NEW IN-PATIENT CARE, ROUTINE TELE-HEALTH, AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN COLORADO ACCORDING TO MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO’S MOE KELLER
…our accommodations to the coronavirus, combined with a re-evaluation of the mental healthcare system in Colorado, are leading to new strategies to treat people with mental illness. As we continue to find our way through the COVID19 pandemic; our accommodations to the coronavirus, combined with … Read More
2020 COLORADO LEGISLATURE PASSES SEVERAL MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES BUT GUTS FUNDING BECAUSE OF COVID
Legislators were forced to use available revenues to safeguard the state during the pandemic as well as pay for favored initiatives. The 2020 Colorado legislative session was really two sessions: those convening before and after the coming of the COVID crisis in March. Because Colorado … Read More
You May Need Help With Food or Medical Assistance in this time of Isolation: Suggestions! Some Colorado counties are being flexible to help disabled people apply for needed benefits.
“Redeterminations” for food stamps and Medicaid temporarily suspended in Denver County During the covid19 pandemic, one very positive decision made at the state level is to suspend the redetermination process for food stamp assistance and Medicaid until at least August 1st. So if your … Read More
A Discussion with Former State Legislator Irene Aguilar
“At some point even the wealthiest people can’t afford to deal with our healthcare system.” Physician Irene Aguilar brought a doctor’s sensibility to law making at the Colorado State Legislature. Her eight-year tenure as a state senator concluded at the end of 2018. One … Read More
Former Head Public Defender Urges Decriminalization of Non-Violent Crimes Involving people with Mental Illness
Criminal proceedings involving the mentally ill could be avoided by handling non-violent offenders in civil court. Jail has become the largest institution housing people with mental illness in Colorado, says the man who led the state public defenders office for more than a decade; and, … Read More
Getting the Financial Support You Need for Your Loved One–SSI and SSDI
Navigators help with the process of applying for Social Security disability benefits. They know Social Security law and have significant experience working on applications. Some are attorneys. Some have worked for Social Security. All are focused on helping you file a quality application, something that … Read More
How A Group of Advocates Organized Around A Printed Form That Didn’t Work To Change the Way Disabled People In Colorado Access Services
The form meant to qualify disabled people for a state poverty subsidy didn’t work. We called ourselves “the Med9” group; we were a group of advocates, both volunteers and employees of city and state organizations, who found ourselves sharing the same story: the … Read More