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The
list of agencies below represents some
Denver-area agencies serving children, adults, and families whom we have learned about through our
research and community outreach efforts; however this list is not
exhaustive. Please contact Dr.
Anne DePrince with listing information for additional agencies.
Several categorizations are offered to guide your search; however,
many agencies fall under multiple descriptors (e.g., violence and
women), so please review the listings across multiple categories.
Descriptions were drawn from agency websites, using the language provided by agencies.
Note: The TSS Group
does not take responsibility for the accuracy of descriptions from
agency websites or quality of services. These listings are
provided here for information only and do not represent an endorsement from
the TSS Group.
In addition to this listing, please
visit the
Victim
Services Network for a searchable database of Denver agencies.
Children and Youth
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Blue Sky Bridge |
Blue Sky Bridge
facilitates a collaborative approach to child abuse investigations while providing child victims and their families with support in a
safe, compassionate environment. We strive to break the cycle of child sexual abuse through education and social change. BSB ensures
that victims of child sexual abuse and their non-offending family members have access to support and services in a safe,
compassionate, and culturally respectful environment. We work to prevent childhood sexual abuse through education and social change.
We provides education to the community about child sexual abuse. We empowers children to feel better about themselves. BSB eases the
emotional trauma children experience during the investigation and prosecution process of a child abuse case. The Center provides a
safe, nurturing child-friendly atmosphere for child victims of sexual abuse and their non-offending family
members. |
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Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver |
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Metro Denver is to help kids from high-risk neighborhoods make
the most of their lives. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro
Denver has been helping kids from tough neighborhoods in Denver and
Aurora stay out of trouble, stay in school and succeed in life.
The organization owns and operates six safe neighborhood branches
where kids can spend time after school and during the summer. Not
just after-school hangouts, the Clubs are places where young people
come to learn, do homework, develop social skills, express
themselves creatively, and participate in sports. The Boys
& Girls Clubs of Metro Denver also owns and operates a
residential summer camp near Ward, Colorado. The clubs are
staffed by full-time professionals and located in neighborhoods
where they are needed most. |
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Colorado Youth at Risk |
Colorado Youth at Risk's (CYAR) mission is to deeply impact
high-risk teenagers and those around them thourgh intensive
community-based mentoring. CYAR provides our young people with a
foundation for sustainable change and a bold new future. CYAR aims
to reduce the number of high school dropouts, match students with an
adult mentor and provide students with a sense of the future and
their place in that future. |
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Denver Child Advocacy Center |
DCAC serves children who
have been sexually abused, neglected or traumatized by witnessing
violence. DCAC is one of 12 child advocacy centers in Colorado
providing child-friendly, family-supportive services in one
central location. Services needed by child
victims and their families - assessment and treatment, forensic
interviews, medical exams, and victim support services - are
clustered around one child-friendly central Denver location.
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Denver Children's Home Foundation |
The
purpose of Denver Children’s Home is to treat traumatized, abused
and neglected children aged six to eighteen. As a result of
the traumas they have suffered, many of these children have severe
mental illness, such as clinical depression, bipolar mood disorder,
post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis. The mission of Denver
Children’s Home is to provide a therapeutic, safe place for
emotionally distressed children, adolescents and their families to
heal and grow. |
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Gemini Shelter- Family Tree |
Gemini is an adolescent center providing,
in a structured environment, emergency shelter, counseling,
education, 24-hour referral line, aftercare and street outreach to
homeless and runaway youth. Youth, ages 11 to 18 who cannot live at
home because of unsafe situations, can stay at Gemini for up to 90
days. |
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Invest in Kids |
Invest in
Kids partners with communities to improve the health and well-being
of young children, particularly those of low-income families,
through effective, research-based programs. |
| Judi's House for Grieving Children |
We provide peer support groups for
children and teenagers (ages 3 to 18) who are grieving the death of
a loved one. Supported by the
Judith Ann Griese Foundation. |
Project Safeguard |
Project Safeguard is committed to helping end domestic
violence by holding society responsible for developing, implementing
and enforcing sanctions against batterers while increasing safety
and survival options for battered women and their children. |
|
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities |
The Center for the
Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) of the University of
Colorado, introduced the Safe Communities~Safe Schools Initiative in
the fall of 1999. This Initiative has been made possible by the
support of several key Colorado educational and political agencies
that serve as
Partners
of the Initiative. The Safe Communities~Safe Schools Partnership
includes: The Colorado Trust, Colorado Attorney General, Colorado
Association of School Boards (CASB), Colorado Association of School
Executives (CASE), Colorado Department of Education (CDE), Colorado
Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ),
Colorado Education Association (CEA), Colorado Federation of
Teachers (CFT), Coors Brewing Company, Front Range and Metro Denver
Safe and Drug-Free School Coordinators, and the University of
Colorado. |
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Urban Peak |
Urban
Peak serves runaway and homeless youth in Denver,
particularly in Denver’s Capital Hill neighborhood. Urban Peak has
