CRN’s Associated Partners

Our CRN Associated Partners are agencies that, while not full network partners with the ability to log in and receive electronic referrals, can accept fax and/or emailed referrals from CRN. These organizations are crucial to the health and care of people in our western Colorado community. Let’s take a moment to recognize all our wonderful Associate Partners as of September 2023!

Community Spotlight

Early Childhood Network

Early Childhood Network is here to help you through the entire process of finding the best child care for your child(ren). We will help you assess your priorities and goals and provide you with a list of licensed childcare providers that fit your needs. We will also give you the tools you need to successfully interview each licensed provider and a list of criteria to determine if a provider has created a healthy, safe, and developmentally stimulating environment.

Our services are FREE and confidential.

Region: West Mountain

Website: www.earlychildhoodnet.org

CRN Use: Sending/Receiving referrals, Care Team participation, Case Management

Training

We also offer Network Partner CRN trainings online. See upcoming events below:

Utilization

Network-Wide Utilization Stats
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Sherri Corey,
Director of Community Relations
West Mountain Region
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Welcome Our New CRN Partners in West Mountain!

Early Childhood Network

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Description:  Early Childhood Network is here to help you through the entire process of finding the best child care for your child(ren). We will help you assess your priorities and goals and provide you with a list of licensed childcare providers that fit your needs. We will also give you the tools you need to successfully interview each licensed provider and a list of criteria to determine if a provider has created a healthy, safe, and developmentally stimulating environment.

Our services are FREE and confidential.

CRN Use: Sending/Receiving referrals, Care Team participation, Case Management

Region: West Mountain

Response Helps

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Our mission is to work with our community to end domestic and sexual abuse and to support survivors in achieving safety and empowerment.

We assist survivors with advocacy, emergency shelter, safety planning, legal advocacy, identifying options, and information, resources, and referrals to other agencies.

CRN Use: Sending and Receiving referrals

Regions: West Mountain

A Network Partner Organization has users in CRN and may accept electronic referrals through CRN

An Associated Partner does not have users in CRN, but accepts email/fax referrals that are sent though CRN

Angela Rodriguez 
Community Advisor
Mesa County
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Wade Montgomery
Community Advisor
Mesa County
Contact

Welcome Our New CRN Partners in Mesa County!

Oxford House

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The Rocky Mountain state is Home to a vast network of Oxford Houses of which provide an empowering peer-ran atmosphere that supports healthy lifestyle practices and comradery for those seeking long-term recovery. Colorado is a rapidly growing state through replication and expansion of the number of Oxford Houses by demand.  Our mission is to provide housing supported by the Oxford Model throughout all areas of the state for those in need, as well as contribute as a dedicated partner organization in support of unity and strength within the recovery community

Oxford House is a concept in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In its simplest form, an Oxford House describes a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Parallel to this concept lies the organizational structure of Oxford House, Inc. This publicly supported, non-profit 501(c)3 corporation is the umbrella organization which provides the network connecting all Oxford Houses and allocates resources to duplicate the Oxford House concept where needs arise.  The primary purpose of Oxford House, Inc. is to establish enough self-run, self-supported recovery houses to provide an opportunity for every recovering individual to learn a clean and sober way of life – forever

CRN Usage: Accepts email referrals through CRN

Regions: Mesa County

Strive

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STRiVE, formerly known as Mesa Developmental Services, has been serving Mesa County residents for over 50 years. Offering a variety of services to help families and support individuals with developmental disabilities, STRiVE is a partnership of people supporting people.

Throughout the history of our organization, we have been striving to fill in the gaps that exist in support services by providing qualified occupational therapy, respite, vocational, residential and other child and family support opportunities. As the needs have increased so has the diversity of our programs.

The new identity “STRiVE,” represents our staff and the people we support every day.

As we STRiVE to provide the best possible person-centered services, our clients STRiVE every day to be independent and take greater control of their lives.

CRN Use: Sending and Receiving referrals, participating on client Care Teams

Regions: Mesa County

A Network Partner Organization has users in CRN and may accept electronic referrals through CRN

An Associated Partner does not have users in CRN, but accepts email/fax referrals that are sent though CRN

Cherie Schmitz
Senior Community Advisor
Southwest Region
Contact

Welcome Our New CRN Partners in the Delta/Montrose/Gunnison Region!

SimpliFed

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We provide virtual, judgment-free breastfeeding/lactation and baby feeding support, centered on parents’ baby feeding goals and can help with breastfeeding (latch assessment, supply concerns, nipple/breast pain, infant oral assessments, etc), pumping (sizing, use, setting up a pumping schedule to maintain supply, etc.), formula prep and use, combination feeding, and more.

Our certified lactation providers deliver virtual, judgment-free breastfeeding/lactation and baby feeding support, centered on parents’ baby feeding goals and can help with breastfeeding (latch assessment, supply concerns, nipple/breast pain, infant oral assessments, etc), pumping (sizing, use, setting up a pumping schedule to maintain supply, etc.), formula prep and use, combination feeding, and more.

Health First Colorado, Rocky Mountain Health Plans and Colorado Access members have unlimited access to comprehensive breastfeeding and baby feeding support with SimpliFed throughout the baby feeding journey, starting in pregnancy. – These benefits are covered under the mother/ birthing parent or infant.

SimpliFed is an in-network provider with Aetna & TRICARE West; patients have access to 6 covered lactation appointments, starting in pregnancy.

No prior authorization or copays are required. We continue to expand our relationships with other health plans.

