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The following are health-related resources. Any reference made on this site to specific services, associations, organizations, or publications does not indicate or imply that Center for African American Health endorses, recommends, or favors those mentioned. The views and opinions expressed on listed or linked sites do not necessarily state or reflect those of CAA Health and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.

USEFUL HEALTH-RELATED RESOURCES

Rachel E. Gusman
Center for Relationship Education
Center for Trauma and Resilience
  • http://traumahealth.org/
Colorado Crisis Services
  • https://coloradocrisisservices.org/
  • Colorado Crisis Services is the statewide behavioral health crisis response system offering residents mental health, substance use, or emotional crisis help, information and referrals. Its mission is to strengthen Colorado’s mental health system by providing Coloradans with greater access to crisis services wherever they are at 24/7/365 regardless of ability to pay.
Aurora Mental Health Center
  • https://www.auroramhr.org/
  • Aurora Mental Health & Recovery is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic offering services to address a wide range of mental health conditions.
Therapist of Color Collaborative
  • https://www.therapistofcolor.com/
  • At the Therapist of Color Collaborative, we welcome you to a space where ALL of our therapists are professionals of color that deliver responsive, sensitive, and trauma-informed services to our community.  We do so with compassion and we’re on a mission to advance racial equity for mental health services.
WellPower
  • https://www.wellpower.org/
  • Their mission is to enrich Lives and Minds by Focusing on Strengths and Well-Being. This is our mission, and it’s founded on our philosophy that people can, and do, recover from mental illness and that treatment works.
Colorado Black Health Collaborative
  • https://coloradoblackhealth.org/
  • The mission of the Colorado Black Health Collaborative is to achieve health equity in Colorado’s Black community. The Colorado Black Health Collaborative (CBHC) believes that health is a family affair and they are the most valuable assets we have.
The Association of Black Psychologists
  • https://abpsi.org/
  • Objectives: To organize their skills and abilities to influence necessary change. To address themselves to significant social problems affecting the Black community and other segments of the population whose needs society has not fulfilled.
Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center
  • https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Parks-Recreation/Recreation-Centers-Pools/Recreation-Centers/Hiawatha-Davis-Jr.-Recreation-Center
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative - they offer services to help you navigate issues with insurers and healthcare providers like hospitals and clinics, specializing in billing issues.
Donor Alliance - will help you donate your organs and tissue to save a life
Be Well Health and Wellness Initiative
Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic - this office will help you manage pain and offers services for children and prenatal wellness
Regis University School of Physical Therapy - a clinic that offers rehabilitation and physical therapy
YMCA of Metro Denver - offers health and fitness services
Inner City Health - they offer health services for those without health insurance
Black Doctor.org - Use this link to find a culturally competent doctor near you
Benefits in Action - get information and access to healthcare services
American Red Cross
Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
Briarwood Health Care Center - nursing and rehabilitation center
Colorado Black Health Collaborative
Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance - support groups, financial assistance, and resources for people suffering from and survivors of ovarian cancer
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Dementia Friendly Denver - offers resources and support for those suffering from dementia as well as training for people to support those suffering with dementia
Mesothelioma - they will provide information on latest treatments, how to survive with mesothelioma, and how to get financial assistance
Mile High Medical Society - a network of Black medical physicians and students
National Jewish Health - adult and children’s hospital
Oasis of Hope - Hospital specializing in cancer treatments
Peer Assistance Inc. - support for those struggling with substance abuse
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains - provides sexual health and wellness services and resources
National Scleroderma Foundation - information and resources on most current treatments and training for people supporting those living with scleroderma
Cavity Free at Three - dental care information, education, and resources for Coloradans
Kids Choice Dental - dental care for children
211 Colorado - a hub for all kinds of free resources available in the city
The Salvation Army - they offer assistance with rent, utilities, motels, VISPDATs, case management
  • hey offer referrals for household items, clothing, mattresses, refugee services, RTD tickets, Greyhound tickets, legal services, COVID clinics, low cost medical services, senior and disabled services, BLM services, LGBTQ+ services, shelter referrals, SOS referrals, affordable housing referrals, pet resources, vital document assistance, sober living resources, and crisis center referrals.
  • https://westernusa.salvationarmy.org/
Denver Human Services - offers services like finding food, cash, child care, or medical assistance
Colorado Hunger Free hotline - call this number and they will share information on local food banks in your zip code
Denver Preschool Program - will help you find and pay for preschool
Moms Demand Action - people organizing to end gun violence
Boys and Girls Club - provides after school programming for children
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Denver water - they supply water for the city and can replace your pipes for free if you have lead damage in a certain zip code
Energy Outreach Colorado - they offer help paying your energy bill, repairing your furnace, and lowering your energy costs
Healthier Colorado - they translate your voice into political action to improve the health for all of Colorado
Get Ahead Colorado - public information campaign to support tax filing with CDPHE