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Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Partnership
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Steering Committee Report, 2001
The Partnership’s Steering Committee, in its 2001 report titled "Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in Larimer County," noted that while Larimer County is home to high-quality mental health services, numerous barriers to care — including long waiting lists, delayed care due to cost and confusion over where to get services — persist. As a result, many of the 60,000 people in Larimer County who need mental health and substance abuse services often get bounced from agency to agency without guidance or continuity of care. Gaps in service sometimes result in people getting treatment in the most costly settings — hospitals or jails. Worse yet, mental illness and substance abuse can lead to death. The problem in Larimer County, where the suicide rate is 40 percent higher than the national average, is particularly acute.
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