Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council Priorities

Our Priorities

CHBC’s overarching mission is to support community resilience, guide behavioral health innovation, and enhance individual wellbeing throughout Colorado.

We work to achieve our mission through several key efforts:

Advocate for Colorado’s Community Mental Health Centers at both the state and federal levels.

Provide Colorado stakeholders with information about behavioral health initiatives.

Partner with stakeholders, state agencies, and legislators to pass mental health legislation that strengthens Colorado’s behavioral health system.

Provide behavioral health trainings and learning opportunities throughout the year and at our annual behavioral health conference.

Improve all Coloradan’s access to Mental Health First Aid.

Our Current Behavioral Health Priorities

Learn more about how we are creating a better behavioral health future for Colorado.

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic federal model is designed to ensure access to coordinated comprehensive behavioral health care. CCBHCs must meet a set of national standards and transparency requirements. CBHC believes that CCBHCs will offer better access to care and outcomes

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Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. There are numerous modules for different age groups and specialty populations. CBHC is dedicated to bringing this course to as many Coloradans as possible.

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