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NAMI survey report: Too many gaps in mental health insurance coverage
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reveals new information about the gap between health insurance coverage of mental health and substance abuse conditions and that of other medical conditions.
Out-of-Network, Out-of-Pocket, Out-of-Options: The Unfulfilled Promise of Parity focuses specifically on the limits of in-network mental health care providers and excessive out-of-pocket costs for people seeking mental health care.
"Despite federal law, discrimination ...
Exploring barriers to mental health care
Please join Mental Health Colorado for our upcoming metro-area conversations on Tuesday, November 15 in Aurora and Wednesday, December 7 in Brighton.
What’s so special about Dec. 6, 2016?
It’s just one day. But for millions of Coloradans, it could be the most important day of the year. It’s Colorado Gives Day.
Last year, more than 76,000 Coloradans donated nearly $39 million on Colorado Gives Day. This year, we aim to do even better.
You don’t have to wait until Dec. 6 to participate. You can schedule your donation right now.
Better yet, you can make a recurring donation. Once a year, once a month, or even once a week, you’ll be making a difference.
At Mental Health Colorado, that’s what we do every day. We’re leading the fight to ...
Colorado Springs teen suicides highlight gap in mental health services
By MEGAN SCHRADER | mschrader@denverpost.com
Colorado Springs is in the midst of a teen suicide cluster.
That should be more than enough to scare adults into action to improve adolescent mental health care in Colorado — and there is much room for improvement.
First The Gazette and then Newsweek identified the trend of teens taking their own lives in a horrifying contagion of death that has left 29 kids dead in two years, many from the same few schools.
No one is certain what exactly drives rashes of suicides like this, but one thing is certain — data shows ...
Spreading awareness at the 2016 Tribute Gala with Mental Health Colorado
We had a fantastic time at the 2016 Tribute Gala, Unmasked!!
Mental Health Colorado did an incredible job bringing together so many professionals, advocates and organizations to spread awareness of the many issues still surrounding mental health care.
We heard some awe-inspiring stories shared and tears were shed. Silent and live auctions took place with incredible items to bid on! Read more...
More college students going to mental health centers
DENVER -- College can be a stressful time. And now those stresses are sending more students to mental health centers than ever before.
Hunter Long And Yazman Ezimi are music students. Their biggest source of stress centers around academics.
"Homework," Long says. That's probably the biggest thing that causes stress."
Another stressor is finding that school life balance.
"We both have jobs and we both go to school full-time and we're trying to make a career," Ezimi says. " So it's really hard to balance all of that so that causes stress."
The American College ...
Vote Yes on Amendment 72
My mother was a lifelong smoker. My sister and I used to hide her cigarettes, tossing cartons down the laundry chute or stuffing them in the trash.
I’m proud of my mom for quitting, but I’ve known too many people who never could. Smoking is the number-one cause of preventable death in Colorado, killing more than 5,000 Coloradans each year. That’s more than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined.
The best ways to reduce the death toll from smoking are to stop people from starting and to help them quit. That’s exactly what ...
CEO: Mental-health help starts with screenings
TELLURIDE DAILY PLANET By ANDRE SALVAIL, Editor
When it comes to getting help for behavioral-health issues or depression, a screening is a good place to start.
That was one of the primary messages that Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, brought to Telluride last week.
Romanoff was the keynote speaker of Thursday’s Behavioral Health Summit 2016 held at the Peaks Resort & Spa in Mountain Village. On Wednesday, he kicked off a Behavioral Health Community Forum at Telluride Middle/High School’s black box theater.
The ...
KOTO Community Radio on Telluride behavioral health community forum
Telluride's KOTO Community Radio reports on the 2016 Behavioral Health Summit. Andrew Romanoff, president & CEO of Mental Health Colorado, was the summit's keynote speaker and kicked off a community behavioral health forum on Wednesday evening. Listen to hear excerpts from his presentation.
2016 Mental Health Candidate Forum in Colorado Springs
How do we make sure that all Coloradans get the mental health care they need?
That’s the mission of our organization — and the focus of our first-ever candidate nights. Mental Health Colorado is teaming up with NAMI Colorado, Colorado Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, the Colorado Providers Association, the Colorado Psychiatric Society, the Colorado Psychological Society, and Rocky Mountain Crisis Partners to host a series of public forums, featuring candidates for the state legislature.
Meet Colorado Springs candidates Sharon Huff (HD 15), Thomas Exum (HD ...