grown to include four affiliate organizations: Urban Peak Denver,
Urban Peak Housing Corporation, The Spot, and Urban Peak Colorado
Springs. Urban Peak offers a full array of supportive services for
high-risk youth, creating an extensive continuum of care. Urban
Peak’s affiliates serve young people in the community exceedingly
well, offering a broad range of programs and services including
street outreach; health services; a 40-bed overnight shelter in
Denver and another under development in Colorado Springs; basic
services such as nutritious meals, clothing and hygiene products;
case management; a GED program; job skills and job placement;
computer education; creative arts programs; an urban youth center
offering a safe place off the streets while engaging in educational,
recreational, and artistic programs; and housing options for
homeless and high-risk youth. The goal of Urban Peak and its
affiliates is to help youth ascend the peaks necessary to make the
transition to adulthood. |
Community and Treatment
Centers
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ACMHC -- Aurora Mental Health |
The Center's services include: outpatient,
day treatment and inpatient care via individual and group
counseling, education, wellness classes; specialized programs for
children 0-5, 6-13 and 14-17; specialized programs for children and
adults with developmental, disabilities and co-occurring mental
illness; specialized programs for persons with serious and
persistent mental illness; specialized programs for couples and
families and for older adults; and multiple residential programs
that provide alternatives to hospitalization and a step-down
approach toward independent living. |
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AUMHC -- Early Childhood & Family Center |
AUMHC offers
comprehensive range of services for children birth to age six with
emotional or behavioral difficulties and their families. Therapists
have special training and education in working with infants,
toddlers and pre-school children to help them gain emotional skills
and overcome trauma or disrupted care. The center works closely with
family and caregivers, supporting the primary relationships
essential to early development. Care begins with assessment and
includes outpatient therapy, intensive in-home services, issue
focused interactive groups, and parent guidance and education. The
team also consults with and supports childcare providers in
childcare centers and homes. |
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Arapahoe House |
Arapahoe House is
dedicated to providing a continuum of accessible, affordable, and
effective services for individuals and families with alcohol, drug
or other behavioral health problems. |
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Asian Pacific Development Center |
The Asian Pacific
Development Center (APDC) operates a licensed Community Mental
Health Clinic designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment, innovative Health Promotion and Youth Programs ,
and a multicultural Interpreters Bank. A trained professional
staff provides Culturally Competent services that include:
assessment and evaluation, individual and group counseling; case
management services; victim assistance services; mentorship, after
school, and youth leadership programs; health promotion;
interpretation/translation services; as well as cultural competency
training and consultation. Services provided are
linguistically and culturally appropriate. |
| Asian
Psychological Services |
1300 Lafayette
St., Denver, CO 80218 (303) 839-9773 |
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Behavioral HealthCare, Inc - Community Connection |
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Believing in Kids and Families |
We offer
individual, play therapy, family, couples, and support group
counseling services. Each BIKAF therapist has training as well
as work experience within the areas he/she specializes in.
Some of the issues or areas of counseling are: relationship
enhancement, couples counseling, grief and loss recovery, pain
therapy, trauma resolution, substance abuse/dependence recovery,
addressing parenting concerns, anger management, managing
stress, anxiety management, sensory challenges, divorce
recovery, depression management.
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Broomfield/Boulder Mental Health Center |
The
Mental Health Center of Boulder County, Inc. offers mental health to
people of all ages; children, teens, adults and the elderly. The
Center staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers,
mental health workers, nurses and administrative professionals as
well as many trained volunteers. Staff who speak Spanish and
Hmong are available.Everyone in need is helped,
regardless of their ability to pay. Client fees are set based
on your income and number of family members. The Center is the
provider of mental health services for Boulder County medicaid
recipients. There is no fee or copayment for medicaid recipients. |
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Comitis Crisis Center |
Comitis has
someone to talk to, a place to stay, or help in taking your next
step. In pursuit of this mission Comitis will provide to its
clientele: a willingness to work with persons in crisis of any age,
residency, or background; ability to talk about any issue 24 hours a
day on a crisis help line; safe, comfortable housing; one on one
counseling sessions with trained counselors; access to human
material needs; intervention and education on substance abuse and
suicide prevention; assistance to connect with community resources;
a belief that, with help and support, clients can ultimately resolve
their own problems. We provide counseling, youth services, smergency
shelter (youth), emergency shelter (adult), public education forums,
food, runaway, 24-hour hotline and crisis center. |
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Community Alternatives |
Community Alternatives believes it is
possible to provide an effective and economical community-based
alternative for select offenders, while maintaining appropriate
community protection. The program provides residential and
transitional community corrections services to participants who are
near release or who are eligible for parole. The program is designed
to facilitate each offender's transition from incarceration to
independent, productive, community living. |
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The Conflict Center |
Teaching
nonviolent methods for dealing with conflict and anger is the work
of The Conflict Center. Programs for children, adolescents and
adults teach practical skills needed to make nonviolent choices.
