CBHC Statement on Senate Budget Bill
Statement from the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council on Senate Passage of Federal Budget Package As the Senate advances legislation that includes devastating cuts to Medicaid, CBHC stands in strong opposition. Medicaid is the backbone of Colorado’s behavioral health safety net—supporting care for individuals with mental health and substance use needs in every community across our…
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What’s at stake in the fight for Medicaid, substance use treatment
By Frank Cornelia | June 12, 2025 When I was three, my mom packed me and my little brother into the car and drove us to a restaurant about an hour from where we lived. We were going to meet my dad, who recently entered treatment at Project Turnabout, then a fledgling addiction recovery center…
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AG Community Highlighted as Colorado Mental Health Expert Testifies in Congress
Rural Stress is a term coined for those working in the agriculture industry, facing a unique set of stress factors others may not even consider. Increased fertilizer costs, drought, vulnerability of commodity prices, and the looming fear of failing to keep a family’s multi-generational legacy alive are just a few of those stressors. While counseling…
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