Resources
Do you have questions about mental health? Are there topics you want to learn more about? Do you want to be inspired by stories from real people? Check out our resources that cover a range of topics from Anxiety to Substance Use. You can also hear directly from our CEO through Kiara’s Note or others just like you from our Voices of Hope blog.

A Note From Kiara: August 2022
The seasons are changing once again as we near the end of summer. There is so much about our world these days that feels unpredictable, and over the past two years, the uncertainty of our daily lives has felt almost constant. While change and u…
A Note From Kiara: July 2022
Dear Community,
Our summer is in full swing with many of us taking a long-awaited vacation, weekends away, or a concert in the park. Finding ways to “get back to normal.” We crave this normalcy, the desire to settle back in, put the pandemic…
A Note From Kiara: June 2022
We welcome June as the sun lingers longer in the sky and children embrace the freedom and fun at the start of summer break. During our observance of Mental Health Month in May, I hope you embraced new ways of taking care of your mental and emot…
A Note From Kiara: May 2022
It’s May, and hopefully, many of you are recognizing the signs of spring as an opportunity to spend more time outside, to pause, reflect, and find moments of joy as the days get warmer and growth is all around us. May is Mental Health Awareness…
A Note From Kiara: April 2022
Stress is at once an individual and universal experience. Yes, we all endure stress at numerous points throughout our lives, but just as every person on the planet reacts differently to the challenges of life, they too experience stress in vari…
How to Prepare for a Telehealth Appointment
What is Telehealth?
Telehealth appointments are a convenient, easy, and secure way to speak to your Jefferson Center provider from the comfort of your own home, work, or other or any place of your choice within Colorado. When you schedule a tele…

Honoring Dr. Harriet Hall
Diamond Anniversary Celebration: Honoring Dr. Harriet Hall
During our 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration, we honored our CEO and President, Dr. Harriet L. Hall, a visionary, and a fierce advocate.
A big part of Jefferson Center’s history ha…

Donald Bechtold
Donald W. Bechtold, MD, DLFAPA, DFAACAP, VP of Healthcare and Integration, Medical Director
How long have you been at Jefferson Center?
I started at Jefferson Center in October of 2001 as the Medical Director, so I have been here for about 22…
Resource Categories
- Kiara’s Note – Blog
- Mental Health Matters – Blog
- Voices of Hope – Blog
- Humans of Jefferson Center
- Addiction & Substance Use
- Anxiety
- Child Mental Health
- Crisis and Trauma
- Depression
- Exercise
- Just The Facts
- LGBTQIA+ & Pride
- Medicaid
- Men’s Mental Health
- Parenting
- Recovery
- Senior and Older Adult
- Socializing
- Stigma
- Stress
- Suicide Prevention
- Support & Advocacy
- Teen’s Mental Health
- Treatment Options
- Women’s Mental Health
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