NAMI* Colorado is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is:

To give strength and hope to individuals with mental illness and their families.

At NAMI Colorado we give individuals and families, who are devastated by the diagnosis of

severe mental illness, hope for a better future for themselves and their loved ones.

We are working for a future time when persons with mental illness are well cared for, involved in meaningful work, and accepted as valuable members of their community.

NAMI Colorado is about hope and recovery. At NAMI Colorado we know that, given the right treatment and access to services, individuals with mental illness can live rich and fulfilling lives. Indeed, we strive to help individuals and families cope with the illness and improve their lives through various programs.

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*National Alliance on Mental Illness

     Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
     Mental Health and Substance Abuse System-level Advocacy Update

Daylight Project is the name of the Statewide Strategic Use Funds grant project!

The Mental Health Center of Denver in partnership with the Colorado Commission

for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing were funded $520,000 for a 22-month project to

implement the training and technical assistance center described in the Deaf

and Hard of Hearing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Action Plan.

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NEW 2009 Parity Brochure

Mental health parity became law in Colorado in 2008 making insurance coverage for treatment of fourteen mental health conditions equal to what is offered for physical conditions. Download the Mental Health Parity brochure for details about Colorado and Federal parity laws, conditions covered and resources to learn more about your rights as a consumer.

NAMI’s “Grading the States” Report

Published March 11, 2009

Colorado's Average Grade is a C

National Average is a D
14 States Improve Grades; 12 Fall Backwards

State Budget Crises Threaten Ruin

On Wednesday, March 11, NAMI published the Grading the States 2009: A Report on America’s Health Care System for Adults with Serious Mental Illness (GTS ’09). The national average grade was a D. The report provides the only comprehensive, ongoing assessment of the nation’s public mental health care system for adults. Fourteen states improved their grades since NAMI's last report card three years ago. Twelve states fell backwards.  read more...

The report can be viewed at www.nami.org/grades09 or in printed report form can be purchased from the NAMI store at www.nami.org/store.

NAMI Colorado is very proud to announce that Catherine Benavidez Clayton, our Director of Multicultural Services, was chosen by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses-Colorado Chapter, to receive the award of "Outstanding Colorado Nursing Leader". 

Catherine has been NAMI Colorado's Director of Multicultural Services for over 4 years. She is a bi-lingual/bi-cultural healthcare clinician/nurse practitioner with experience in the creation and delivery of innovative health care services for underserved, ethnic minority populations, with emphasis on Latinos with expertise in grassroots organizing, network development, and health advocacy. She is an accomplished health care manager with a history of outstanding leadership achievements throughout a wide spectrum of health care missions, cultures, and initiatives and has a long term commitment to narrowing the health disparities gap in the Latino population. Catherine also serves as NAMI Colorado's Coordinator and facilitator for the Caminantes Family Education Program, which is a series of classes designed specifically to educate and support Latino families living with mental illness.   

NAMI Colorado is proud to announce that Lacey Berumen, NAMI Colorado's Executive Director, has received a "One of Denver's 150" award from Mayor Hickenlooper and the City of Denver, and the 2009 "Outstanding Volunteer Award" from Governor Ritter.

The "One of Denver's 150" award is a special honor as it recognizes ordinary citizens who are making extraordinary contributions to the Mile High City.  Denver’s 150 was created to celebrate the City’s 150th birthday and to honor 150 of its citizens as “unsung heroes” – people like Lacey who are making Denver a better place for this and future generations.

Kathy Redman Receives Certificate of Excellence at the

2009 NAMI National Conference in San Francisco, CA

                             NAMI Colorado is honored to announce that Kathy Redman,                                                         NAMI Colorado's Connections Coordinator, was chosen to receive

National NAMI's Certificate of Excellence for the 2009 Program

Expansion & Outreach due to her excellent work in coordinating and

organizing the NAMI Connection program and it's groups.