It gives us great pleasure to announce the honorees of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare’s Awards of Excellence for the state of Colorado.
Welcome Back Awards: Lifetime Achievement
First Prize: Major General (ARMY Ret.) Mark Graham and Carol Graham, Colorado Springs, CO
Reintegration Awards: Achievement
Second Prize: Carol Jean Garner, Director of Nonclinical Services, Midwestern Colorado Mental Health Center, Montrose, CO
Reintegration Awards: Employment
Second Prize: Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver, CO
Impact Awards: Excellence in Service Innovation
Program of Significance: Southeast Mental Health Services, La Junta, CO
Administration of Mental Health Services by Medicaid Agencies
State Medicaid agencies are playing an increasing role in funding, managing, and monitoring public mental health services…
Study: Colorado leads nation in teen depression
Colorado’s teens top the nation in depression, and its young people drink, smoke and use dangerous drugs…
Canvas the Film
Several CBHC staff and member representatives were fortunate to attend a screening of the film Canvas at…
Colorado Behavioral Health Task Force Report
The Behavioral Health Task Force Report is available for viewing or downloading at https://cdhs.colorado.gov/behavioral-health-reform.