The Conflict Center teaches communication skills, consequences,
negotiation, values clarification and refusal skills. Self esteem
is built by helping participants handle daily hassles and conflict
effectively. Individuals learn to take concepts and ideas into the
real world and translate them into productive, successful,
nonviolent actions and behaviors.
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| Denver, Adams & Arapahoe County Cares, Inc. |
Address: 14563 E Alameda Ave.,
Aurora, CO 80012 - 6721. Phone:
(303) 360-5063
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The Denver Center for Crime Victims |
The
Denver Center for Crime Victims (DCCV) is a nonprofit agency that
provides services to victims of crime and crime prevention
education. DCCV serves all victims of crime regardless of age,
gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability or
national origin. DCCV strives to provide culturally/linguistically
appropriate services to meet the diverse needs of our clients. All
services are confidential and provided at no cost. |
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Denver Health Medical Center |
Denver Health is an integrated, efficient,
high-quality health care system serving as a model for other safety
net institutions across the nation. Our mission is to: Provide
access to the highest quality health care, whether for prevention,
or acute and chronic diseases; Provide life-saving emergency
medicine and trauma services to Denver and the Rocky Mountain
region; Fulfill public health functions as dictated by the Denver
Charter and the needs of the citizens of Denver; Provide health
education for patients; Participate in the education of the next
generation of health care professionals; and engage in research,
which enhances our ability to meet the health care needs of Denver
Health system patients. |
| Denver
Indian Health and Family Services |
Denver Indian Health and Family Services (DIHFS)
mission is to provide culturally competent services that promote
personal, community and environmental health and wellness for
American Indian families and individuals in the Metropolitan Denver
area. |
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ECCOS Family Center |
ECCOS Family
Center was founded in response to the different Latino voices
seeking to improve their quality of life. ECCOS provides mental
health and supportive services to youth, individuals, and families.
The agency empowers multicultural groups by providing a connection
to their cultural strengths, identity, family, and community. The
mission of ECCOS is to provide Latinos a safe place of healing
through a variety of therapeutic and human services. These services
promote the growth of each individual and the community as a whole.
|
Family Tree |
The mission of Family Tree is to help
people overcome child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness to
become safe, strong and self-reliant. |
|
Gipson Eastside Family Health Center |
The oldest clinic in Denver Health's Community Health Services
(CHS), providing comprehensive primary and preventive care including
management of chronic diseases for patients of all ages. The
Eastside clinic provides primary care services for infants,
children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Additional services
include dental services, medical laboratory, and a pharmacy. |
| Globeville Community Resource Center |
Address: 4400 Lincoln St., Denver, CO 80216.
Phone: 3-295-0171. Hours: Monday, Friday: 10am-1pm; Wednesday: 10am-noon. Services: Food bank and clothing. |
| Mile High
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse |
The Council is a leader in innovative prevention and treatment
techniques for alcohol abuse, other drug use and addictions |
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Island Grove Regional Treatment Center |
To provide education and treatment
services, specializing in alcohol and drug abuse, which results in a
higher quality of life for individuals, families, and the
communities in northeastern Colorado. |
| Jeffco Action Center |
Jeffco Action Center is a haven of hope
for so many in Jefferson County. Those who are homeless or at risk
of becoming homeless can come to us for assistance. Our services
include a 20-bed homeless shelter, a food bank, clothing bank,
medical assistance, tenant/landlord counseling and personal care
items. |
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Jefferson Center for Mental Health |
Promoting mental health and providing
quality mental health services to persons of all ages with mental
problems and serious mental illness. |
| La Casa/ Quigg Newton Family Health Center |
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La Mariposa Family Health Center |
Provide
WIC
is a program for qualified women, infants, and children, providing
nutrition and breastfeeding education, health referrals and special
supplement foods. |
| Longmont Community Justice Partnership |
The Longmont
Community Justice Partnership (LCJP) represents an association of
community and governmental agencies combining our resources to
provide restorative justice services for our community. LCJP uses a
variety of restorative practices to best serve the specific needs of
each circumstance. |
| Lowry Family Health Center |
Lowry Family
Health Center
1001 Yosemite St.
303-436-4545 |
| Mental Health Center, Denver |
The Mental
Health Center of Denver (MHCD) is a private, community mental health
care organization providing comprehensive, recovery-focused
services. MHCD is Colorado’s leading provider and key health care
partner in the delivery of outcomes-based mental health services.
