Blue Ribbon Policy Council for Early
Childhood Mental Health

Healthy Minds, Strong Futures Policy Toolkit

Toolkit Sections:

BRPC Toolkit Home

Colorado Opportunities

• House Bill 1451
• Mental Health Special Tax Districts
  

Key Messages

• Invest in young children's social and
  environmental development
• Mental health is fundamental to the overal
  l health and well-being of young children

Resources

• Data and Information
  • Quick facts
    • National data
    • Colorado data
  • Links to other websites
  • References
• Strategies
  • Educate and inform policy makers
    • Meeting with your public officials
    • Testimony
    • Legislative briefing
    • Effective strategies for
      legislative advocacy
  • Getting the word out through the media
    • Public service announcements
    • Letters to the editor
    • OpEd
    • Drop-in article
    • Media alerts and news releases
    • Press conferences
    • T.V. and radio interviews
  • Community awareness: activities and materials
    • Billboards
    • Shopping Carts
    • Community Events and Activities
      

Other Tips

• In the community
• In the classroom
• At colleges and universities
• In faith communities
• Creating and presenting organized and
  compelling speeches
• Creating powerful data presentations
• Overcoming stage fright

About the Blue Ribbon Policy Council

• Members

Links to Other Websites

National:

• National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, at www.nccp.org
• The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, at www.bazelon.org
• Technical Assistance Partnership, American Institutes for Research, at www.tapartnership.org
• National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health, Georgetown University, at http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/index.html
• National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, at www.ffcmh.org
• Mental Health America, at www.nmha.org/
• National Alliance on Mental Illness, at www.nami.org

 

Colorado:

• Division of Mental Health, at www.cdhs.state.co.us/dmh/
• The Colorado Children's Campaign, at www.coloradokids.org/
• Smartstart Colorado, at www.smartstartcolorado.org
• Project BLOOM, at www.projectbloom.org
• The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health -- Colorado Chapter, at www.coloradofederation.org
• Haramber Colorado, at www.harambe.us/index.html
• The National Association for the Mentally Ill -- Colorado Chapter, at www.namicolorado.org
• The Mental Health Association of Colorado, at www.mhacolorado.org
• EMPOWER Colorado, at www.empowercolorado.com
• Family Voices, at www.familyvoicesco.org/
• The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, at www.cbhc.org