Grantees

Support for expanding behavioral health services for people leaving jail and re-entering society in the Denver metro area in order to reduce recidivism, improve mental health and substance misuse recovery, and increase access to vital resources and wellness programs.

Support for training five bilingual play therapists to serve the Spanish-speaking immigrant community in the Denver metro area with no-cost play and family therapy sessions, and the requisite and supervision and certification.

Support for a behavioral telehealth program to provide care and facilitate client-provider interactions for people with mental and behavioral health needs as well as youth or adults with opioid or other substance use disorders. The project creates two behavioral telehealth spaces in Walsenburg and Trinidad and contracts with experienced providers specializing in telehealth delivery.

Support for implementing Proyecto Adelante, a culturally and linguistically responsive behavioral health program that will provide bilingual therapy, youth mental wellness programming, holistic healing practices, and community resources for the Latino/a/x community members in the Denver metro area.

Support for expanding the Communities-in-Schools Partnership Program, which provides school-based mental and behavioral health services to La Plata County youth who face barriers to access. The project offers individual and group therapy, professional development for school staff, and collaboration with specialized community partners.

Support for expanding mental and behavioral health care access for Spanish-speaking households in Archuleta County by training primary care providers in culturally sensitive practices, developing a referral system for Spanish-language households, providing training for bilingual navigators, supporting bilingual navigators in becoming certified Spanish-language medical Interpreters, increasing access and utilization of telehealth services in languages other than English, and establishing access to a bilingual mental health provider.

Support for providing equine-assisted psychotherapy for clients in Delta and Montrose counties with trauma, abuse or other mental health issues, and offering supervision for therapist candidates and interns.

Support for hiring five clinical therapists to work in schools in Gunnison County to offer evidence-based interventions, crisis support, and individual, group and family therapy to students and their families.

Support for expanding access to behavioral health services (for those with access and mobility concerns) and delivering bilingual and culturally competent care in Eagle County and surrounding areas through the use of the Mobile Intercultural Resource Alliance bus.

Support for expanding mental and behavioral health services for system-involved youth across the state by increasing service capacity, extending geographic reach and enhancing jail-based support, especially in underserved areas.