Colorado Mental Health Inst

Description

The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo CMHIP is one of Colorados two stateoperated inpatient psychiatric hospitals The hospital is under the direction of the Colorado Department of Human Services CDHS The Mental Health Institute Division administers and oversees the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo and the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan The Division is part of the Colorado Department of Human Services and is organized within the Departments Office of Behavioral Health and Housing

CMHIP serves clients in the civil mental health system Civil clients are referred for admission by the statess Community Mental Health Centers In addition CMHIPs Institute for Forensic Psychiatry serves adults who are found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or Incompetent to Proceed defendants unable to assist in their own defense CMHIP also provides evaluations of competency to stand trial for individuals referred for evaluation by the states courts CMHIP has provided quality mental health services focused on sustaining hope and promoting recovery to Colorado residents since 1879

CMHIP works with the Community Mental Health Centers and mental health professionals patients families and mental health advocacy groups toward the goal of preparing our patients to return to their homes and communities CMHIP is licensed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment certified for Medicaid and Medicare participation by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and accredited by the Joint Commission Joint Commission accreditation is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organizations commitment to meeting performance standards Information about accredited organizations may be provided directly to the Joint Commission at 18009946610 Information pertaining to accreditation and the accreditation performance of individual organizations may be obtained through the Joint Commissions website at wwwJointCommissionorg

CMHIP is located in southern Colorado on 300 sprawling parklike acres As one of Pueblos largest employers we offer career opportunities in many multidisciplinary professions including nursing psychology social work and medicine