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Virtual group meetings provide support during a time when substance use is on the rise Days are longer and darker, the holiday season is upon us, and the current pandemic continues to require social isolation from friends and family. For many residents in the Roaring Fork Valley, the culmination of these factors are triggering an […]
You have our permission to be happy!
Entering the holiday season this year feels funky. How are we supposed to feel blessed and grateful during such an awful year? The past year doesn’t make a person want to jump for joy at the idea of hanging up holiday lights. So, how do we get through this holiday season? Jump for joy at […]
They say it’s always darkest before the dawn, and as this life-changing year draws to a close, it will get darker. Both literally and figuratively as daylight savings time ends this weekend. 2020 notwithstanding, now is the time many feel SAD. There is less sunlight, and we enjoy the outside less. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) […]
With numerous wildfires happening throughout the state, many Coloradoans are feeling emotional distress – especially in a time when anxiety and depression are already heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to help alleviate some of the stress residents in Western Colorado are feeling, Mind Springs Health is encouraging anyone who needs someone to […]
Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment in Western Colorado, is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Sassoon, M.D., M.S. has joined the organization as a Psychiatrist in the Vail location. Dr. Sassoon attended medical school at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, where he also completed his psychiatric […]
According to the Colorado Health Institute, nearly 27% of Coloradoans say that they, a loved one, or a friend has been addicted to alcohol or drugs in their lifetime. More than 200,000 Coloradoans know someone who has died from a prescription drug or heroin overdose. Due to the ongoing stigma surrounding addiction, many Colorado residents […]
Now, more than ever, behavioral health services are in greater need, as is necessary funding to ensure all residents of Western Colorado have access to quality care. Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of behavioral health services on the Western Slope, is pleased to announce the launch of the Mind Springs Foundation, which serves as […]
By Dr. Meredith Smith & Dr. William Elsass The kids are now at home, demanding your attention and time while you are working from a home office. Perhaps you are not working at all at the moment due to a forced layoff or business closure. Or you could be working long hours as a caregiver, health […]
