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A Change is Gonna Come

by Aubrey Boggs, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator   CONTENT NOTE: Death of parent     This year has been, in a word, difficult for me. I have found my mental health being pressed from every angle. In January, I had

Aubrey Boggs October 29, 2017October 31, 2017 self care, Uncategorized Read more

AOT: It casts doubt on our reasoning capacity

Welcome to Part 2 of our educational series on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). For those of you unaware, AOT is a hot-button issue right now considering that the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which drastically increases funding toward

Kate Fitch September 15, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

AOT: An Introduction

Welcome to the nine-part series on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) by your friend Kate at the Colorado Mental Wellness Network. The purpose of this series is to shed some light on why it’s still important to be talking about AOT

Kate Fitch September 8, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

Gun violence hysteria + lime green wristbands = ???

I write about gun violence and mental illness too much, I know, but other people write about it too much too. So there. Recently we experienced the largest mass shooting in United States history at an Orlando nightclub. The gunman

Kate Fitch June 23, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

Why the Media is Holding us Back!

by Amanda Kearney-Smith The media is everywhere – online, t.v., magazine articles, newspaper, social media, etc. So you really can’t ignore it! Unfortunately the media often gets it wrong when it comes to mental health. And even more unfortunate is

Amanda Kearney-Smith May 18, 2016May 16, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

U.N.I.T.E to End Stigma Week Four: Talk About It

This is week four of our stigma posts – we are discussing the acronym U.N.I.T.E¹ a campaign to end stigma that started in Canada. UNITE = Understand, Nurture, Include Others, Talk, Embrace We’ve gone through the U, N, & I this

Amanda Kearney-Smith May 2, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

U.N.I.T.E to End Stigma Week Three: Inclusiveness

By: Amanda Kearney-Smith The acronym U.N.I.T.E¹ comes from a campaign to end stigma that started in Canada. It stands for UNITE = Understand, Nurture, Include Others, Talk, Embrace. Over the last three weeks we’ve elaborated on the “U” and “N” this week we’ll

Amanda Kearney-Smith April 19, 2016April 15, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

Biopsychosaywhat?

If you’ve been in treatment for, known someone in treatment for, or have researched things about mental health and illness, you may have heard this big scary buzzword.   biopsychosocial   Well, here’s what it means, short and sweet. No

Kate Fitch March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 Colorado Mental Wellness Network Blog Read more

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