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What We Measured:

• Mental Health Status
• Suicide

Outside Compass:

• Estimates [pdf] of Larimer County adult residents needing and using Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
• Mental Health [pdf] - Examines access to mental health care, and reports of depression and suicidal thoughts. (Health District of Northern Larimer County, Community Health Survey, 2004)
• Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Larimer County 2001 Study: [pdf files]
  - National, State and Local Trends affecting Mental Health Care in Larimer County
  - Need for Mental Health Services in Larimer County (See Appendix H - last page)
  - Agency Profiles (Descriptions of mental health agencies, the number and type of population they serve, services they provide and other information.)

Highlights:

• The majority of the 2007 Health District Survey respondents reported experiencing depression and other mental health problems, with the percentage of reported depression decreasing slightly from 60% in 2001, to 58% in 2004. (Mental Health Status)
• Suicide was the 8th overall leading cause of death in Colorado and Larimer County in 2007. In comparing suicides by age group, the 5-year average suicide rate in Larimer County from 2003 to 2007 was less than the state average with the exception of those in the 55-64 age group and those over the age of 85. (Suicide)

Related Studies:

• The State of Children and Youth in Larimer County (July 2009) [pdf], this report, prepared by Healthier Communities Coalition of Larimer County, offers a snapshot of how children and youth in Larimer County are doing at the beginning of the 21^st century.
• An Analysis of Recent Trends in Colorado's Public Mental Health System [pdf] (February 2005). This report covers different facets of Colorado's mental health service provision such as number of clients served, performance of service, and historical funding for services.
• Predictors of the Onset of Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Heart Failure [pdf] (Amercian Journal of Cardiology, December 2004)
• The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use & Health [pdf] (September 2008) - reports a major correlation between serious mental illness and substance dependence and abuse. [Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)].
• National Youth Risk Behavior Survey: 2007 [pdf] - Monitors 6 health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and morality among youth.
• Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America; The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003
• Can't Make the Grade - National Mental Health Association - State Mental Health Assessment Project, 2003
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment:
  - Colorado Health Information Dataset (CoHID)
  - Adolescent Health in Colorado Report, 2003
  - Bold Steps Toward Child and Adolescent Health 2006 [pdf]
  - Health Watch, July 2006: Health Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents [pdf]
• Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Larimer County 2001
• National Association for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Research Reports
• SAMHDA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive)
• SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center:
  - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resources
  - National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
• The Status of Mental Health Care in Colorado, 2003 [pdf]
• United States National Library of Medicine

Related issues within Compass:

• Economy: Individual
• Health: Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drugs
• Health: Physical Health
• Housing
• Larimer County Compass Report 2003: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Funding Crisis
• Larimer County Compass Report 2003: Homelessness in Larimer County

Additional Resources:

• A Family Resource Guide to Keep Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free is a public education Web site developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to communicate to parents and other caring adults about how they can help promote their child's mental health and reduce his or her risk for becoming involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.
• Colorado Department of Human Services - Mental Health Services
• Connections is a partnership of the Health District and the Larimer Center for Mental Health that provides mental health and substance abuse resources and referrals.
• The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
• First Call is a non-profit information and referral agency serving the residents of Larimer County, Colorado.
• Larimer Center for Mental Health
• Mental Health America (MHA) formerly National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
• National Institute of Mental Health:
  - Child and Adolescent Mental Health publications
  - Additional Mental Health publications
• National Empowerment Center
• Other Local Health Resources via the FortNet website
• Project Bloom - works with a statewide coalition of partners to weave family-centered, community-based mental health supports and services into an early childhood system that addresses prevention and treatment needs.
• Psychiatry Matters.MD — online psychiatry articles
• Suicide Resource Center of Larimer County
• The Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration