Celebrating May as Mental Health Month
As we celebrate May as Mental Health Month, it is more important than ever to have tools we can rely on to help ourselves and others through times of emotional difficulty. Learn more about how to stay healthy and how to help others through these resources listed below. Take a Mental Health First Aid Course…
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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…
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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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Doyle Forrestal Announces Retirement from Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2022 CONTACT: Edie Sonn, Senior Director-External Affairs, CBHC (720) 201-7307 esonn@cbhc.org DENVER, COLO-Oct. 20, 2022: Doyle Forrestal, CEO of the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) since 2015, is retiring effective June 30, 2023. “It’s bittersweet to leave an organization I love so deeply,” said Forrestal. “Supporting Colorado’s community mental health providers in their…
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Health Solutions Celebrates 60 Years
Congratulations to Health Solutions on their 60 year anniversary! Serving Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas Counties, Health Solutions is a state-of-the-art integrated healthcare provider offering a comprehensive line of primary, behavioral, and crisis services to meet the needs of families and individuals. Because of their excellent service to their community, Health Solutions was honored with…
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CBHC Welcomes Edie Sonn to the Team!
The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) is pleased to announce that Edie Sonn will be joining our team as the Senior Director of External Affairs. She will begin her journey with us on August 15, 2022. As the Senior Director of External Affairs, Edie’s responsibilities will include coordinating and enhancing community engagement and relationship building,…
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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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Why Diversus Health Is Partnering With a Soccer Team
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…
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SummitStone Health Partners Pioneers Competency Program in Larimer County
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…
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Innovations in Community Mental Health: Southeast’s Alternative Pain Management Program
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…
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