Colorado Mental Health Care In Crisis Mode

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates An initiative put forward by Gov. John Hickenlooper in December 2012 – after the Aurora shooting in July of that year – and signed into law earlier this year is intended to improve mental health services in the state by putting nearly $20 million into walk-in crisis centers and a state-wide hotline. Additional state funding will also be put into modernizing treatment at the two public mental health institutes, Fort Logan in Denver and Pueblo, boosting inpatient capacity and other services, resulting in an overall 13.5 percent increase for behavioral health care in . . .