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I believe that creating an executive-level position to oversee all mental health services is an absolute priority. The idea was born after conversations with the office of the mayor, city council, director of safety, internal DSD staff and community members, says Diggins.
Johnson has spent much of her career working at the nexus of mental health treatment and correctional institutions, most recently as the mental health director at the Jefferson County Detention Facility in Golden. Her new job marks the first time a high-level department position will focus on mental health in Denver jails, which is handled by Denver Health clinicians.