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
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