Providing Recovery-focused Mental Health Services
for the People of Southeast Colorado
SEMHS News
- CLOSE TO HOME Art Show Opening at The Barista On Friday night, January 20th, Southeast Mental Health Services is sponsoring an art show at The Barista coffee house from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The art show, “Close to Home,” features pai...
- SEMHS launches upgraded website La Junta, Colo. — Southeast Mental Health Services recently announced it has upgraded its website to improve customer service and access to care. The new website, which can be found at www.semh...
- Groups receive grants from Colorado Health Foundation Southeast Mental Health Services (SEMHS) and its subsidiary, Partnership for Progress (PFP), along with High Plains Community Health Center (HPCHC) have received a grant from the Colorado Health Found...
- Christmas Came Early to Southeast Mental Health Services Girl Scout Troops 92 and 3897, under the direction of Troop Leader, Twila Henegar, brought Christmas a little early to the Youth and Family Program at Southeast Mental Health Services. As part of thei...
- Demand for the Civilians for Veterans Fund Growing Having recently recognized the ten year anniversary of 9/11, we also face the grim reality that our brave soldiers have been at war in the Middle East for over a decade. The emotional impact o...
- Southeast Mental Health Services Expanding to Memorial Drive Just as Lamar has an industrial park off North Main Street, a comprehensive medical park has been developing over the years at the northern end of Memorial Drive. Another addition to the site no...
- Southeast Mental Health Services offers school-based counselor in area schools - December, 2010 Southeast Mental Health Services recently hired Lori Stalcar, a Licensed School Counselor, to provide professional school-based counseling services throughout the Arkansas Valley. Read More......
Encouraging, Promoting, & Fostering Wellness
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 48,890 people.
SEMHS offers a full range of mental health services to adults, children and families. Individuals can be self-referred, referred by another agency or professional, or come in through the Emergency Services Team. SEMHS provides 24-hour, seven-day-a-week crisis intervention and assessment. No one is refused service due to the inability to pay.
The staff is skilled in the assessment and treatment of a variety of emotional problems including depression, anxiety, trauma, children’s issues, relationship issues, and severe and persistent mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia. People with severe and persistent mental illness receive a more intensive level of support designed to help them live successfully in the community.
