Mind Springs Health, the largest provider of mental health and addiction treatment on the western slope, is proud to accept the prestigious 2019 Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement for its Phase-based Care program. The honor is conferred annually by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Lucian Leape Institute and Taylor Healthcare on behalf of […]
Letter to Editor
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and this May we also have a report of yet another school shooting in a Denver suburb. This May, Mind Springs Health/West Springs Hospital reminds people to take care of your own mental health just as you do your physical or dental health. Make it precious, because it […]
Do you remember ‘super balls’? These small, concentrated spheres of rubber zigzagged erratically when they hit something, and catching them was a comedic effort. This is how the emotional dance I engaged in with anxiety and depression looked. This dance, however, didn’t happen right away. Before, it was a chaotic dance which spun randomly with […]
The 2019 calendar has a strong emphasis on building resiliency in local communities.
May serves as Mental Health Awareness Month and, to promote it, Mind Springs Health has unveiled its 7th annual Multiply Your Happy strength-building calendar. “We came to a consensus and agreement that focusing on the positives of life, focusing on building resiliency and activities that can help people feel good about themselves in terms of […]
Many people have attended CPR or First Aid classes given by the American Red Cross and gained the skills to help someone in a time of need. There is a certification course for mental health issues called Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) which can give you the tools to assist someone experiencing a mental health […]
By Julie Hart, Peer Specialist In Garfield County
I tell you what: I have never felt more marginalized than I do now that I have begun to live my life out loud as a person living with bipolar disorder. It is for this reason that I now have a warrior cry of “mental skillness,” a roundhouse to kick down walls of stigma and […]
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 […]
Opinion | Rosen
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
