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There are some important icons that pertain to organizations in the CRN Resource Directory. These icons can help you quickly identify important information about the organization and its ability receive referrals from the system:
A handshake with double arrows below indicates that the organization is a Network Partner and receives electronic referrals in CRN. Unless it is stated (Limited Referrals Accepted) this organization has users in the system, and you can send an electronic referral to them in CRN.
A handshake with no arrows indicates that the organization is a Network Partner but does not receive electronic referrals in CRN. There are users in the system, and while they may make outgoing referrals, they do not receive them. We recommend that users still log/document a referral to this organization if done outside the system for informational or reporting purposes.
A broken link indicates that the organization is an Associate Partner and accepts email/fax referrals out of CRN. While a referral can be sent out via email or fax, the loop cannot be closed as there are no users in the system.
If there is no icon for the organization, this means that the organization is not participating in the network. Referrals can be made outside of CRN, and we recommend that users still log/document these referrals for informational or reporting purposes.
CRN Holiday Events or Community Service
Is your organization offering a special holiday community service or event, or are you looking for one?
To advertise in the CRN Newsletter: Fill out the form at this link to send us the info.
To advertise a holiday community service in the CRN Resource Directory: Have your organization’s Entity Admin add to the mission/description in the “Entity Info” section of your organization set up in CRN, making sure to use the term “Holiday Services” as part of the description. Example: “Holiday Services: providing turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day, 11am-2pm. Reservations required. Please call 999-999-9999 to reserve a spot.”
To find holiday events in the CRN Resource Directory: Enter “Holiday Services” in the keywords section of the search page.
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Regional News
West Mountain News
Welcome Our New CRN Partners in West Mountain!
Nuclear Care Partners, LLC
At Nuclear Care Partners we commit to creating customized care solutions to meet your unique health needs, to finding a caregiver that fits your lifestyle and treats you with kindness and respect, and to finding the best solution for YOU. If we are unable to provide this for you, we will support you in finding a provider who can meet your needs.
Nuclear Care Partners provides in-home services exclusively to former DOL/DOE workers who have benefits through the EEOICPA, FECA, or RECA programs. We believe every former atomic worker deserves the highest level of care.
CRN Use: Receives Email referrals through CRN
Regions Served: All of Colorado
Lifespan Psychiatry of Colorado
We serve over 1800 clients in CO, mainly on the Western Slope. We are the only REMS-certified outpatient treatment center between Denver, Albuquerque, and Salt Lake City. We accept patients regardless of their ability to pay. We offer medication management, and psychotherapy including EMDR, case management. We offer on-site, street-style visits at nursing homes, patient homes, shelters, and community partner offices.
Services offered:
– Outpatient psychiatric medication management
– Psychotherapy including EMDR;
– Esketamine (Spravato) outpatient treatment center
– Case management
– Nursing-level care coordination
– Long-acting injectables (LAI)
– Lab services for blood work
Appointments are available via telehealth, in-office, or on-site. In-person visits are available at our office located at 2140 N. 12th St. in Grand Junction, CO
On-site visits at a mutually agreed upon location of choosing–your home, your office, etc.
Telehealth visits via secure remote access.
CO Medicaid offers free taxi rides to and from medical appointments
CRN Use: Sending and receiving referrals, Care Team participation, Care Coordination
Regions Served: All of Colorado
Mesa County News
Welcome Our New CRN Partners in Mesa County!
Counseling and Education Center (Center for Enriched Communications)
The Counseling and Education Center (CEC) is a non-profit organization established in 1981 that provides mental health counseling to anyone in need. There are no eligibility requirements, and through access to a sliding scale, we work with people who have no insurance or are underinsured. Services for people ages 3 and up.
Provides a variety of mental health services to assist individuals and families in need.
Mental Health Counseling
- Individual Counseling ages 3+ including evidence-based techniques like EMDR & Play Therapy
- Family Counseling
- Couples Counseling
CRN Use: Sending and receiving electronic referrals
Regions Served: Mesa County
Lifespan Psychiatry of Colorado
We serve over 1800 clients in CO, mainly on the Western Slope. We are the only REMS-certified outpatient treatment center between Denver, Albuquerque, and Salt Lake City. We accept patients regardless of their ability to pay. We offer medication management, and psychotherapy including EMDR, case management. We offer on-site, street-style visits at nursing homes, patient homes, shelters, and community partner offices.
