Press Conference March 28, 2012 1:00-1:30pm West Foyer, State Capitol

Agenda:

I. 1:00-1:05pm - Introduction and Background a. Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

II. 1:05-1:10pm - Best Community Impact Award Announcement and Brief Remarks a. Colorado Department of Human Services

III. 1:10-1:15pm - Brief Remarks a. Lorez Meinhold – Senior Policy Advisor, Colorado Governor’s Office of Policy and Research

IV. 1:15-1:25pm - Brief Remarks a. Colorado State Senator Jeannie Nicholson b. Colorado State Representative Ken Summers

V. 1:25pm - Closing a. Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council

Invite List:

Colorado State Government • Governor’s Office o Governor John Hickenlooper o Lt. Governor Joe Garcia o Lorez Meinhold – Policy Advisor o Jamie Van Leeuwen – Policy Advisor o Katherine Blair – Policy Staff o Kelly Perez – Policy Staff o Gary Sanford – Policy Staff

• Colorado Department of Human Services o Reggie Bicha, Director o Lisa Clements, Director, Office of Behavioral Health and Housing o Paulette St. James, Interim Director, Division of Behavioral Health o Stan Paprocki, Director, Community Prevention and Early Intervention Programs

• Colorado Department of Public Safety o James Davis, Director o Diane Pasini-Hill, Division of Criminal Justice

• Colorado Department of Corrections o Tom Clements, Director

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment o Dr. Chris Urbina, Director o Jarrod Hindman, Program Manager, Office of Suicide Prevention o Jose Esquibel, Director, Interagency Prevention Systems Program

• Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing o Sue Birch, Director

• Colorado House of Representatives o Invite extended to all members of the House.

• o Invite extended to all members of the Senate. Colorado Foundations

• The Colorado Health Foundation • The Colorado Trust • Caring for Colorado • The Foundation

Other

• Various Statewide and Local Media Contacts • Colorado Sheriffs Association • Mental Health First Aid stakeholders, including: leadership, staff, and board members from a variety of education, public safety and behavioral health organizations. • Community members