Mental Health
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Your rights if held against your will
Information about mental health certification, including legal rights if you are held for this reason. Read More
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Information about Mental Health
Mental health information, including news and forums for consumers on topics such as your rights, employment and information for older adults. Content Detail
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Colorado Mental Health Parity Law PDF
This law mandates coverage for treatment of biologically based mental illness that is no less extensive than the coverage provided for any other physical illness. Content Detail
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Mental Health Wellness and Addressing the Stigma
Colorado Health Networks has many resources for consumers and families who are working on their recovery. These resources include wellness tip sheets, newsletters, and consumer education programs. Content Detail
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A Resource for Disability Rights and Elder Law Information
The Legal Center uses the legal system to protect and promote individual rights through direct legal representation, advocacy, education and legislative analysis. Content Detail
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Mental Health Services and Medicaid
Information about what to do and who to contact if you are denied or are not happy with the quality of mental health services you are receiving and you have Medicaid benefits. Read More
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Advance Preparations for Mental Health Treatment
This site has forms you can use to prepare a legal document in advance to express your choices about mental health treatment. Content Detail
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Mental health services for people without Medicaid
A brief explanation of the availability of mental health services from Community Mental Health Centers and clinics located throughout Colorado and a link to center and clinic locations. Read More
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Arrested? What Happens to Your Benefits If You Go to Jail or Prison?
This guide explains what will happen to your federal benefits if you are arrested and held in jail or prison, and how you can get them back when you are released. The guide must be ordered through their website and costs $2.50 per booklet. Content Detail
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Support Services in Colorado PDF
This is a list of support services available throughout Colorado for people with mental illness and their families. It is divided into organizations that cover the entire state and also by organizations in individual counties. (You must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this file. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Acrobat icon to download.) Content Detail
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