Services offered:
– Outpatient psychiatric medication management
– Psychotherapy including EMDR;
– Esketamine (Spravato) outpatient treatment center
– Case management
– Nursing-level care coordination
– Long-acting injectables (LAI)
– Lab services for blood work
Appointments are available via telehealth, in-office, or on-site. In-person visits are available at our office located at 2140 N. 12th St. in Grand Junction, CO
On-site visits at a mutually agreed upon location of choosing–your home, your office, etc.
Telehealth visits via secure remote access.
CO Medicaid offers free taxi rides to and from medical appointments
CRN Use: Sending and receiving referrals, Care Team participation, Care Coordination
Regions Served: All of Colorado
Delta/ Montrose/ Gunnison News
Welcome Our New CRN Partners in Montrose/Delta/Gunnison!
Nuclear Care Partners, LLC
At Nuclear Care Partners we commit to creating customized care solutions to meet your unique health needs, to finding a caregiver that fits your lifestyle and treats you with kindness and respect, and to finding the best solution for YOU. If we are unable to provide this for you, we will support you in finding a provider who can meet your needs.
Nuclear Care Partners provides in-home services exclusively to former DOL/DOE workers who have benefits through the EEOICPA, FECA, or RECA programs. We believe every former atomic worker deserves the highest level of care.
CRN Use: Receives Email referrals through CRN
Regions Served: All of Colorado
WIC Montrose County
WIC provides no-cost food assistance, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support for pregnant women, new moms, babies, and children up to age five. WIC is also a great source of information and referrals.
CRN Use: Sending and receiving electronic referrals and participating in Care Teams
Regions Served: Montrose
Helpful Resources for October 2024
from the Colorado Regional Health Connector Program–>
Funding Opportunities
- The Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation, in partnership with the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Department of Public Health and Environment, is pleased to share that the application for the Regional Social Health Informational Exchange (SHIE) Hubs grants program is now open. The deadline to apply for this funding opportunity is November 1, 2024. All application materials and information can be found on OeHI’s website, here, and on the State’s procurement website, here. Please direct all questions to the OeHI team at gov_shie_rfa_oehi@state.co.us. Please note that all questions related to this funding opportunity must be received by October 16, 2024, at 11:59 pm, so responses can be shared with all potential applicants on the OeHI website.
- Funding (due 10/15) – Colorado Health Foundation has two upcoming funding opportunities: Advocacy and Justice with Communities of Color and Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities
- Funding (Due 11/11 by 5pm) – Harm Reduction Grant Fund- RFA #29157030 | Department of Public Health & Environment (colorado.gov). Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to complete the intent to apply form. This form allows CDPHE program staff to estimate the number of applications and plan for an adequately staffed review committee. The form will accept entries until Monday, October 28th. Please email sam.bourdon@state.co.us with any questions. All questions will be answered publicly and updated regularly on the FAQ page linked in the RFA website.
- Funding (due 11/13) – FY2024 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit) Program. The Federal Transit Administration has made available more than $9 million in competitive grants for federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, groups, or communities as identified by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. Eligible activities include planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal transit services in rural areas.
- Funding (due 2/26/25) – Strategic prevention framework. The purpose of this program is to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community based substance misuse and prevention and mental health promotion services.
- Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Hearst Foundations Health Grants. The Hearst Foundations provide grants for organizations working to address access to healthcare for high-need populations, healthcare professional shortages, evolving healthcare demands, and medical research.
- Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – National Grassroots Organizing Program. Two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small, constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the US and its territories.
- Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Economic Development Assistance. Funding to support the implementation of regional economic development, including public works projects and job creation projects. Past projects have included funding for water and wastewater projects in hospitals and healthcare facilities and road infrastructure projects that would support the expansion of healthcare facilities. Rural tribal and other underserved communities are of priority.
- Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Grants for innovative projects that are working to build health equity, ensuring that everyone has access to the care they need and all families have the opportunity to make healthier choices.
