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September 2008
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Colorado LINKS for Mental Health
- Colorado LINKS for Mental Health has four MOU partners! The Initiative is working with over 30 different interagency planning groups (for a guidebook to the planning groups, please visit: http://www.csi-policy.org/links/documents/LINKSGuidebookApril08Version_000.pdf) to secure shared commitments to common values and priorities. The Prevention Leadership Council, Colorado System of Care Collaborative, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council, and Collaborative Management Program are the first three MOU partners!
- The Integration of Efforts Leadership Group has just begun development of a repository of systems transformation resources! To get involved or recommend inclusion of resources you have used, 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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Colorado Coalition for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
For more information about the planning process, please contact the task force co-chairs Ric Durity at ric.durity@mhcd.org or Amy Garri at Ami.Garry@mhcd.org
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Colorado System of Care Collaborative
- The Colorado System of Care Collaborative will be providing information about several important upcoming conferences at its next monthly meeting, which is from 9-11:30am on October 3rd at The Tennyson Center. The conferences include Family to Family Regional Conferences; the Colorado Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coalition Conference, April 5-7; and the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council Conference, October 3-4.
For more information, please contact Margie Grimsley at m_grimsley@msn.com
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Exciting Learning Opportunities on Health Disparities and Data
- The Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council and the Multi-Cultural Committee are hosting a conference to increase our cultural competence and responsiveness to culturally diverse families and people living with disabilities. The conference, called "Learning from Each Other: Things We Share" will occur on October 3rd and 4th from 9:00 am-5:00 pm at the Radisson Stapleton Plaza Hotel, 3333 Quebec Street, Denver. For more information, please check the CDDC web site, www.coddc.org or call the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council and the Multi-Cultural Committee at 720-941-0176. This conference is free to families and people with disabilities.
- A conference called "The Culture of Data: The Inclusiveness of Evidence-Based and Best Practices" will take place from 8:00 am -- 4:30 pm on October 17th at the Tivoli Center at Auraria Campus in Denver. It is a one-day conference for community providers and advocates, state and federal health officials, students and community members to come together and discuss the role data plays in addressing health disparities and improving health and well-being across communities. Please visit http://www.coloradohealthinstitute.org/resourceevents/events.aspx/ for more information, or contact Lorenzo Olivas at Lorenzo.olivas@hhs.org
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Survey on Families Experiences with Schools related to Mental Health and Special Healthcare Needs
- Family members of children with mental health, substance abuse, or special healthcare needs are being invited to participate in a survey that will inform multiple statewide and local community projects. The survey will help understand how Colorado schools, health care providers, and mental health care providers are meeting the needs of kids. This survey asks questions to parents of children ages 0-18 with any physical or mental health issues, and can be opened by clicking the link below. The survey is open until September 30th, 2008: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Zh0cpfslnoN6mfUCWrDHVQ_3d_3d
For more information please contact Jewlya Lynn at Research@csi-policy.org
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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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