MHCD has more than 30 convenient locations throughout metro-Denver
where children, families and adults of all ages access high-quality
services in neighborhood and community-based settings including
clinics, day care centers, schools and at home. |
| Metro Community Provider Network, Healthy Start |
MCPN's service area includes
all the City of Aurora and Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties. Services
within the area are developed to provide primary health care for
people who have no other access to health care. A Family Practice
model of health care is supported by case management services,
pharmacy services, and other coordination efforts to remove barriers
to health care. Well Child Care, immunizations, obstetrics,
gynecology, and chronic disease management are among the most
often-requested services. Staff, fluent in languages other than
English too. |
| Montbello Family Health Center |
Address:
4685 Peoria St. Phone:
720-956-2730.
The clinic is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
|
MSCD Counseling Center |
Services include short-term individual
counseling to discuss your personal, educational and relationship
concerns. Services are available to: currently registered MSCD
students, faculty and staff. |
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Park Hill Family Health Center |
As part of Denver
Health's Community Health Services (CHS) Park Hill feeds into
Eastside for services not available at their family health centers.
Eastside is one of the larger health centers in the CHS system,
providing comprehensive primary and preventive care including
management of chronic diseases for patients of all ages. The
Eastside clinic provides primary care services for infants,
children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Additional services
include dental services, medical laboratory, and a pharmacy. |
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Rocky Mountain Survivors Center |
The Rocky Mountain Survivors Center (RMSC)
assists survivors of torture and war trauma, and their families, to
create a new future. We achieve this by providing mental health
counseling, and by providing access to health care, legal and social
support services. RMSC also provides training, support groups and
education to personnel from other organizations that assist refugees
and immigrants. |
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Servicios de la Raza |
The mission of Servicios de La Raza is to
provide and advocate comprehensive, culturally relevant human
services primarily, but not limited to, the Spanish speaking
population. They provide adult mental health care services, alcohol
and drug abuse treatment, and domestic violence victim services. |
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University of Denver Conflict
Resolution Institute |
A graduate
program at the University of Denver, we believe it is important to
explore theories, methods, approaches, and practical techniques in
conflict resolution that cross conventional disciplinary boundaries.
We are in a position to become the premier research center in the
Rocky Mountain region, and indeed the hub of Conflict Resolution
focus between the Mississippi and the West Coast. Our goal—to
establish an intellectually rich environment for exploring central
issues to help understand and explain mechanisms of conflict
de-escalation, peaceful solutions, and reconciliation between
parties—derives from a mission to encourage commitment to a
harmonious world by exploring the deeper struggles that
traditionally separate people and developing ideas to build an
overall organic relationship. |
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Westside Family Health Center |
A division of Denver Health that operates neighborhood health care
centers and stations which provide
outpatient health care services on a sliding fee scale.
Address: 1100 Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80204 - 3219. Phone: (303) 436-4200 |
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Wishing Well Clubhouse - MHCD |
The Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) provides community mental
health care organization providing comprehensive, recovery-focused
services to more than 7,500 residents in the Denver metro area each
year. The Wishing Well Clubhouse is the center of MHCD's vocational
rehabilitation programs here a range of volunteer work opportunities
help consumer develop skills and confidence to prepare them for
success in future employment. Consumers may choose to work in one or
more areas within the clubhouse or participate in ongoing vocational
development courses. Clubhouse members co-manage daily operations in
partnership with MHCD staff to create a place where consumers can
pursue their interests, develop important skills, and be with others
who believe in their health and potential. Health affordable meals
are provided daily, as are frequent social and recreational programs
and events. The clubhouse is open 365 days a year. |
Governmental
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Name |
Description |
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Arapahoe Co. Dept. of Human Services |
The Arapahoe
County Department of Human Services has three divisions dedicated to
providing quality services to the people in the community. he
Children, Adult and Family Services Division
provides protective services to children and vulnerable adults,
foster care and adoption through the County's Embrace a Life program
- and other services that help create strong, effective
families. The Community Support Services
Division supports families through financial assistance including
(but not limited to) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Food
Stamps, Medicaid, Aid to the Needy Disabled, Old Age Pension, and
the Low-income Energy Assistance Program. The
Legal
Division is a section of the Arapahoe County Attorney's Office
assigned to the Department of Human Services. The legal division
represents the department in a variety of court actions, such as
child abuse or neglect, adult protection, or mental health cases.