CRN usage:  Receives referrals via email from CRN

Regions:  Statewide

Charlie Health

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Charlie Health’s accessible, completely virtual Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is designed for those 11-33 who need more than one-time-per-week therapy. Our IOP consists of curated and customized groups, individual therapy, and family therapy. With our virtual and accessible platform, healing is possible from home. Our trauma-informed, masters-level clinicians use evidence-based therapy including DBT skills, CBT, ABFT, EMDR, and others. Our expert, creative arts therapists guide our patients through music, art, dance, movement, and meditation therapies. We offer specialized tracks based on the needs of our patients, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, trauma, substance use, and others. We work with all major health plans, including

Medicaid, to ensure that treatment is accessible and affordable. We take ALL Commercial and Medicaid plans in CO including Tricare and Kaiser. We can work with individuals and families with depression, trauma, mood disorder, anxiety disorders, self-harm, substance use disorders, gender dysphoria, and suicidal ideation.

CRN Usage: Receives referrals via fax and email via CRN

Regions: Statewide

A Network Partner Organization has users in CRN and may accept electronic referrals through CRN

An Associated Partner does not have users in CRN, but accepts email/fax referrals that are sent though CRN

from the Colorado Regional Health Connector Program

Funding Opportunities – Gillian and Hannah would love to support any grant applications you all might submit.

• Funding (no deadline) – Building and Bridging Connections Funding
• Mini-Grants (first come, first serve) – Office of Suicide Prevention
• Loans (no deadline noted) – Rural Community Facility Loans
• Funding (open for non-binding letters of intent) – Making Care Primary Model
• Funding (letter of intent due 9/28) – PCORI Engagement Award: Capacity Building
• Funding (letter of intent due 9/30) – Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) | The NIH recently issued a funding opportunity (deadline October 31) on NIH Commons initiative to promote health equity research hubs and community-led health equity structural interventions projects.
• Funding (due 10/1) – BEAM Black Wellness Innovation Fund Application | Through the Black Wellness Innovation Fund, BEAM is giving out grants of $10K to THREE Black-led peer support and community health projects that center Black folks living in distress or living with mental health conditions.
• Funding (due 10/3) – Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Programs
• Funding (opens 10/3, due 10/31) – COVID-19 Health Equity and Immunization Funding Opportunity | Funding under RFA #40624 specifically supports the following goals:
  • Expand existing and/or develop new mitigation and prevention resources and services to reduce COVID-19 related disparities among disproportionately affected populations.
  • Build, leverage, and expand support for COVID-19 prevention.
  • Advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they relate to COVID-19 health disparities.
  • Increase COVID-19 vaccination capacity across the jurisdiction, including among high-risk and underserved populations.
  • Ensure high-quality and safe administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Ensure equitable distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Increase vaccine confidence through education, outreach, and partnerships.
  • Develop and implement community engagement strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
  • Support high vaccination uptake in Tribal nations.
• Funding (10/6) – MultiPlan’s Rural Health Grant
• Funding (due 10/15) – The Colorado Health Foundation| Open opportunities for funding cycle are:
  • Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities
  • Advancing Advocacy and Justice with Communities of Color
• Funding (due 12/22) – Policies for Action Effects of State Preemption Policies on Racial Justice and Health Equity
• Funding (extended through May 31, 2024) – COVID-19 Health Equity and Immunization Funding Opportunity

Webinars, Trainings & Conferences

• Event Calendar – Telligen QI Connect Trainings, Meetings, and Other Opportunities for September
• Virtual Briefings (various dates) – The Colorado Health Foundation Poll
• Education Series (9/14, 10/12, 11/9) – The History of BIPOC Social Movements in Colorado
• Public Session (9/26) – HCPF Health Equity Plan | Latino community focus group
• Meeting (9/19) – Behavioral Health Integration PTO Update | Tuesday, September 19th, 2023, 2pm to 3pm; Topic: Updates from HCPF/PIP; Virtual meeting link: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/93136259938
• Training Webinar (9/20) – Equitable Evaluation – What’s Systemic Thinking and Practice Got to Do with It?
• Webinar (9/21) – Sustaining Collaborative Impact | Multi-sector collaboratives are transforming communities but what does it take to sustain them? Join the Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health for a conversation with Dr. Karen Smith, former California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health. Dr. Smith is a founding partner of Healthy Community Ventures, a consulting collaborative that helps communities shift power and ensure community voice, build the capacity to leverage their assets and maintain control of those assets.  Community collaboratives can become sustainable through integrated governance, administration, data management, and financing that includes a resilience fund accountable to the community.
• Training (9/28) – Social Justice Approaches to Youth Engagement
• Training Program (Coming Fall 2023) Denver SURJ’s Confronting White Supremacy (CWS) program
• Webinar (10/10) – Creating Accountability Through Data: From Racism and Neglect to Transparency and Repair
• Echo Series (10/10) – Pediatric Suicide Prevention | Even before COVID-19, one in seven Colorado high school students said they had seriously considered suicide within the past 12 months. Primary care interventions can have a dramatic positive impact on this pediatric mental health crisis. This ECHO series will support primary care providers in the outpatient setting by offering a practical suicide prevention care pathway based on the Zero Suicide framework. The five sessions will cover the implementation of an evidence-based screening tool, assessment, safety planning, lethal means safety, referral/resources and ongoing management follow-up plan to support youth experiencing suicidal ideation.
• Virtual Convening (10/17 – 10/19) – Building Power for Health Justice
• Training Webinar (10/18) – Systemic Thinking and Practice – What Is It and How do We Do It?
• Symposium (10/26) – Geriatrics & Aging Symposium
• Virtual Event (11/3) – Finding Purpose Across the Lifespan | This event will offer research-based techniques to hone your sense of purpose, no matter what stage of life you’re in, from the formative years of adolescence through midlife and older adulthood. It will also speak to educators, coaches, parents, mental health professionals, or anyone else trying to guide someone on their path to purpose. The half-day program will feature a series of hands-on, practical activities that participants will be able to try together, in real time, bringing the research to life.