Webinars, Trainings & Conferences
- Webinar: Pathways to Impact: Building Organizational Capacity through AmeriCorps and Apprenticeships. October 22nd | 1 – 2 p.m. MT. Colorado Public Health Works is increasing the capacity of local public health agencies and community-based organizations while preparing our next generation of public health leaders. Through the program, AmeriCorps members serve in regions throughout the state. Many simultaneously pursue certification as Community Health Workers through an apprenticeship registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. Join leaders from our Workforce Programs & Initiatives team at the Pathways to Impact Webinar to: Learn how your organization can partner with Colorado Public Health Works to deliver more community and internal services. Learn about the key roles of Community Health Workers. Learn how your organization can leverage the unique skillsets of Community Health Workers and benefit from on-the-job learning.
- Webinar: HRSA Community Health Worker Impact Webinar. October 23rd | Noon – 1:30 p.m. MT. In 2022, the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) awarded Trailhead Institute, in partnership with Patient Navigation and Community Health Worker Training Program (PNCT) and The Alliance of Colorado Community Health Workers, Patient Navigators and Promotores de Salud (Alliance), nearly $3 million to implement a training and apprenticeship program to support Colorado’s community health worker workforce through 2025. Join the HRSA Community Health Worker Impact Webinar to: Hear from program leaders, participants, clinical, educational, and agency partners about the program’s impact in Colorado. Engage with community partners around relevant policy issues. Learn how your organization can join efforts to expand Colorado’s community health worker workforce.
- CSU Symposium for Inclusive Excellence (mostly virtual) – October 21-25
- National Center for Farmworker’s Health is hosting a series of Learning Collaboratives. More information can be found here.
- Sources of Strength is offering multiple upcoming information sessions and webinars. Details and registration information can be found on the Sources of Strength Events webpage.
- Webinar: Health Outreach Partners invites community health center staff and outreach workers to participate in a four-session learning collaborative on “Outreach & Enrollment: Best Practices to Boost Health Insurance Coverage”. Join us to learn how to help your patients and community navigate the complex world of health insurance programs and current Medicaid redeterminations. Sessions will take place on Wednesdays 02, 09, 16, and 23 October 2024.
- Webinar: Bell Policy Center will be holding a ballot breakdown virtually info session from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 16. They will go through the 14 statewide questions on the ballot, discuss the arguments for and against each measure, and give our recommendation for the nine measures that impact the values the Bell has identified for our 2024 ballot guide.
- Virtual: The 3rd annual People’s Public Health Conference will take place October 25-27 online. Review last year’s program book for details on the speakers featured in 2023. This year’s registration can be found here.
- Mark your calendar and plan to join The 2024 Colorado Food is Medicine Summit. This one-day event brings together policy and practice leaders from across the state to engage in insightful discussions and explore strategies to increase access to essential nutrition programs. Join us at The Summit and help continue this vital momentum! Registration details and cost to follow. Event Details: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 8am-4pm, History Colorado Center
News & Resources:
- Parent and Family Wellness Center Perinatal Wellness Check-In. The Parent and Family Wellness Center is offering free wellness check-ins to pregnant and postpartum folks throughout Colorado. These 20-30 minute video sessions with a specially-trained mental health clinician provide psychoeducation about PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety and disorders) and help folks understand and mitigate their risk factors. During your free 1:1 video session, a clinician will help identify what stressors you may have, check-in on your relationships, and educate you about how pregnancy and postpartum can affect your mood. And if you want more support, we’ll help set that up. To schedule a session visit: parentfamilywellness.com/perinatal-check-in or email info@parentfamilywellness.com
- The BHA has announced the entities that will serve as the BHASOs. The awardees for each region are as follows:
- Region 1 Awardee: Rocky Mountain Health Plans
- Region 2 Awardee: Signal Behavioral Health Network
- Region 3 Awardee: Signal Behavioral Health Network
- Region 4 Awardee: Signal Behavioral Health Network
- Learn more about BHASOs on the BHA website.
- Long term Care Facilities (skilled nursing and assisted living) are eligible for weekly distributions of Covid tests by providing the information below to tdx@hhs.gov
- A copy of your facilities current CLIA waiver
- The name and address of your facility
- Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing Home?
