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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Colorado's community mental health and substance abuse treatment system of services and supports is fragmented and lacks the necessary resources to meet the needs of all individuals who can, and should be treated in the community. We know that once those in crisis are stabilized they are best served in their communities, not in institutional care.
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
The Colorado Population in Need (COPIN) 2009 generated indicators of unmet need and penetration rates for behavioral health services for low income Coloradans with a serious behavioral health condition. These indicators provide standardized data that may be used to inform policy planning decisions.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
The media's portrayal of acute crisis events that impact the lives of the general public, interest in crisis intervention, response teams, management, and stabilization has grown tremendously in the twenty-first century. Addressing the consequential demand for skills and methods to effectively manage acute crisis situations, the Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research, Fourth Edition is specifically designed to address a...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Approximately 13% of youth ages 8 to 15 experience severe mental disorders in a given year; a rate that increases to 20% for youth ages 13 to 18. Rates increase to over 50% when mild and moderate mental disorders are also included. In Colorado and across the nation, uncoordinated care is consistently cited by consumers, families, practitioners and other stakeholders as being a primary barrier to quality and cost effective care. The COACT project also...