By Kara Johnson-Hufford Recently, the mayors of Colorado’s three largest cities made a public plea for help in three newspapers. Their point was simple: If we leave people with serious mentally illness (SMI) to fend for themselves in our communities and on our streets, we are endangering them and hurting our communities.   The mayors of…

By Kara Johnson-Hufford, CBHC CEO Individuals with serious, persistent mental illness need a variety of care, supports and wrap around services to successfully manage their often-multiple challenges. Community mental health centers were built for just this purpose. The initial community mental health center system was built to take care of the most seriously mentally ill…

By Kara Johnson-Hufford, CBHC CEO In Greeley, teachers self-administered a survey in 1913 that revealed the need for a mental health center for their students. When the center opened, a child psychiatrist provided services one day a month. Now known as North Range Behavioral Health, the center has been continuously providing services and expanding well…

Mental health isn’t something that can be ignored. From the most acute cases, to a more mild case of anxiety that can occasionally get in the way of your everyday life, it touches us all. And that’s why Diversus Health is focused on mental health and well-being, not just for clients whose mental health is…

CBHC member SummitStone Health Partners has been involved in a groundbreaking program, helping people in the community who may be struggling with behavioral health issues and are also involved in the judicial system, to navigate both at the same time and have needs met. The program has been helpful and successful for both clients and…

Imagine it’s the Spring of 2020. You’re stuck at home, like everyone else, due to COVID-19. But you have chronic pain, and you can’t see your doctor. There is no relief in sight and you have no idea when this is all going to end. Not only that, but the world’s a pretty scary place…