Southeast Mental Health Services

Welcome to Southeast Mental Health Services

Southeast Mental Health Services (SEMHS) is a private non-profit corporation providing mental health services to six rural and frontier Colorado counties – Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers. These counties cover a total of 9,600 square miles with an aggregate population of 52,400 people.

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Featured Topics

	Adjustment Disorders. People diagnosed with adjustment disorders have mood or behavior symptoms which are not intense enough to warrant their being diagnosed with a full-fledged clinical diagnosis. More...
	Alcohol & Substance Abuse & Addiction. People who become addicted to alcohol/drugs are gradually introduced and desensitized to them over a period of time. More...
	Anger Management. People need to learn healthy and socially respectful ways to express angry feelings, and to not to let anger get out of control to the point where it negatively affects relationships, employability and health. More...
	Child & Adolescent Development Overview. Over the years, people who study children have created theories to explain how children develop. More...
	Depression: Major Depression & Unipolar Varieties. Major Depression is a mood disorder. The term "mood" describes one's emotions or emotional temperature. It is a set of feelings that express a sense of emotional comfort or discomfort. More...
	Domestic Violence and Rape. Domestic violence is a variety of abuse that occurs within the home, between family members or couples. More...
	Mental Disorders. In this family of topic centers, you will find information concerning various mental disorders. More...
	Suicide. The term suicide describes the act of taking one's own life. There are various kinds of suicide, so our first task is to clarify our use of the term. More...
	Weight Loss. Obesity is epidemic in the United States. The number of overweight and obese Americans has grown at a disturbing rate. More...

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Featured Articles

The Preventing Suicide in Colorado Initiative
"Did you know more people die from suicide than automobile accidents in Colorado? According to the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, 55 Coloradans die from suicide every month. In Southeast Colorado, there is hope . . . Project HOPE. QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) tranings are available free-of-charge to any and all interested community members and groups." More...

Recovery
"With Recovery, the philosophy at Southeast Mental Health Services changed from treating the illness, to treating the individual – from providing programs to providing consumer-specific services." More...

Partnership for Progress, LLC
"We are committed at providing substance abuse therapy and education, breath tests, hair sampling, oral swabs, and urine tests to the community at the most reasonable rates. Additionally, we can assist with anger management and domestic violence counseling." More...

La Junta
711 Barnes
La Junta, CO 81050
(719) 384-5446
800-511-5446

Lamar
3500 1st Street South
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-7501
800-603-7501