Youth suicide is a global crisis that demands a coordinated response. Through the Preventing Youth Suicide (PYS) initiative, Speak Our Minds is partnering with the Children’s Hospital Association, children’s hospitals and health leaders to expand evidence-based suicide prevention practices and strengthen…
New Study Finds Comprehensive Youth Mental Health Services Cost Prohibitive Under Employer Health Plans Report commissioned by Speak Our Minds reveals Medicaid buy-in option shows promise Download and access the full report: FULL REPORT DENVER, Oct. 8, 2024 —…
Discover key insights and actionable recommendations from our Community Report Executive Summary. Learn how we're partnering with communities to ensure every Medicaid-eligible youth in Colorado receives the mental health care they deserve. Download the report today and join us in…
Coloradans have an opportunity to weigh in on the state’s plan to build a working system of youth mental health. Speak Our Minds is hosting 12 stakeholder sessions and we want people from all over the state from as many…
DENVER, CO – Today, the State of Colorado announced that on February 24, 2024, they settled the class-action lawsuit A.A. v Kim Bimestefer brought against them by Medicaid youth who were unable to obtain home and community based residential mental…
“I would rather have cancer than a mental health crisis.” That’s what Valeria Pernas, a 26-year-old survivor of both, says. When she was 15 years old, Valeria’s father died by suicide. This triggered a yearlong downward spiral resulting in her…
We are proud to announce that The Wait To Nowhere won the Best Producers Award at the LA Independent Women Film Awards. The Los Angeles Independent Women Film Awards is devoted to promotion and screening of female film talents from…
Local, state and federal action is necessary to expand access to mental and behavioral health care WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) celebrated the release of the documentary, ‘The Wait to Nowhere: When a Crisis Goes Untreated,”…
Heidi Baskfield, seasoned public affairs expert, will lead Speak Our Minds in advocating to end the youth mental health crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) announced that the Sound the Alarm for Kids campaign will shift…