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October 2019
2019 Colorado State of Reform
The 2019 Colorado State of Reform Health Policy Conference convenes stakeholders from across Colorado’s health care ecosystem. From the left and right, public and private sectors, State of Reform is a non-partisan, policy agnostic forum where about 300 of Colorado’s most senior health care executives and health policy leaders gather in a one-day conference. Too often, good ideas in health care may not understand the regulatory process that must be navigated to implement them. Or, the good policy ideas may…
Find out more »November 2019
2019 Yampa Valley Wellness Conference
This year's conference is built from the Community Health Needs Assessment, directly addressing health and well-being concerns in the Yampa Valley. Keynote presenters Frank King, The Mental Health Comedian works to end the stigma surrounding mental health and Jodi Hardin, Co-Executive Director with The Civic Canopy works to connect people seeking change in their communities with tools for lasting impact. Breakout sessions to include domestic violence prevention, trauma, health resources, anxiety/depression, collective impact, mental health and more! Mental Health Colorado's…
Find out more »Equinox Counseling & Wellness Center Parent Workshop Series: Parent Leadership & the Family Healing Process
Equinox Counseling & Wellness Center in Denver will be offering a complimentary parent workshop series to parents in the community. Equinox parenting and mental health experts, Dr. Nancy Buck, Eileen Scheibe, LMFT, and Mary Marcantonio, will help parents identify and understand the complexities of mental, emotional and behavior health issues of their child. In addition, these seminars will explore how these issues relate to neuro-developmental disorders, neurodiversity, executive functioning, school refusal, anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Participants will learn effective interventions,…
Find out more »CRUCIAL CONNECTIONS: MENTAL HEALTH & PHYSICAL HEALTH
Eating Disorders, Diet and The Gut Outline: 3 hour class – Nov. 9, 2019, 1:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Artspace, 140 W. 3rd St., Loveland CO 80537 30 Minutes: Introduction to Eating Disorders: Lindsay Adler, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, explains Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intact Disorder) and OFSED (Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder), symptoms of disordered eating and exercising behaviors, risks and contributing factors, treatment and prevention. 10 Minute Break – enjoy…
Find out more »Socks of Love (Footprints To Recovery)
According to the Mayo Clinic, in cold enough conditions, frostbite can occur in fewer than 30 minutes! Warm, well-fitting socks can prevent this for many people. Unfortunately, socks are the least donated item to shelters. Donate Socks Today! Footprints To Recovery has developed a campaign to help give back by gathering socks across the country to give to those in need, such as men, women and children in homeless shelters. Learn more.
Find out more »Futurebound Summit: Child Mental Wellness is More Than the Absence of Illness Workshop
What is the Futurebound Summit? Futurebound is a movement of entrepreneurs, investors, nonprofits and other public- and private-sector leaders coming together to fuel innovation in child development. Our next generation is depending on us—and we can’t afford to wait. The Futurebound Summit is a time to catalyze the Colorado ecosystem focused on young children by bringing everyone together. Futurebound is partnering with Uncharted to host a four-day summit in Denver that will bring together ventures, investors, leading experts, policymakers and more…
Find out more »Equinox Counseling & Wellness Center Parent Workshop Series: Understanding Mental Health Treatment Options for Adolescents & Young Adults with Complex Psychiatric, Neuro-Developmental, and Behavioral Health Issues
Equinox Counseling & Wellness Center in Denver will be offering a complimentary parent workshop series to parents in the community. Equinox parenting and mental health experts, Dr. Nancy Buck, Eileen Scheibe, LMFT, and Mary Marcantonio, will help parents identify and understand the complexities of mental, emotional and behavior health issues of their child. In addition, these seminars will explore how these issues relate to neuro-developmental disorders, neurodiversity, executive functioning, school refusal, anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Participants will learn effective interventions,…
Find out more »WGrief Expressed at the Holidays
We know that attending to our grief is important. This is especially true at stressful times. Workshop attendees will participate in expressive activities and healing ritual. There will be focus on considerations of grief and the holiday season: Changed energy levels. Other- and self- expectations Boundaries. Keeping and changing traditions. Family. Self-compassion. Join us as we learn health ways of coping, honoring, and expressing our grief at the holidays. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of grief and trauma,…
Find out more »December 2019
The State of Mental Health (Mountain Foothills Rotary)
Mental health is a vital consideration for every Coloradan. And more than a million Coloradans face a mental health crisis or experience a substance use disorder each year--while only half get the care they need. The consequences of unmet mental health needs sap our vitality, keep us from living up to our full potential as individuals and as a community, and can be catastrophic: crowded emergency rooms and prison cells, increased unemployment and homelessness, and one of the highest suicide…
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