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What’s next for the police response alternative STAR as it turns 5
By Esteban L. Hernandez Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios Five years after launching, the Support Team Assisted Response Program — otherwise known as the STAR program — sits at a crossroads. The big picture: The program dispatches a paramedic with a...
Denver mental health program contributes to significant decrease in overdoses, jail bookings
By Chierstin Susel CBS News Colorado https://youtu.be/577kVOzuXHQ?si=qsYEUwaZTqU9Ce0C A Denver mental health program for the community's most vulnerable members is sharing its success. That program is called Transforming Health by Reducing Inequities for the...
Medicaid is Mental Health: Colorado Health Leaders Join Forces to Highlight Its Importance for ALL Coloradans
The Daily Sentinel Colorado's leading health foundations have worked in close partnership for more than a decade to expand access to equitable mental health care and strengthen the health care safety net for those too often left underserved or unserved in our health...
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What we accomplished in 2024
Without you there is no us. Since 2019, we’ve funded organizations that serve every City Council District and neighborhood in Denver to transform mental health and substance misuse care.
95,015
Denverites reached through
Caring for Denver funding
2,711
reduced substance misuse
(across grantees reporting)
4,033
improved mental health
(across grantees reporting)
Denver’s Stories of Progress
Second Wind Fund
Second Wind Fund is dedicated to connecting Denver youth (ages 19 and under) at risk for suicide with life-saving mental health treatment.
Second Wind Fund
Second Wind Fund is dedicated to connecting Denver youth (ages 19 and under) at risk for suicide with life-saving mental health treatment.
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver inspires girls to be strong, smart, and bold through mentorship, a pro-girl environment, and research-based programs — helping them build confidence, take risks, and overcome gender, economic, and social challenges.
Adam’s Purpose
Adam’s Purpose is dedicated to providing help, hope, and healing to communities of color who are impacted by grief, loss, and trauma.
Bridget Sanchez: Latinx Therapist Project
Bridget Sanchez shares her journey of recognizing the need for Spanish-speaking therapists and founding the Latinx Therapist Project to make a difference.
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