Eagle Valley Mental Health

Community initiatives:eagle valley behavioral health (evbh) is leading a community collaborative of more than 30 organizations working in a collective impact framework to transform the behavioral health system of care (mental health and substance abuse) in eagle county. Evbh provides funding to community partners to improve the behavioral health system through key initiatives including increased behavioral health provider access and capacity, increased opportunities for preventative education, 24/7 crisis co-response response and enhanced school based services. In addition, olivia's fund provides financial assistance to anyone who lives or works in eagle county and faces a financial barrier to seeking mental health and/or substance use outpatient services. The scholarship program pays for up to six sessions per person per year.

The vail health behavioral health innovation center (vhbhic) is a collaboration between vail health and university of wisconsin-madison that resembles academic medical centers and research universities. Vhbhic conducts research focused on cutting edge science and preclinical investigations to study novel behavioral health interventions to enhance behavioral health care for patients in eagle county and surrounding communities.

Mountain strong eap:an employee assistance program (eap) exists for employers in the eagle river valley to improve access to behavioral health services for individuals, family and couples therapy, as well as for medication management services. Participating employees and dependents are eligible to receive six free behavioral health sessions per incident with a robust panel of experienced behavioral health providers. Mountain strong ensures that all in-network behavioral health providers are appropriately licensed, registered and insured. Providers come from private practice, some live/work in eagle county, while others reside in the denver metro area, or in other states (licensed to practice in colorado through teletherapy) to ensure a diverse and qualified pool of clinicians. Patients and providers connect via a comprehensive database at mountainstrong.org.