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Essential Mental Health Hospital Expansion Opens in December

West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, the only psychiatric hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City, is doubling its available beds The growing need for mental health care across the Western Slope of Colorado is evidenced in part by the 8 to 12 people on the daily waiting list for admission into West Springs Hospital. […]

Science of Living Longer Shared by Blue Zones Speaker, Panelists

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The centuries-old search for the fountain of youth may finally be within your grasp. The length of one’s life comes down to how active you are, your diet, keeping a sharp mind and even how much you socialize. Nearly 100 Roaring Fork Valley residents came out for a panel discussion and to listen to guest […]

Protecting our Digital Kids

Opinion | Rosen

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Around 2010, therapists and counselors in high schools and college campuses around the country started to see upward trends in depression and anxiety in our youth. Teen suicide rates have also increased. These disturbing trends seemingly coincide with the availability and usage of online platforms and media. So, might the trends in increased mental health […]

60 Tips for Supporting a Family Member with Mental Illness

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By Rex Dickens or the NAMI Sibling and Adult Children Network. Opening Paragraphs by Adam Slosberg I am fortunate to have a loving and supporting family that helps me deal with and cope with my serious mental illness. I consider myself extremely fortunate. I feel that some of my family, mainly those quite empathetic or […]

The New Model of Peer Respite

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Mind Springs Health follows a new, emerging model of respite that is client centric. Molly Fiore, Peer Services Coordinator shares with us her personal experience with mental illness and how the new model of respite would have helped her in her time of need. Janice Curits, Peer Services Manager for Mind Springs Health helps us […]

Multiply Your Happy

How to Multiply Your Happy During Mental Health Awareness Month & All Year Long

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It sounds too good to be true but it is scientifically proven that if you incorporate the power of positive psychology into your life, you will experience emotional, social, career and health benefits. Even better news no matter who you are, multiplying your happy is not hard to do, you just have to know a […]

New Glenwood Springs Program Director

November 28, 2017mindsprings In the News

Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment on the western slope, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew (Andy) Hymas, LCSW as Program Director for its Glenwood Springs practice. Hymas brings more than 18 years of mental health and addiction treatment experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and […]

International Survivors of Suicide Day

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It was the eve of my 18th birthday when I learned my cousin completed suicide. I remember details about this night and the following day with exceptional clarity. Life was a series of thens for a while after that. Then a birthday cake I didn’t want to eat; then gifts I didn’t want to open; […]

New Mesa County Psychiatric Resources

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Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment on the western slope continues to expand available community psychiatric resources by announcing the appointment of psychiatrist Thomas Newton and Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Caitlin Branham to its Grand Junction practice. A Colorado native, Newton comes to Mind Springs Health most recently from […]