The legal division also handles requests for department records
through the custodian of records. |
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Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health |
Our mission...To
help improve the quality of life of all people in the
community by promoting and providing professional, comprehensive
mental health and substance abuse treatment services. |
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City of Boulder Mediation Services |
City of Boulder Mediation Services offers confidential,
low fee, neutral, and effective conflict resolution and
problem-solving options for Boulder city residents relating to
issues such as; landlord/tenant, roommate, neighbors, community land
use, racial and cross-cultural, divorce (for low income),
inter-employee (for city of Boulder and non-profit organizations). |
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City of Denver, Foster Parent Program |
The Foster Parent Program is a division of the
Family
and Children's Division in the City of Denver. Their mission
statement is; to protect children, to preserve and strengthen
families, and to promote safe and permanent homes for every child.
The Denver Department of Human Services is currently seeking
families and individuals to provide foster care for abused and
neglected children. |
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Colorado Health Institute |
Their mission: To advance the overall health of the
people of Colorado by serving as an independent and impartial source
of reliable and relevant health-related information for sound
decision-making.
To fulfill its mission, CHI is pursuing three core functions: 1) Information Clearinghouse — to serve as a centralized
information clearinghouse for national, state and local data and
related resources. CHI provides technical assistance in the
acquisition, assessment, and use of data to inform
decision-making related to health and health care; 2) Analysis
and Research — to analyze health and health-related policy issues of
importance to the state and local communities. Research and analysis
are objective, non-partisan, and for the purpose of providing
decision-makers with accurate information to help formulate sound
policy; 3) Information Dissemination — to communicate to key users the
information resources available and the findings of analyses
conducted at CHI, with an emphasis on the transformation of data
to usable, understandable information for decision-making
purpose. |
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Denver City Attorney’s Office |
The mission of the Denver City Attorney's Office is to
provide the highest quality legal counsel and representation to City
agencies, the Mayor, City Council, and the City Auditor. This
mission is accomplished by providing prompt, courteous, and
professional service. The City Attorney's Office is committed to
ensuring a work environment that stimulates every person to achieve
the highest professional and personal development. Every employee is
a steward of the public trust. The Denver City Attorney’s Office
Victim
Advocacy Program offers services to victims of domestic violence
and other crimes (municipal ordinance violations) in the criminal
justice system. |
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Denver
Department of Human Services |
The vision of the Denver Department of Human Services
is to help those in need and protect those in harm’s way. The
mission is to provide and coordinate services with courtesy and
respect for each other and for the well being and protection of
residents in the Denver community. These services are provided
through partnerships that help families and individuals move toward
independence, maintain pride and dignity and realize their
potential. They have an extensive list of
available
services. |
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Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment |
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| Office on Women's Health, USPHS, Region 8 |
The Office on
Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (OWH DHHS) -- the government's champion and focal point for
women's health issues, and works to redress inequities in research,
health care services, and education that have historically placed
the health of women at risk. The Office on Women's Health
coordinates women's health efforts in HHS to eliminate disparities
in health status and supports culturally sensitive educational
programs that encourage women to take personal responsibility for
their own health and wellness. |
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Sexual Offender Management Board |
The Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) was charged
to develop standards and guidelines for the evaluation, treatment,
and behavioral monitoring of sex offenders. Currently, the SOMB
consists of personnel representing the following domains: the
Department of Corrections, the Judicial Department, law enforcement,
the Public Defender's Office, clinical polygraph examiners, the
Department of Public Safety, district attorneys, Department of Human
Services, licensed mental health professionals with expertise in
treating sex offenders, the victim services community, and Community
Corrections |
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Victim Assistance -- Denver Police Dept. |
The Victim Assistance Unit (VAU) is part of the
Criminal Investigations Division within the Crimes Against Persons
Bureau of the Denver Police Department (DPD) and represents the only
law enforcement based, on-scene response to victims of crime and/or
stark misfortune within the City & County of Denver. The VAU
provides immediate intervention, support and information to victims
of crime or stark misfortune. |
| Victim Services Network |
Our mission is to work with the community to create a
model network of services which offers outreach as well as
innovative, specialized, seamless and integrated services to all
victims of crime, helping to strengthen and restore the fabric of
our community. |
Homelessness and Low
Income
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
An outreach program for the homeless, CCH
activelly seeks those who are homeless and encourages them to take
advantage of help while our onsite services provide a resource for
those who choose not to come to us. Once connected with CCH, a range
of housing, health services, and supportive programs allow
individuals to stay in housing and participate in the larger
community. |
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Colorado Homeless Families |
Colorado Homeless Families is a transitional
housing organization. There is a Family Educational and Resource
Center, the location of the CHF offices. This building has enabled
our staff to work more professionally and efficiently, as well as
provide a place for our families to be educated, counseled and
supported on their road to self-sufficiency. |
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Colorado Legal Services |
Designed
to help low-income Coloradans seeking civil legal information,
including self-help legal information, where to find legal
assistance, court information, and for other help available in your
community. Provides resources to support legal advocates helping
low-income individuals in civil legal matters. Membership is offered
as a free benefit to civil legal aid attorneys, pro bono attorneys,
law students and faculty and other legal aid advocates. |
|
Damen Project -- Damen House Shelter |
The
Sisters of St. Francis provide services to the Denver community,
including
shelter, education, and care.
