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October 2008
This month's updates come from:
- Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- Advisory Committee on Homeless Youth
- Building Bridges for Children's Mental Health
- Colorado System of Care Collaborative
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Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- The LINKS Integration of Efforts Leadership Team has been working on the development of a systems transformation website. It will include a repository of initiatives and strategies that promote systems change and integration leading to improved services and outcomes for children, youth, and families. It is intended for those involved in state and local policy and practice change in the children and youth behavioral health arena, specifically in the domains of primary care, juvenile justice, child welfare, education, mental health, and substance abuse. If you have content you think may be appropriate for the website, please contact Rebecca Kahn at Rebecca@csi-policy.org
For more information, please contact Jewlya Lynn at Jewlya@csi-policy.org
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Advisory Committee on Homeless Youth
- November 2008 is Colorado Homeless and Runaway Youth Awareness Month! All month long, local youth serving agencies are planning activities for youth and open houses for community members. A Statewide Kickoff event has been planned for November 6 from 3-7 pm at 21st and Stout Street in Denver. A public ceremony at 5 pm will provide an opportunity to learn more about the epidemic and hear personal stories from homeless youth. Homeless youth are invited to participate in the on-site resource fair in the areas of: education, medical, housing, shelter and emergency services. For more information on Colorado Homeless and Runaway Youth Awareness Month, please visit: http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/shhp/Homeless-Youth.htm
For more information, please contact Andy Johnson at andrew.johnson3@state.co.us
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Building Bridges for Children's Mental Health
- Building Bridges for Children's Mental Health seeks to enable local capacity building by developing effective state policies and infrastructure based on an integrated Positive Behavior Supports/Systems of Care approach that lead to increased access and improved mental health outcomes for all school-aged kids. In October, Building Bridges worked with an interagency team to develop a list of shared outcomes specific to behavioral health, schools, and related systems. These outcomes will inform the policy change efforts of the state leadership team.
For more information please contact Barb Bieber at bieber_b@cde.state.co.us
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Colorado System of Care Collaborative
- The Colorado System of Care Collaborative will be hosting Samantha O'Neill-Dunbar, from Colorado Works, at its November meeting. She will discuss an overview of Colorado Works and TANF funding opportunities. Please feel free to attend! The meeting is November 7th from 9-11:30am (9-9:30 is Orientation) at the Tennyson Center, 2950 Tennyson Street, Denver Colorado 80212.
For more information, please contact Margie Grimsley at m_grimsley@msn.com
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To be included in next month's LINKING YOU, please send us your planning or organization group's name, contact info, up to three bullets of one sentence each, and where possible, a link to more information.
Brought to you by the Colorado LINKS for Mental Health Initiative. For more information about the Initiative, please contact Jewlya Lynn at Jewlya@CSI-Policy.org
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