Mad Mom Events
We host regular Caregiver Support and Listen Up! Zoom Meetings
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CO Mad Moms is proud to join Mind Our Future Colorado, a statewide coalition dedicated to prioritizing child and youth mental health in this year's gubernatorial race. Colorado's children and youth are facing a mental health crisis we can no longer ignore. Our state ranks 41st in the nation for youth mental health, and suicide is the leading cause of death for Colorado youth under 18. The time for action is now. (CO ranks 45th in adult mental health.)
This November, Colorado will elect its next governor. This leader will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn this crisis into meaningful change. That's why we're standing with Children's Hospital Colorado, Healthier Colorado and over 40 coalition partners across the state to call on Colorado's gubernatorial candidates to make youth mental health a key priority in their platforms and deliver bold, comprehensive solutions if elected.
THIS EVENT IS FREE ~ PLEASE REGISTER
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Together, we can build a Colorado where every child has access to the mental health care, community support and resources they need to thrive. Learn more about the campaign and how you can get involved at https://www.mindourfuturecolorado.com/.
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Past Events
On Thursday, February 19th, CO Mad Moms held its second Day of Advocacy for People Living with Severe Mental/Brain Illnesses at the CO State Capitol, including a presentation with leading SMI/SBI advocates, Lindsay Galvin Rauch, Colorado Advocate and Leslie Carpenter, Treatment Advocacy Center. View the presentation slides by clicking the button below.
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CO Mad Moms held our first Legislator Learning Event in September. The goal was to increase knowledge about the Competency to Proceed process. This is a very complex legal, medical, and human endeavor with lots of moving, or not so well moving, parts. We focused on legislators and their staff because they must make decisions in the 2026 session about Competency to Proceed legislation. It’s important that they understand the system. Those in attendance also included important stakeholders from various agencies, as well as caregivers and CO Mad Moms coalition members.
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Resources and links to more information:
Presentations and links to speaker remarks:
Introduction and Overview
Kate Rawlinson, Mad Moms Lead
Lived Experience Testimony Shared by Members of Colorado Mad Moms
Competency: Where are we now?
Jack Johnson, Disability Law CO, Public Policy Liaison
Current State of Competency Laws
Leora Joseph, Dir, Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health
CO Mad Moms
Spring Retreat
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Thrive Workplace Arvada
Thank you.
Grassroot coalitions form out of need or passion or both. This group of moms and dads (and five more viz Zoom) gathered on May 17 th for a day of connection, nurturance, laughter, tears, and learning. Margie DuBois of The Thirlby Company led us through thoughtful activities to explore our values, discover our superpowers, and identify our working styles. We thought about who we are, where we are going, and how to structure our coalition moving forward. It was a wonderful day of building relationships with each other and celebrating our achievements over the last nine months. Thank you to all who attended for stepping up for everyone with chronic brain illnesses.
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