Denver Health opens only licensed adolescent detox center
Denver Health is celebrating the opening of Colorado’s first and only licensed detoxification facility for adolescents. The unit is at 723 N. Delaware St., on the second floor of the hospital’s Pavilion M building. It is designed for adolescents 17 years...
Thurstone named Director of Behavioral Health Services at Denver Health
It is my great honor to serve as Denver Health’s new director of Behavioral Health Services. I deeply respect the hospital’s mission to provide everyone world-class healthcare — and without regard for their ability to pay for it. In coming months, I...
Denver Health provides first-of-its-kind military training
Since joining the U.S. Army Reserve seven years ago, I have had a lot of time to study the military training needs for Army Mental Health Specialists. I am grateful to my employer, Denver Health, and to my colleagues there — especially Dr. Scott Simpson,...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.
