Congratulations to Southeast Mental Health Center and other health organizations in Southeast Colorado for the earning grant awards through the Colorado Rural Healthcare Grant Council.  Read the article from the La Junta Tribune-Democrat to learn more.

Colorado Public Radio’s Colorado Matters interviewed Rick Doucet, Executive Director of Community Reach Center and Paul Siska,  Undersherrif for Adams County about the need to address mentally ill in jails. 

Listen to the program!

The Federal Communications Commission grant to the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council and the Colorado Hospital Association is getting attention nationwide.  Follow the links below:

Healthcare IT News                           AANP SmartBrief

Government Technology.com          iHealthBeat.org

COLORADO TO HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST HEALTHCARE INFORMATION NETWORKS IN THE NATION

Click here to view the press release from Governor Ritter’s Office concerning the collaborative efforts to establish the Colorado Telehealth Network, thanks to nearly $10 million in grants awarded by the FCC.

"The court aims to keep kids out of the corrections system - by offering them a chance at treatment. Host Ryan Warner speaks with K.J. Moore, the judge who handles the cases" (CPR.org)

Listen to the Colorado Public Radio show, Colorado Matters, for Monday morning’s segment focusing on the mental health court in Jefferson County.  Click Here.    

A major study was published on July 30th in the medical journal, Nature, examining characteristics of the human genome of individuals with schizophrenia.  The study may shed new light on how to best treat the condition.  Read the articles below to learn more.

Study finds genetic link to schizophrenia

deCODE and SGENE Consortium Discover Deletions in the Human Genome Linked to Risk of Schizophrenia

Cardiff scientists’ major breakthrough in understanding schizophrenia

The Colorado Rural Healthcare Grant Council has awarded more than $1.9 million in its first year, with a sizeable portion going to Colorado West Regional Mental Health.  Click on the articles below to learn more about what is being funded on the Western Slope.

Health Care Grants go to Western Slope Agencies

- Article from the Grand Junction Sentinel

Colorado West in Glenwood Springs Receives $200K From State to Upgrade IT System

- Article from the Glenwood Springs Post Independent

A Guest Commentary in the Denver Post by Megan Ferland, discusses how Colorado is addressing important issues for children.  Read the article. 

Click here to read the recent article from the Denver Post discussing the national UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration, and an effort to decrease existing stigma concerning mental health issues.