RBC | Mind Springs Health is not “closing down all our doors and ceasing all services,” following a change in the state’s crisis policy, said vice-president Chriss P. Flynn via email Monday, following a story published in several western slope newspapers last week.
In a press release, Mind Springs Health, the leading provider of mental health and addiction treatment on the western slope, stated that they remain committed to “caring for our community with its continuum of outpatient and inpatient services as the State of Colorado changes its crisis services policies.”
The new state-wide crisis system debuts July 1, but that will not change the majority of the services provided by Mind Springs across the state. Mind Springs has provided counseling therapy, treatment and preventative and recovery services since 1972 in outpatient and inpatient settings.
“We look forward to continuing our preventative work to lessen mental health crises, and assisting and coordinating with responders in the community when crises do arise to ensure our fellow Coloradans receive the ongoing services they need to heal and recover,” said Mind Springs Health CEO Sharon Raggio in the press release. “With 12 offices across 10 counties and one of the largest rural psychiatric teams in the country, we believe there has never been a more important time to be dedicated to the mental health of our western slope communities. Our mission is to heal, and we proudly provide our services to everyone who needs them, regardless of diagnosis, age, gender or socio-economic status. That will never change.”
If you, or someone you know, is in crisis, please call the state-designated toll-free hotline 1-844-493-8255/Text ‘TALK’ to 38255. To connect with mental health or addiction treatment, please contact your local Mind Springs Health office or www.MindSpringsHealth.org
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