[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2018

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
the Jefferson Center for Mental Health for receiving the 2017 West 
Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Business of the Year Award.
  The Jefferson Center for Mental Health is a mental health and 
substance use organization committed to making mental health care 
accessible to all. Each year, the Jefferson Center helps bring hope for 
a brighter future to thousands of community members who struggle with 
mental health and substance abuse disorders, individuals whose daily 
lives have been disrupted and whose mental health problems contribute 
to difficulties at work or school, hospitalization, homelessness, or 
even involvement with the juvenile or criminal justice system.
  The Jefferson Center's programs and services serve people of all ages 
and foster the recovery and resiliency of clients throughout their 
treatment. Their services include outpatient counseling, 24-hour 
emergency services, wellness classes, recovery-focused support groups, 
vocational services, homeless prevention assistance and school-based 
counseling.
  The Jefferson Center provides services at 20 clinic locations and 
various places in the community such as schools, healthcare offices, 
nursing homes, community centers and foster homes. Because the 
Jefferson Center offices are throughout our neighborhoods, the Center 
staff members are intertwined in the community and provide personal 
care to the people they treat.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to the Jefferson Center for 
Mental Health for this well-deserved recognition by the West Chamber of 
Commerce.

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