office of behavioral health
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Colorado names new head of Office of Behavioral Health
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The Colorado Department of Human Services announced Monday that Leora Joseph has been named director of the Office of Behavioral Health. The office was reconfigured after the legislature set up a new Behavioral Health Administration, which went into effect July 1. Previously, the OBH had oversight over community behavioral health services, including the Community Mental…
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Robert Werthwein to step down from state Office of Behavioral Health
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Robert Werthwein, the director of the state’s Office of Behavioral Health since Sept. 2017, will resign at the end of February next year, he announced in an email Tuesday. Axios Denver, which first reported his resignation, said he did not cite a reason for his resignation, only that he intended to pursue other opportunities. A spokesperson…
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DeGette seeks to stop deceit, kickbacks in substance-abuse treatment
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WASHINGTON – Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette questioned mental health officials at a congressional hearing this week on how to avoid deceptive advertising that could mislead patients desperate for substance abuse treatment. Tuesday’s hearing before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations caps a year-long probe into what some members of Congress…
