Together, we can change the state of pediatric mental health
Colorado ranks 33rd in the nation for access to youth mental health care. Our goal is to be ranked among the top 10. We cannot wait to build a new future for mental health. Our kids deserve to have the help they need when they need it. Children’s Hospital Colorado is committed to kids and teens who need help with mental health challenges.
Doing what is right for kids
We lose millions of dollars helping kids in mental health crisis every year. In fact, many pediatric mental health providers across Colorado have been forced to close because these losses are too great to maintain services. Despite this financial reality, we stay true to our north star of doing what is right for kids. At Children’s Colorado, we say enough is enough.
I’m lucky I got the care I needed. I’m able to put in work for a better life. But there are so many kids out there who need help, and that’s why kids’ mental health matters.
Chloe, Children’s Hospital Colorado patient Ambassador
Barriers to getting the right care
Mental health care is patchy and inconsistent in Colorado. Families trying to navigate “the system” have no clear answers, and some never break through the barriers.
Cora fought to get the care she needed
Imagine if things were different. Together, we can get there.
Partner with us to create a better mental health future for children
The mental health future of our kids cannot wait
When suicide is a leading cause of death for Colorado young people ages 10 – 24, there is no time we can afford to lose when it comes to a better future for pediatric mental health.
Fighting for this is more necessary and urgent than ever before. Our kids and teens are suffering because of the existing barriers to care. Too many are dying without having received the professional support they needed when they needed it. Nothing will change until we take action. Our kids deserve more and they deserve it now.
We have a plan to…
You can help create a new mental health future for our kids
This is an ambitious undertaking, but it is the right thing for our youth and the future of the state of Colorado. When you give to the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado, you support a new mental health future.
Give Now Learn MoreResources for families
Children’s Colorado is dedicated to helping children and adolescents by expanding the reach of evidence-based, family-focused mental health care. This includes providing family resources, empowering teens to help friends in need, and a guide to starting a conversation with teens about suicide to promote mental wellness and break stigmas.