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Decatur Place |
Decatur Place's mission is to create
stable, vibrant and healthy communities by developing, financing and
operating affordable, program-enriched housing for families, seniors
and people with special needs who lack the economic resources to
access quality, safe housing opportunities. |
|
El Centro |
El Centro
Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores (El Centro) is Denver's first
immigrant day laborer organization that defends the human rights of
day laborers. Concerned with worker exploitation and the dangerous
working environment that Denver's immigrant day laborers faced as
they sought day-to-day work. We promote the rights and well-being of
day laborers in Denver through education, worker skills and
leadership development, united action and advocacy. Our goals are to
develop a sense of community and self sufficiency among workers and
to foster worker ownership over El Centro Humanitario. |
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Mercy Housing |
Mercy Housing
develops affordable housing for families, seniors, formerly homeless
populations, people with HIV/AIDS and individuals with chronic
mental illnesses and physical impairments. With the help of public
and private funding, Mercy Housing builds or rehabilitates housing
according to community needs. The types of housing we develop
include multi-unit rental apartments and single family homes, single
room occupancy apartments for formerly homeless adults,
handicap-accessible units for individuals with physical impairments
and self-help housing programs for families ready for homeownership. |
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Samaritan House |
Samaritan House is a shelter for homeless
men, women and children located in Denver, Colorado. Samaritan House
assists with resources such as case management, employment
counseling and resources, job training, and family and children
services. Samaritan House provides services to over 300 people every
day, most of whom can stay for a period of 30-90 days. Samaritan
House was built specifically as a shelter in 1986 and is a service
of Catholic Charities. Address: 301 Lawrence St.
Denver, CO 80205.
Phone: 303-294-0241.
Fax: 303-294-9523.
E-mail:
ejudy@csn.net or
samhouse@usa.net |
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Warren Village |
Warren
Village is a community of single-parent families working toward
self-sufficiency. Our mission is to promote personal and economic
self-sufficiency through three integrated services: affordable
housing, family services and quality child care. |
National Organizations
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International Society for the
Study of Trauma and Dissociation |
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International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies |
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National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) |
NAMI
is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the
improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives are affected
by these diseases. |
| National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence |
The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing
transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and
individuals working to end the violence in our lives.
NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state,
regional and national levels; support for the provision of
community-based, non-violent alternatives - such as safe home and
shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public
education and technical assistance; policy development and
innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV's caucuses
and task forces developed to represent the concerns of
organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate
social conditions which contribute to violence against women and
children. |
Veterans
| Name |
Description |
| Colorado Veterans For Housing |
Mission: To provide veterans of US military service the
opportunity and support to improve the quality of their life and
retain maximum social and financial independence for as long as
possible through the provision of service enriched affordable
housing and personal services. CVH is a "Vet to Vet" program serving all US military
veterans. It provides a range of housing counseling services,
transitional housing, permanent housing for veterans with
disabilities, and a home buyer education program. The agency also
provides substance abuse counseling, personal counseling and a
variety of group support and education seminars. Address: 1732
High Street, Denver CO 80218. Phone: 303.322.6891. Fax: 303.
322.5149 |
| Disabled American Veterans
|
Made up exclusively of men and women disabled in our nation's
defense, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is dedicated to building better lives for America's disabled
veterans and their families. This mission is carried forward by: Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their
families in obtaining benefits and services earned through
military service and provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government; Providing outreach concerning its program services to the
American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their
families specifically;
Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their
families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before
Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as
state and local government;
Extending DAV's mission of hope into the communities where
these veterans and their families live through a network of
state-level Departments and local Chapters; and Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can
express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a
variety of volunteer programs. |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars |
|
| Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 819 |
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. is the only national Vietnam
veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively
dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA's goals
are to promote and support the full range of issues important to
Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of
veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam veterans.
Phone: 303.421.8858.
