New mental health initiatives in Colorado Springs filling system gaps
Several local organizations have started new boots-on-the-ground programs in Colorado Springs to meet mental health demands and fill gaps in addressing clinician shortages, providing LGBTQ+ care for traumatized youth, expanding adult addiction recovery, and preventing suicide among all ages.
Marking its fourth anniversary of locating multiple independent services in one building that specialize in assisting minor children who have been sexually
Abused, Safe Passage has brought mental health providers on staff to immediately provide free therapy to clients and their families.
Instead of contracting with The Family Center of Colorado Springs to provide therapeutic services, Safe Passage hired two trauma-focused clinicians earlier this year, with a goal of adding two more, said Maureen “Mo” Basenberg, executive director. “It had been a goal when we were putting the co-located model together,” she said. “It’s not something we were ready to take on when we opened four years ago; The Family Center helped us get the co-location off the ground.”
