CommunityConnections: 2005 Fall Edition - Trust news - The Colorado Trust

Grantees Selected for Mental Health Care Project

Advancing Colorado's Mental Health Care - a joint effort of The Colorado Trust, Caring for Colorado Foundation, The Denver Foundation and HealthONE Alliance - has selected the following six projects to receive a total of $3.3 million over the next five years:

1. Denver Public Schools Integration of School and Mental Health Systems Project
2. Prowers County Behavioral Health Integration Project
3. El Paso County Co-occurring Disorders Collaboration
4. Mesa County Consortium on Health
5. Health District of Northern Larimer County
6. Summit County Collaborative.

Each project represents a collaboration among numerous nonprofit and public agencies to improve the integration and coordination of mental health services in their community.

Based on the 2003 comprehensive study of Colorado's mental health system, The Status of Mental Health Care in Colorado, Advancing Colorado's Mental Health Care created this project to help better meet the needs of Coloradans with severe mental illnesses.

For additional information about this project, please contact Carol Breslau, Vice President for Initiatives, carol@coloradotrust.org.