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Violence and Crime Victims
| Name |
Description |
Alternatives to Family Violence
|
Alternatives to Family
Violence works to eliminate domestic violence by providing safety
and empowerment to those affected, while promoting non-violence as a
social value. Serving women, children and men from throughout the
Denver metropolitan area, these programs include: a residential
shelter which provides a safe, transitional home for women and
children who are victims of domestic violence; and a community
outreach team that can bring our educational programs to schools,
organizations or work places. For more information contact Alternatives
to Family Violence at PO Box 385, Commerce City, CO 80037; (303)
657-0064; 24-Hour Crisis Line: (303) 289-4441. |
|
Colorado Anti Violence Program |
The
Colorado Anti-Violence Program is dedicated to eliminating violence
within and against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
communities in Colorado, and providing the highest quality services
to survivors. CAVP provides direct client services including crisis
intervention, information, and referrals for LGBT victims of
violence 24 hours a day.
The
CAVP also provides technical assistance, training, and education for
community organizations, law enforcement, and mainstream service
providers on violence issues affecting the LGBT community. The most
common types of violence we work with are hate crimes and partner
abuse. We also have cases that involve random violence, sexual
assault, aid HIV-motivated violence. |
| Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
The Colorado
Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) is dedicated to the
elimination of domestic violence in all of its forms. We recognize
that this requires a fundamental change in society’s views of
gender and gender roles. Through community education, networking and the empowerment of
battered women and children, CCADV serves as a forum for social
action and the development of services for battered women and their
families by bringing its membership and the community together.
CCADV is a diverse network of rural and urban advocates who work
together through the coalition to coordinate services, exchange
information and work on issues of common concern, thereby providing
a unified, statewide environment that will nurture members’ local,
community-based efforts to stop domestic violence. |
|
Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
|
The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual
Assault (CCASA) is a statewide coalition of individuals and
organizations working together for freedom from sexual
violence. As the collective voice of sexual assault survivors and
those who support and serve them, CCASA's mission is to ensure that
those impacted by sexual violence are treated with dignity and
respect and have full access to quality services and resources.
CCASA achieves its mission through an emphasis on education, changing
public policy, and advocating for adequate funding for sexual
assault services. |
|
Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA) |
Our Mission: The Colorado
Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA) is a statewide membership
organization committed to addressing the needs of all crime victims
by providing support and education for individuals, systems,
agencies, and communities in such a way as to value diverse
backgrounds. |
|
Crossroads Safehouse |
Crossroads Safehouse
creates a safe environment for victims of domestic violence and
promotes social change for the community through education and
intervention. They provide emergency shelter, crisis intervention,
counseling and support groups, children's programs, teen programs,
legal advocacy programs, have a domestic abuse response team, a
Spanish outreach team, can provide emergency shelter for companion
animals belonging to shelter residents, and provide community
education. |
| Family Violence Program |
|
Mission: To apply
the resources and public spirit of the Colorado Bar
Association to foster peace in our homes, workplaces, and
communities
by educating
and encouraging attorneys to respond appropriately to
perpetrators, victims, and witnesses of family violence,
participating in coordinated community responses to family
violence, promoting pertinent responses for attorneys
involved in family violence as victims, perpetrators, and
witnesses, and promoting the improvement of the legal system’s
and the community’s responses to family violence. |
|
|
Office of Victim Assistance, University of
Colorado, Boulder |
Our office offers free, confidential
information and support for students, faculty and staff at CU and
their significant others. Our office primarily handles situations
involving sex assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, deaths
of CU community members or significant others, bias related
incidents, and sexual harassment. We help people learn about and
assess their options in these situations. |
| Rape Assistance and
Awareness Program (RAAP) |
Eliminate sexual violence by providing services that assist
victims of sexual assault and programs that educate the public about
preventing sexual violence. |
|
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence |
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence
(formerly Boulder County Safehouse) is a human rights organization
committed to ending violence against women, youth and children
through support, advocacy, education and community organizing. The
vision of Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) is a
just and equitable world for women and their families. |
|
Sexual Assault Survivors, Inc. |
Our
mission is to reduce sexual assault and sexual harassment, providing
free support services and prevention education for all people in
Weld County. Central to our
understanding of sexual assault is the basic
tenet that no victim is ever responsible for the crime.
Individuals have the right to be anywhere, at
any time, and with anyone without fear of being victimized or blamed
if they are victimized. Additionally,
we believe that individuals have the right to resist,
with any available means, the violation of their persons. |
|
TESSA |
Mission: To significantly
reduce domestic violence and sexual assault through education,
intervention and treatment services. Services Provided by Organization: 24-hour
Crisis line (for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault), Safehouse,
Advocacy, Counseling,
Sexual Assault Program, and Community
Education. |
|
Victim Outreach Information |
Victim
Outreach Information's mission is to support victims of crime and to
empower them to access resources that protect their rights and
promote safety, healing and hope.
Contact: Vista Exline. Address: PO Box 10739, Golden CO 80401.
Phone: 303.202.2196. Fax: 303.202.2198.
