One out of every four Coloradans experienced one or more days of poor mental health during the past 30 days. Nearly everyone has faced at least one bout of stress, depression, or emotional instability at some point in their life.
Access to Care
Coloradans should be able to get the health care they need, when they need it. Read more about how we're working to make this vision a reality.
Leading with Data
I enjoyed math and science as a young person, majored in science in college, and was indoctrinated into the public health world’s love of data, methodology, and statistical significance in graduate school.
The “No-Casserole” Disease
“Riders on the Storm” is Natasha Gardner’s 5280 investigation of Colorado’s mental health system. The information she presents is timeless in helping to understand mental illness.
Collective Impact: New Name, Time-Tested Strategy
There are few things in my work here at CCMU that I am as passionate about as bringing people together to catalyze change. As you might expect, the idea of “collective impact” is right up my alley.
The Evidence for Empathy
One of the most commonly asked questions we get at CCMU is how we define “medically underserved.” Our answer is that the medically underserved are those who are vulnerable to poor health. A person’s health is shaped by countless things, but our life circumstances are a major determining factor. These