrica, discusses the realities of depression in rural settings. The article, written by Priscilla Waggoner, states this of JC: “In many ways, Carrica is a man with a foot in each of two worlds: as a mental health professional, he understands the psychological factors…

SAMHSA grant partially funds Right Start for Colorado The Mental Health Center of Denver was recently awarded a 5-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)  Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) grant to expand infant and early childhood mental health services throughout the state of Colorado.  “Infants and toddlers are frequently overlooked in mental…