- The name, e-mail, and phone number of your facility point of contact (POC)
- The number of employees in your facility
- The number of tests per week you require
Other organizations can place a special request using the attached form and returning it to tdx@hhs.gov.
- The Cover All Coloradoans member page is live. Take a look! Available in English and Spanish. For access to other languages please see the top right corner for translation options.
- Widening healthcare: Medicaid expansion improves healthcare access.
- FACILITATION: FROM BRAINSTORMING TO DECISION-MAKING: Unlock the secrets to effective group decision-making with our engaging three-part workshop! Dive deep into hands-on practice and gain valuable tools to enhance your facilitation skills. Each interactive session is designed to guide you through facilitation techniques, brainstorming strategies, and methods for evaluating and finalizing ideas.
- Exciting announcement! The Cover All Coloradoans member page is live. Take a look! Available in English and Spanish. For access to other languages please see the top right corner for translation options.
- On Sept. 11, 2024, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) issued the following intent to award for the four Regional Accountable Entity (RAE) contracts in Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Phase III:
- Region 1 – Rocky Mountain Health Plans
- Region 2 – Northeast Health Partners
- Region 3 – Colorado Community Health Alliance
- Region 4 – Colorado Access
- Through Sept. 26, 2024, HCPF will be reviewing any protests submitted. Barring any sustained protests, we will begin working with each vendor to finalize and execute new contracts.
- The ACC is the primary delivery system for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid program). The ACC was created in 2011 to improve health care access and outcomes for Health First Colorado members. RAEs are responsible for promoting member health and well-being by administering the capitated behavioral health benefit, establishing and supporting networks of providers, and coordinating medical and community-based services for members in their region. Current contracts with the RAEs end on June 30, 2025. The next iteration of the ACC, referred to as Phase III, will begin on July 1, 2025.
- ACC Phase III was designed through extensive stakeholder engagement. HCPF staff met with more than 5,700 participants, including members, providers, and representatives from community organizations, across 135 stakeholder meetings over the past 18 months to identify opportunities to improve the program. Phase III will build on the foundation set over the past 13 years to improve quality care, close health disparities, improve care access, improve the member and provider experience, and manage costs to protect member coverage, benefits and provider reimbursements.
- Designing ACC Phase III has been a tremendous effort, and we are so grateful for the invaluable input from stakeholders that has helped us reach this point. ACC Phase III takes important steps to modernize our Medicaid delivery system, increase accountability and drive better outcomes for our members. However, awarding contracts is just one part of this process. Over the coming months, we will be working with internal and external partners to implement the policies and programs outlined in the RAE contracts. We will continue to post updates and other resources for members, providers, counties and other key partners on our website and through this newsletter.
- CoPPCAP, the Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Access Program: Zero counties in Colorado have a sufficient number of child & adolescent psychiatrists for their populations. To address this severe workforce shortage, CoPPCAP was launched in September 2019. CoPPCAP provides access to board certified child and adolescent psychiatrists for Colorado’s primary care clinicians for peer-to-peer consultations. CoPPCAP aims to increase the ability and comfort of primary care clinicians to provide basic mental health assessment and treatment for their child and adolescent patients via consultation by licensed child and adolescent psychiatrists, education, and community resources. All pediatric primary care and family medicine clinics qualify for services. There is no cost to enroll in CoPPCAP and there are no insurance-based restrictions for consultation or requests for resources. Please watch our brief informative video and visit our website.
- The Colorado Sun featured an op-ed on the need for a unified public health response to firearm violence prevention in Colorado, featuring Jonathan McMillan from Trailhead.
- PROSPER is your partner in perinatal mental health, this program aims to enhance healthcare professionals’ skill and capacity to conduct universal screening, assessment, and treatment within routine obstetric and primary care settings. This is achieved primarily through real-time phone access to reproductive psychiatrists, and one-time face-to-face patient consultations for diagnostic clarity and to guide treatment in the obstetric or medical home. Learn more at www.coloradoprosper.org. You can also Contact Us at 1.888.910.0153, press #3 and Sara Collins, Resource and Referral Specialist, will answer or you may leave a message, and our team will respond within the same business day.