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Looking for a recent story you have seen about Mind Springs Health during the COVID-19 pandemic? Listed below are recent media articles/broadcasts featuring Mind Springs Health outpatient services or West Springs Hospital for in-patient psychiatric services. Vail Daily News: Mental hygiene and COVID-19: Mental Health Professionals Discuss Remedies that Can Go a Long Way Aspen […]
As health and government officials ask the public not to gather in groups larger than 10 people during the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations dealing with mental health services have made adjustments, canceling group therapies. But mental health services are still widely available throughout the Grand Valley and the state of Colorado. Providers also have advice […]
Recent orders from Gov. Jared Polis have shut down bars and restaurants and ski mountains in Colorado, schools are closing and health officials are encouraging people to stay home as much as possible. Many Roaring Fork Valley residents may be feeling anxiety and stress during this time of COVID-19. Jackie Skramstad, who is the clinical operations manager at […]
As the residents of Colorado practice social distancing and self-isolation, there is a strong need for direct access to mental health care, as it is imperative to the strength and resiliency of our communities. Alternative mental health therapy that helps ensure those in need of mental health services, who cannot visit their therapist’s office in […]
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 […]
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
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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 JOHN STROUD, POST INDEPENDENT Frank King and the mythical George Bailey from the film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” have something in common, the self-proclaimed “mental health comedian” related during Tuesday evening’s Longevity Project finale. Giving the keynote address before about 80 people at Morgridge Commons to conclude the Post Independent’s series “Striking a […]
