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The Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) is the state administration responsible for ensuring all people in Colorado have access to quality mental health and substance use disorder services, regardless of where they live, or ability to pay. As required by Colorado law, the BHA was to create a performance monitoring system to track capacity and performance of all behavioral health providers, including those that contract with managed care entities or behavioral health administrative services organizations, and inform of needed changes to the behavioral health system in the state. For more information about the BHA or to access the Performance Hub visit: https://bha.colorado.gov/ .
CHOW (Culinary Hospitality Outreach and Wellness) was founded in 2018 by Denver pie maker John Hinman and food writer Alexandra Palmerton. After Alexandra interviewed John for an article on mental health challenges in the hospitality industry, the overwhelming response made it clear—people needed a space to share their stories. Seeing this need, John created CHOW as a protected, supportive community for those navigating pain, recovery, and mental well-being. On this podcast is the Chief Growth Officer, Jasmin Parks-Papadopoulos, to talk about the work that CHOW does for the food, beverage and hospitality industry.
The Colorado Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health is a family focused advocacy group to offer support for those dealing with a child’s mental health issues. They offer a vast array of resources as well as educational materials and emotional support. They have a broad network of collaborators to include other mental health advocacy organizations, local and state agencies, and providers. For more information about the organization visit www.cofederation.org. They are an affiliate of the national organization, National Federation of Families which is in all 50 states. For those outside of Colorado, contact the National Federation of Families at www.ffcmh.org for help finding the affiliate in your state.
The Colorado Resilience Collaborative (CRC) was awarded a grant by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships. A DHS review at the program's conclusion included the grant design, implementation, accomplishments, challenges, and relevant recommendations for future programming in Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention. For a PDF of the complete report click HERE. The CRC was housed at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology and ran from 2017 through 2023. This presentation is what was given to groups and organizations throughout Colorado to educate and inform about how the violent radicalization of people happens and ways to help people overcome this condition.
Fandoms are united as a community because of the power of story. Mixing story and community has helped fandoms across the world feed thousands of hungry children, donate countless books, build schools, register voters, disrupt online hate speech, and save lives by coordinating natural disaster response and providing mental health crisis support. A donation to the Random Acts non-profit is made with each book purchase to promote random acts of kindness.
The CU Alzheimer's and Cognition Center offers clinical care and clinical research through a collaboration between the University of Colorado and the UC Health System. The Center uses a team approach with laboratory research scientists and neurology clinicians all working collaboratively on the science and treatments of neurodegenerative diseases. For more information visit https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/alzheimer/clinic.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine in partnership with UC Health has created the Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Clinic as a compliment to the work with children at Children's Hospital Colorado. The clinic offers coordinated health care for adults with developmental disabilities and support for their families. For more information visit https://www.cumedicine.us/specialties/neurodevelopmental-disabilities-neurology .
The University of Colorado Neuro-Behavior and Memory Disorders Clinics, part of the University of Colorado Alzheimer's and Cognition Center, strives to provide the best diagnosis and treatment for memory problems and dementia in adults with Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological problems. For more information visit https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/neurology/patient-info/neurobehavior-memory-disorders .
The Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research is regarded as one of the best places to conduct research for women and considers the distinct but linked concepts of sex (biological) and gender (social) differences. They mentor and fund the next generation of researchers, supporting their cutting-edge research on issues that pose a threat to women’s health – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and the intersection of mental health and physical health in those diseases. Visit https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/center-for-womens-health-research for more information.
Posterior Cortical Atrophy or PCA is a condition of the brain that progressively worsens over time and affects areas in the brain that process visual information. Symptoms vary with the person, but the most common presentation at onset is simply having difficulty seeing despite a healthy eye examination. The Brain & Vision lab specializes in assessing and treating patients with visual problems related to neurological diseases. Visit https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/neurology/patient-info/neuro-ophthalmology for more information.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation funds the brightest US researchers to change what’s possible for cerebral palsy. They are the foremost organization in the world that solely focuses on cerebral palsy research. CP is the most common lifelong physical disability in the world and it is one of the most underfunded. They find, fund, and support the researchers who positively reshape what it’s like to live with CP. For more information visit https://cparf.org/.
The mission of the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA) is to promote the mental health and well being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Since its founding, NAAPIMHA strives to raise awareness of the role of mental health in an individual’s health and well-being, especially in Asian American Pacific Islander communities throughout the country. For more information visit https://www.naapimha.org/.
The Wellness Court was established in 2016 with the goal to increase public safety, reduce recidivism, and lower the costs of incarceration by holding defendants in the Municipal Court whose criminal behavior is affected by mental illness accountable, and assisting them to achieve long term stability, self-sufficiency, and become law-abiding community members. For more information about the Aurora, CO Municipal Courts, visit https://auroragov.org.
The Center for Trauma & Resilience provides an immediate response to a crime victim’s call for help. Formally known as the Denver Center for Crime Victims, they offer services that include 24-hour hotlines, referrals, assistance with emergency services, victim advocacy, crisis counseling, case management, and community outreach and education. Visit https://traumahealth.org/ for more information.
Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer's or other dementias. Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. There are 10 warning signs and symptoms of dementia that are covered in this presentation. For more information about the services offered by the Alzheimer's Association visit https://alz.org.
The Alzheimer’s Association offers peer or professionally led groups for caregivers, individuals living with Alzheimer's and others dealing with the disease. There are specialized support groups for the variety of needs specific to particular types of dementia and/or caregiving issues. For more information about the services offered by the Alzheimer's Association visit https://alz.org.