Having a drink or two while you hang out with friends, celebrate a holiday, or unwind after work is normal. In fact, it might be one of the most normalized things in American culture. Around 60% of U.S. adults drink alcoholic beverages. And as many as 85.6% of American adults have had alcohol in their...
We’re proud to partner with Channel 9 News, KUSA, on the Unpacking Perfect series, delving into the idea of perfection, realities of imperfection, and learning to find strength from it all. From a professional fighter who has dealt with anxiety and depression to a mother who has persisted despite tragically losing a teenage child, Unpacking...
We all experience feelings of anxiety at times in life. Rapid breathing and heartbeat, sweaty palms, feelings of worry and fear, nervousness, irritability, a sense of impending doom, difficulty concentrating—those are symptoms of anxiety, our body’s natural response to stress. Recognizing triggers is a good first step to understanding what brings on anxious feelings and...
Increases in drug and alcohol use and the need for addiction services are at an all-time high for all age groups and demographics, our Detox and Recovery Clinical Manager, Malcolm Jobe gives insight and how to get support. Help is available, call us at 303-933-6388.
Michael Driscoll, AuMHC crisis program manager talks to Mile High Living about signs that someone should get professional mental health help such as increased substance use, decreases in one’s mood, changes in sleeping patterns among others. If you or someone you know is in need of help, please contact us at 303.617.2300. Walk-in services are...
By Max Levy | The Sentinel For years, Aurora Mental Health Center has been fighting a battle of supply and demand. While services offered through the center’s detox facility on Potomac Street for people battling drug and alcohol addiction are in demand, CEO Kelly Phillips-Henry said the center has struggled to find space for needed...
We’re often asked about our goals and new year’s resolutions, which are often one and the same. For a lot of us, this can feel like something we should be doing. So we think about what goals we can set, or how the new year’s resolutions we made might not be working out. On...
We’re excited to announce and invite you to our upcoming anti-racist learning sessions: Growing our HEARTS (Healing, Equity and Racial Trauma Transformation) Learning Summit. We understand the importance of anti-racism work and how it involves providing tools that can be effective in addressing other types of oppression. Register for the sessions here: April 5, 2022,...
AuMHC Director of Outpatient Services, Amber Olson, talks with Joana Canals on FOX 31 about how kids are struggling and ways to get them help, including our partnership with Aurora Public Schools, Cherry Creek, Byers and Bennett School Districts along with a few charter schools. Therapists provide services to students and families in the schools,...
By Kara Mason | The Sentinel On a recent Monday morning, Chief Defender Doug Wilson said six of the eight inmates in the Aurora municipal jail were flagged with a “Code 9,” which signifies the person may be experiencing some kind of mental health issue. That’s been the norm since Wilson arrived in Aurora in...
