Grantees

Support for funding, coaching and job placement assistance for 10 psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner students from underserved rural communities and communities of color in Colorado. For every year of funded support, the mental health nurse practitioners will serve for two years as behavioral health providers in designated communities.

Support for addressing the behavioral health crisis in Chaffee County and surrounding areas through the provision of behavioral health navigation and coordination, harm reduction services, mental health first aid training and other behavioral health initiatives.

Support for providing low-cost counseling for people with eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns, offering trauma-informed mental health care, specialized training, clinical supervision and wraparound services to meet the needs of this underserved population.

Support for improving the mental and physical health, economic stability, and community integration of low-income immigrants in Larimer and Weld counties through the provision of peer-to-peer support groups, health insurance enrollment, debt navigation services, women’s health referrals, and holistic wraparound navigation support.

Support for expanding mental health services for older adults in Colorado through various activities and groups, offering free mental health counseling, group therapy, and educational workshops for older adults along the Denver and northern I-25 corridor.

Support for implementing the Wellbriety program for Native Americans in 11 Colorado counties and the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. This culturally responsive program integrates Native teachings and language to support mental health and substance use recovery, and promote healing and resilience within the Native community.

Support for providing services for teens and families from low-income and underserved communities, including supervised visitations, parenting classes, youth engagement and connecting families to essential resources.

Support for providing relationship-focused holistic prevention services, crisis response services and accessible, culturally responsive mental and behavioral health interventions for underserved youth in Colorado mountain communities.

Support to deliver behavioral health services to people with substance use disorders in collaboration with partner providers in southern Colorado. The project offers harm reduction services, overdose prevention and case management.

Support for culturally responsive behavioral and mental health services in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood. The project offers clinical therapy, nontraditional programs, support groups, and training to support people of color, low-income families and people who do not have health insurance.