Colorado providers call an array of funding woes a ‘perfect storm’
Mental Health Weekly | October 21, 2024 Colorado’s community mental health providers say they are experiencing many of the downsides that can come with a period of dizzying change. Facing declining Medicaid rolls, a shifting payment model and no prospects for new state funding to support restructuring, the state’s provider community is calling the current…
Mental Health First Aid Courses During May is Mental Health Month
As we get closer to May, a month dedicated to raising national awareness about mental health, we are reminded of the importance of prioritizing mental wellness and supporting each other in times of need. This year, Mental Health First Aid Colorado will be observing Mental Health Awareness Month by supporting a community initiative to promote…
September is Suicide Prevention Month
CBHC is committed to ending the stigma around reaching out for help when individuals are feeling down or depressed, anxious, suicidal, experiencing a substance use issue, or any other behavioral health issue. We want YOU to know that there is help, and while it may feel frightening to reach out in the moment, it is…
tMHFA Set to Expand in Colorado
It is no secret that the mental health of teenagers has been steadily declining. According to a 2022 survey of teens age 12- 17 conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), only 48% of teens say they talk to their parents about mental health while only 22% speak to their friends about it.…
Meet CBHC’s New CEO, Kara Johnson-Hufford
The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council would like to introduce you to our new CEO, Kara Johnson-Hufford. A few words from Kara Johnson-Hufford I’m thrilled and honored to be taking the reins at CBHC. Doyle’s are big shoes to fill, and I’m eager to begin the work. The video that accompanies this gives you a bit…
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council Names Kara Johnson-Hufford CEO
DENVER, May 1, 2023 – Kara Johnson-Hufford, MPA will join the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) as Chief Executive Officer May 30, 2023. She succeeds Doyle Forrestal, who is retiring as of June 30. Johnson-Hufford comes to the organization from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment where she has been since 2014, most…
New York Times Highlights History of Community Mental Health System
Recently, the New York Times published a piece entitled, “The Solution to America’s Mental Health Crisis Already Exists.” The article explains the history of behavioral health care in this country highlighting some of its successes and failures. The article points out one of the major successes, the Community Mental Health Act, signed in 1963 by…
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