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Women
| Name |
Description |
| A Woman's Place, Inc. |
A Woman’s Place is to shelter and help empower victims/survivors
of domestic abuse to become safe, secure and self-reliant |
|
Brandon House |
Shelter for battered women and/or homeless women and
their children. Phone numbers: 303-620-9190 or
303-297-0408. |
|
Bridgeway Shelters |
Bridgeway, located in Lakewood, Colorado
provides education and support for pregnant and parenting
teenagers. Our focus is to help those young women who are making
good choices for themselves and their babies by encouraging them to
pursue educational goals, job training, good parenting and adoption
options. Bridgeway's mission is to build new lives for pregnant
teens and their babies by providing shelter, food, clothes,
education, life skills, counseling, mentors, career training and
support. Mandated continued education, counseling, and attendance in
a series of semi-weekly classes that are taught by volunteers, helps
to assure that they are prepared for the future. These classes range
from parenting, adoption, and life skills training, to career
options. |
|
Champa House |
Champa House is a transitional rehabilitation facility
offering long-term help toward self-sufficiency to single mothers
and their children. Residents participate in the five-phase New Life
program, a personalized curriculum addressing issues such as
domestic violence, parenting, and education. This innovative
program, lasting up to 27 months, integrates academics, Bible study,
job skills, and spiritual and emotional counseling. An on-site
computer-enhanced Literacy and Education Center enables women to
earn their high school diploma equivalent (GED) and meet other
career goals while in the program. Women are offered life skills
classes such as budgeting, nutrition, health and exercise, sewing,
anger management, and parenting — all geared towards achieving
self-sufficiency. A progressive financial incentive program, which
helps residents save for the future, further promotes their
productive return to society. |
|
Damen House Shelter and Children's Center |
The Damen House Shelter was established to provide a
safe haven for homeless mothers with small children. Damen House
offers long term (up to two years) transitional housing for homeless
mothers and their young children. Sustained comprehensive support
enables women to achieve self-sufficiency and a healthy, independent
life. Every resident participates in Damen House's extensive
programming including self-esteem building, domestic violence
classes, and parenting education as well as access to job training,
continuing education and substance abuse counseling, when needed. |
|
Empowerment Program |
The mission of The Empowerment Program
is to provide education, employment assistance, health, housing
referrals and support services to women who are in disadvantaged
positions due to incarceration, poverty, homelessness, HIV/AIDS
infection or involvement in the criminal justice system. Our goal
is to decrease rates of recidivism by providing case management,
support services, basic skills education, housing and resource
coordination that can offer viable alternatives to habits and
choices that may lead to criminal behaviors. |
| Gateway
Battered Women's Shelter |
Gateway Battered Women's Services is the only agency specifically
serving victims of family violence in the city of Aurora and Arapahoe
County Colorado, including all of the rural cities. |
|
Gathering Place |
The mission of the Gathering Place is to support women
and their children experiencing homelessness or poverty by providing
a safe daytime refuge and resources for self-sufficiency. |
| Mi Casa
Resource Center for Women |
Mi
Casa offers
training in traditional and nontraditional careers for women, training
to help women start and grow a business and to keep youth achieving in
school and making good decisions |
|
Safehouse Denver |
SafeHouse Denver serves victims of domestic violence
and their children through both an emergency shelter and a
non-residential Counseling and Advocacy Center. All of the women and
children who come to SafeHouse Denver have access to a full range of
bilingual programming, including individual counseling, group
sessions, advocacy and safety planning. |
|
Sacred Heart House |
Sacred Heart House of Denver offers a continuum of
homeless mothers with children and single women through its
In-House, Follow-Up and Transitional Programs. Its goal is to help
women achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. |
|
Shannon's Hope |
Shannon's Hope is a Christian
maternity home with a mission to provide a residential community for
pregnant women age sixteen through childbearing age who have no
place to call home. |
|
Sisters of Color United for Education |
Sisters of Color is a grassroots organization that has
been providing health education for community women. This
unique program has been in existence for ten years. The
organization was founded by two community women concerned with the
lack of education about health issues affecting communities of
color. The health issues addressed within our program are:
HIV/AIDS/STDs, pregnancy, domestic violence, drug/alcohol abuse, and
other health issues. |
| Women's Crisis Center of Douglas County |
The
Women's Crisis & Family Outreach Center (WCFOC) is concerned
with families affected by violence. We serve persons from all
racial, social, ethnic, religious and economic groups, ages and life
styles. We oppose the use of violence as a means of control over
others and support equality in relationships. We strive to assist
women in assuming power over their lives and to choose options which
afford them a life free from violence. We recognize that violence
affects the entire family, with each member requiring support and
education in order to stop the cycle of violence. Through direct
service and community education, we seek our ultimate goal: to end
violence in the lives of all people. |
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Last updated 8Jan07 |
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Department of Psychology
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