March 12, 2014  Law enforcement voices concerns about mental
health services  Recent requests by the Center for Mental Health
for donations from the towns in the North Fork Valley have
resulted in local law enforcement raising some unresolved issues
over emergency services.  The Center for Mental Health has its
headquarters in Montrose and serves six counties with an office
in Delta, and access to a health and human services office in
Hotchkiss.  The center has told Hotchkiss and Paonia town
councils that they have served a number of patients from their
communities. The center provides emergency services for people
in crisis. They help people who are suicidal and suffering with
psychosis.  Several weeks ago after Ed Hagins, clinical program
manager, explained the center's programs to Hotchkiss trustees,
they agreed to contribute $500. The town has annually given to
the center for some time. No issues about lack of emergency
services were raised at that time by law enforcement while
Hagins was present.  Then a