Mental Health Center Of Denver

The dahlia campus for health and well-being is an award-winning and innovative 46,000 square foot center with classrooms, community and therapy space, one of the area's largest aquaponics greenhouses and four acres of garden and farm space. Dahlia campus features an inclusive preschool, a day treatment school, and community events to promote well-being. Rightstart for infant mental health is a mental health program for pregnant women and families with children ages birth to 5 years. Emerson st. For teens and young adults provides a supportive community for teens and young adults ages 15-26 seeking connection and belonging. El centro de las familias provides bilingual (spanish and english) mental health services to adults, youth, children and families from the latino/a/x and hispanic community. Health and well-being was developed to address the needs of the neighborhood to allow community members of all ages to connect, learn new skills, and find supports needed to increase their health and well-being. Dahlia campus provides access to fresh produce and healthy protein from an urban farm and aquaponics greenhouse. We partner with community organizations to offer services such as a food pantry, pediatric dentistry and preschool that allow the community to thrive.

Residential programs: 14 residential treatment homes with programs that teach life skills, offer group treatment and vary in length ranging from four to 90 days, with longer stays possible depending on need. Nine apartment buildings provide an opportunity to live independently as part of a wider community, often for the first time, in units with onsite property management. More than 1,000 tenant based housing vouchers for long-term stable housing. Permanent supportive housing model, a nationally recognized approach to ending homelessness that combines housing with wraparound services. Part of denver's social impact bond (sib) initiative, sanderson apartments (units) is the first of its kind to use the principles of trauma informed design in its architecture.

Rehabilitation services: 2succeed in employment teaches professional skills, provides career assessments and matches people with denver area businesses who are looking for dependable and motivated employees. Nextchapter offers computer classes; a paid culinary training program; art studio instruction; music education; college support, ged classes and vocational skills training; and an array of fitness, nutrition, social, spiritual and recreational classes. Resource centers help people meet their basic needs through donations of essentials, from clothing for job interviews to food and toys for their families. More than 600 households find housing that meets their needs and expectations through voucher programs. And we offer these homes in conjunction with a comprehensive array of clinical and supportive services to meet the individual needs of the people we serve, including: psychiatry, financial coaching and support, alternatives to hospitalization, employment assistance, medical care, substance use counseling, acquisition of public benefits, support for family life and engagement with activities of daily living. Services are designed to create a strong link between stable housing and effective supportive services that enable people to live productive and healthy lives.