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Stigma, Not Availability, Blocks Mental Health Care for Veterans
Colorado SIM increased access to integrated health care around the state. But its biggest success might have been the spirit of collaboration it fostered.
Colorado’s First Strategic Plan for Primary Prevention of Substance Abuse
An Analysis of Colorado’s Early Childhood Mental Health Investments.
Our world is not driven by evidence alone. If it were, chronic substance use disorders would be treated like diabetes, everyone would have a primary care provider, and a Flat Earth Truth Twitter handle would not have 8,000 followers. Policymakers should anticipate the politics, context, and values that influence policymaking — especially when it comes to substance use disorders. This session presents a framework to guide the discussions coming in 2019.
Last week, President Trump signed a new law aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic: The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or SUPPORT Patients and Communities Act.
Does Colorado Have Enough Buprenorphine-Waived Providers?