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Colorado leaders call for action to address urgent statewide mental health needs

Apr 12, 2019
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In a statement called Colorado Course Corrections, The Equitas Project has called for an urgent and immediate shift in awareness, and rebalancing of effort and investment across multiple stakeholders who share accountability for the health and safety of all Coloradans.

The statement was signed by legal and mental health professionals from across the state including ColoradoSPH's Jenn Leiferman, director the Population Mental Health and Wellbeing program and associate professor of community and behavioral health.

The list of priorities for Colorado Course Corrections 2019 features:

  • Investing in early childhood mental health awareness and support in schools
  • Implementing a world-class addiction, pain management, and mental health treatment system
  • Increasing access to medication assisted treatment programs for addiction
  • Expanding the use of psychiatric advance directives
  • Redirecting people toward health care and minimizing arrests
  • Ending the use of jails for drug and alcohol detox
The list of other organizations who joined ColoradoSPH in signing includes:
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council
Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing
Colorado Mental Wellness Network
Denver District Attorney’s Office
Denver FIRST
Disability Law Colorado
Drug Policy Alliance
Healthier Colorado
Jefferson Center for Mental Health
Mental Health Center of Denver
Mental Health Colorado
Mind Springs Health
Office of the Colorado State Public Defender
Second Chance Center
Southeast Health Group
 
Read the entire statement on the The Equitas Project website.
Categories: Department of Community & Behavioral Health | Tags: ColoradoSPH Community News

Publications

Sorensen CJ, Butler-Dawson J, Dally M, Krisher L, Griffin BR, Johnson RJ, et al. Risk Factors and Mechanisms Underlying Cross-Shift Decline in Kidney Function in Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2019;61(3):239-50.

Butler-Dawson J, Krisher L, Yoder H, Dally M, Sorensen C, Johnson RJ, et al. Evaluation of heat stress and cumulative incidence of acute kidney injury in sugarcane workers in Guatemala. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2019.

Dally M, Butler-Dawson J, Krisher L, Monaghan A, Weitzenkamp D, Sorensen C, et al. The impact of heat and impaired kidney function on productivity of Guatemalan sugarcane workers. Plos One. 2018;13(10).

Krisher L, Butler-Dawson J, Yoder H, Pilloni D, Dally M, Johnson EC, et al. Electrolyte beverage intake to promote hydration and maintain kidney function in Guatemalan sugarcane workers laboring in hot conditions.; J Occup Environ Med 2020 online ahead of print.