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The new Women’s Recovery Center, currently under construction in Grand Junction, Colorado, just received a significant financial lift that will hopefully encourage others to make a donation to the new, state-of-the-art facility that is due to open this summer. The Daniels Fund recently awarded a grant of $200,000 to Mind Springs Health, which will be […]
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn It has occurred to me that we are a lot like eggs. How, you may ask? Well, we can be fried when we are just simply worn down, scrambled when we are overwhelmed and doing everything at once, […]
Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment in Western Colorado, is pleased to announce that Stephanie Keister has joined the organization’s management team as a Public Relations Manager.
Throughout her career, Keister has held numerous communications positions with both large corporate entities, including L.L.Bean, Stifel, and Bank of America. She’s also worked with local, non-profit entities in the Roaring Fork Valley, such as YouthZone. Keister holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Webster University in St. Louis and has received a Bronze Quill Award for excellence in writing from the International Association of Business Communicators.
Keister is looking forward to utilizing her more than 20 years of public relations and marketing experience to help raise awareness of the mental health issues affecting residents in Western Colorado, as well promoting the programs offered by Mind Springs Health that can help those in need of mental health and addiction services.
“Stephanie will add tremendous value to the organization, allowing us to gain more exposure for the services we provide and helping to educate Western Slope residents about how Mind Springs Health is changing lives and transforming communities,” said Roger Sheffield, President, Mind Springs Health.
Mind Springs Health is the western slope’s largest provider of counseling and therapy for mental wellness and also assists individuals and families dealing with and recovering from substance abuse and addiction. Covering a 23,000-square mile area in Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit counties, Mind Springs Health offers a continuum of mental health care with crisis response services, 12 offices for outpatient treatment, and West Springs Hospital, the only psychiatric hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City.
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Contact:
Stephanie Keister, Public Relations Manager
Skeister@MindSpringsHealth.org
I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking and then problems fix themselves.” –motivational speaker Louise L. Hay We live in an information-rich era where it seems like there is more available to us than we can assimilate and process in a lifetime. What I’ve seen, as we are bombarded with this veritable storehouse […]
Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment in Western Colorado, is pleased to announce that Michael Morrow, Jr. has joined the organization as Program Director in Pitkin County. Michael will oversee operations at the Aspen office, located at 0405 Castle Creek Road.
Michael brings a broad background to the position, having worked as a mental health professional and senior administrator. For the past 20 years, Michael has worked as a consultant, helping organizations improve their customer service, build positive attitudes in the workplace, increase efficiency with time management tools and developing action plans that help employees and the entities they work for prosper. In addition to his successful consulting work, Michael has also held numerous director-level positions at mental health facilities with beds ranging from 25 to 211 in Indiana and North Carolina. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Minnesota State University and numerous certifications and training in mental health and management.
“Having spent my formative high school years in Colorado Springs and loving what this beautiful state has to offer, I always imagined I would return to Colorado,” said Michael. “I am excited to be working with the team in Pitkin County to help ensure that our staff has the tools and resources they need to offer the best mental health care to a population we care so deeply about.”
Michael has been married to his wife, Teresa, for more than 30 years and has two adult sons, Patrick and Mathew. He and his wife are looking forward to settling into their home in Old Snowmass and becoming an active part of the Roaring Fork Valley community. To reach him or any of our dedicated Pitkin County-based therapists and providers, please call the Mind Springs Health Aspen number at 970.920.5555
Mind Springs Health is the western slope’s largest provider of counseling and therapy for mental wellness and also assists individuals and families dealing with and recovering from substance abuse and addiction. Covering a 23,000-square mile area in Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt and Summit counties, Mind Springs Health offers a continuum of mental health care with crisis response services, 12 offices for outpatient treatment, and West Springs Hospital, the only psychiatric hospital between Denver and Salt Lake City.
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Contact:
Stephanie Keister, Public Relations Manager
Skeister@MindSpringsHealth.org
by Jill Davis, CPFS
Well, here we are again, looking through the lens of time to the possibilities of a new year. I have a vision of Father Time standing in front of each of us as an optometrist would, with an archaic-looking mask that holds different lenses of years that have passed, asking “better 2018 or 2019? Better […]
By Kari Dequine Harden, Steamboat Pilot & Today
The holiday season is often a time of stress and unfortunately it’s also a time where suicide numbers tend to spike across the country. But whether you are someone who is going through a difficult time or you have a friend or loved one you fear may be contemplating suicide, there are a number of […]
‘Tis the season for family gatherings and gift giving – and for many, more stress and anxiety. Surveys consistently show that Americans often feel overwhelmed and overburdened during the holidays. Last year, 38% of U.S. adults said the holidays stressed them out, according to a poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Another survey, conducted […]
By Jill Davis
“A little progress each day adds up to big results.” –unknown When you hear the word ‘success’ what first comes to your mind? For some, success may be defined by wealth and power. For others, notoriety and prestige and still others, accomplishments galore to best all in their path. While all of these may be […]
