Resources
Do you have questions about mental health? Are there topics you want to learn more about? Do you want to be inspired by stories from real people? Check out our resources that cover a range of topics from Anxiety to Substance Use. You can also hear directly from our CEO through Kiara’s Note or others just like you from our Voices of Hope blog.
Honoring Suicide Prevention Month and Recovery Month with Compassion, Action, and Community
We all have a story to tell, and while our journey is uniquely our own, there are threads connecting us as humans, even in the moments when we feel most alone. You are not alone. Most of us have experienced the pain, confusion, and feelings of he…
What it Means to be ‘Here for You’
When it comes to preventing suicide, we know that connection is one of the strongest protectors. It’s our connections with others that give us purpose and focus. Any person experiencing loneliness or depression needs someone to be right there to …
Growing Healthy Minds: The Importance of Early Support
We often discuss how vital mental health is for our overall well-being, affecting our daily thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. However, it’s important to recognize that while many factors shape our mental health—such as genetics, life events, and…
A Crossroads for Behavioral Health in Colorado
Over the past five years, our country – and indeed much of the world – has undergone profound collective transformation. We have experienced the lows of a global pandemic, racial injustice, rising rates of mental health conditions, substance misu…
Raven’s Story
When her ex-boyfriend became violent toward her, Raven knew she needed to protect herself. Her call to the police for a restraining order helped her feel safe, but never expected to find healing and support beyond the report.
A few days after …
Silently Serving: The Life of Military Families
Legend tells when the three hundred Spartan warriors were chosen to march North and protect Greece from the hordes of the army of Xeres at the gates of Thermopylae, they were not selected for their fighting prowess. Rather, they were selected for…
Celebrating Life with Pride
As a part of our ongoing celebration of Pride Month, Jefferson Center would like to share this written piece from Tabbey Cardinal, a Senior Administrator at Jefferson Center. Tabbey describes in her own words the complex feelings around celebrati…
Humans of Jefferson Center – Reina Trujillo-Stryzak
The role of a Peer Specialist is something truly its own at Jefferson Center. To talk about that, we sat down with Reina Trujillo-Stryzak in this month’s Humans of Jefferson Center! Reina tells us about her own menta…
Humans of Jefferson Center – Brent Geske
Landing a new job is an exciting feeling. Looking for one, however, not so much. Especially when you are experiencing a mental health struggle. Brent Geske talks to us about his journey from government work to non-pr…
Humans of Jefferson Center – Kandace Lucas
No day at Jefferson Center’s Walk-In Crisis Center looks the same as the last. Shift Manager Kandace Lucas talks to us about her journey to help those experiencing a mental health crisis, her memorable stories of the…
Resource Categories
- Kiara’s Note – Blog
- Mental Health Matters – Blog
- Voices of Hope – Blog
- Humans of Jefferson Center
- Addiction & Substance Use
- Anxiety
- Child Mental Health
- Crisis and Trauma
- Depression
- Exercise
- Just The Facts
- LGBTQIA+ & Pride
- Medicaid
- Men’s Mental Health
- Parenting
- Recovery
- Senior and Older Adult
- Socializing
- Stigma
- Stress
- Suicide Prevention
- Support & Advocacy
- Teen’s Mental Health
- Treatment Options
- Women’s Mental Health
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