A big thank you to the National Arc’s HealthMeet Team and the Walmart Foundation!Hidden or Unemployed: America’s Failure to Get Disabled People Jobs
A generation after the Americans with Disabilities Act, states are facing federal demands to rethink their approach to helping disabled people find work. But could the policy shift worsen their prospects?
9Health Fair Results
I would like to recognize our Volunteer Coordinators for this 9Health Fair – Larry Ballonoff, Elizabeth Casswell, Sally Tanner, Shane Sanford, Catherine Strode, Renee
Buteyn, Carissa Casswell, Cecilia Gutierrez, and Kaley Day! Each one of you made our faira wonderful and memorable event! Thank you! [Read more…] about 9Health Fair Results
Cost of Care is Down Says State Medicaid Director
An Interview with Catherine Strode
Over one million Coloradans are now receiving their medical care through enrollment in the Medicaid program. That figure represents 20 per cent of the state’s population. In an interview with Catherine Strode, the Director of Medicaid, Gretchen Hammer, explains how the cost of care is being contained with the rising enrollment rates.[Read more…] about Cost of Care is Down Says State Medicaid Director
‘Value Ideology Differences’ Marked the 2015 Session Says Speaker of the House Hullinghorst
An Interview with Catherine Strode
“It’s been lots of fun.” That’s how Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, characterizes the role she played during the 2015 legislative session. In an interview with Catherine Strode, State Representative Hullinghorst (D-10) acknowledged that fewer bills were passed this Session as compared to last, but says she is proud of the legislature’s bipartisan work results.[Read more…] about ‘Value Ideology Differences’ Marked the 2015 Session Says Speaker of the House Hullinghorst
An Interview with Andrew Romanoff – Mental Health America of Colorado
An Interview with Catherine Strode
The Work of Mental Health America of Colorado Is Personal for Andrew Romanoff
Former four-term State Representative and two-term Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff, took over the helm this month of Mental Health America of Colorado (MHAC). As its new president and CEO, Romanoff will steer MHAC’s efforts to make Colorado a leader nationally in addressing mental health disorders and its movement to end the stigma of mental illness. In an interview with Catherine Strode, he explains how the battle against the stigma of mental illness has become a personal one for him, and, for his family.
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A Kindergarten Student’s First Day in Denver Public Schools Cenpatico Facility Program
by Pam Bisceglia, Coordinator for Child and Family Advocacy
The head of school explains students are
provided instruction in grade level curriculum.
For behavior, the facility uses a daily and
ongoing level system. All students are
required to have five behavior goals. The
privilege earned for the day is in accordance
with points earned; if the student is able to
demonstrate appropriate behavior over the
course of time, they earn additional privileges….
Read more…A Kindergarten Student’s First Day in Denver Public Schools Cenpatico Facility Program (PDF).
March 2015
The Health Care Advocacy Program is organizing a 9Health Fair this spring and we looking for volunteers! Please sign-up for our May 9th fair located at CEC Middle College – http://www.9healthfair.org/find/find.aspx
Legislator Vows To Continue Fight For Juvenile Competency Standard
An interview with Catherine Strode
Mandatory Juvenile Sentences Challenged by Judiciary Chair
An Interview with Catherine Strode
Mandatory Juvenile Sentences Challenged by Judiciary ChairState Representative Daniel Kagan (D-3), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, is challenging the mandatory sentences in Colorado for juvenile convicted of first degree murder. Representative Kagan has introduced a bill to set a new range of sentences for juveniles convicted of Class I Felonies. Under current Colorado law, juveniles found guilty of first degree murder face the sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years.
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Implementation of Colorado’s SIM Grant Gets Underway
An Interview with Catherine Strode
The implementation of the SIM grant (State Innovation Model) was initiated this month by Colorado SIM Director, Vatsala Pathy, under the Office of the Governor . Colorado received the 65 million federal cooperative agreement to implement a health delivery system that integrates primary care and behavioral health care services.
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