Family Help in COLORADO

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TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO HELP YOUR TEEN

AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

• Take an honest look at your child's behavior and family situation.

• Become informed of your child's issues.

• Network the resources listed on the Family Help pages and throughout the Focus website to find referrals to mental health services and supportive programs.

• Follow through on professional advice and treatment plans.

• Build a support system from family, friends, self-help groups, and your place of worship.

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Colorado Information

Hotlines & Helplines  -  Helping Resources

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Programs & Services

Al-Anon and Alateen in Colorado

970-224-7020  Fort Collins

970-350-0016  Greeley

719-564-0200  Pueblo, Trinidad, Walsenburg

970-382-8504  Southwest Colorado

1-888-966-4662  Western Slope region

12 Step support to help friends and families of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend.  Alateen is the recovery support program for young people affected by someone else's drinking   Visit Alcohol & Teen Drinking

The ALIE Foundation

303-662-8402  Englewood

Educates parents and children about the dangers of abduction and the precautions that should be taken to lessen the dangers, and provides bloodhound dogs to law enforcement agencies to aid in searches for missing and lost persons including children and senior citizens.  Visit Runaways and Missing Children.

Blue Sky Bridge Child and Family Advocacy Program

303-444-1388  Boulder

Child advocacy center providing services to sexually abused children and their families, and providing prevention education to the community.  Visit Abuse: Sexual.

Bridgeway Home for Pregnant Teens & Their Babies

303-969-0515  Lakewood

Residential program providing education, counseling, and support for pregnant and parenting teenagers.  Visit Teen Sexual Behavior: Issues & Concerns.

Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs

719-636-2345  Colorado Springs

Catholic Charities of Denver

303-742-0828  Denver

Catholic Charities of Pueblo

719-544-4233  Pueblo

Services include counseling, shelter, family support, parenting education, summer camps, and youth programs.  Visit Parenting Teens.

Collbran Job Corps Center

970-487-3576  Collbran

Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

The Conflict Center

303-433-4983  Denver

Programs, classes, and workshops for children, adolescents, and adults that teach practical skills needed to make non-violent choices and non-violent methods for dealing with conflict and anger.  Visit Anger in Our Teens & in Ourselves.
 

Crime Victim Services Directory

1-800-261-2682

Search for online directory of victim services throughout Colorado.  Visit Teen Violence and School Violence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Directory of Family & Children's Agencies in Colorado

Searchable database of services provided by child welfare and mental health providers in the State of Colorado.  Visit Parenting Teens.

Eagle Rock School

970-586-0600  Estes Park

Eagle Rock both a school for high school age students and a professional development center for adults, particularly educators. The school is a year-round, residential, and full-scholarship school that enrolls young people ages 15-17 from around the United States in an innovative learning program with national recognition.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

Fatherhood Programs in Colorado

Programs in Colorado that promote and support responsible parenting by fathers.  Visit Single Parenting and Stepfamilies & Co-Parenting.

Florence Crittenton School

303-733-7686  Denver

School for pregnant and parenting teens, grades 7-12.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

I Have a Dream® Foundation of Boulder County

303-444-3636

Promotes self-sufficiency and educational success for low-income children by providing a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, social and  academic enrichment, and guaranteed scholarships for higher education. Visit Youth Who Drop Out.

Jewish Family Service of Colorado

303-415-1025  Boulder

303-597-5000  Denver

Services include programs for mental health, individuals with disabilities, emergency assistance, domestic violence and teen abuse prevention, and support for individuals and families.  Search the Jewish Disabilities Network Resource Guide for support, information, and referral.

Lutheran Family Services of Colorado

970-353-5267  Greeley

303-922-3433  Metro Denver

970-266-1788  Northern Colorado

719-227-7571  Southern Colorado

Programs include family support, teen pregnancy prevention, pregnancy counseling, adoption services, foster care services, disaster assistance, and crisis response.  Visit Parenting Teens.

Parent Pathways

303-321-6363  Denver

Programs include the Florence Crittenton School, a middle and high school, providing an education and a comprehensive range of services to pregnant and parenting teen girls; Young Fathers Services that assist young fathers with individualized, one-on-one pre-employment counseling, parenting classes, employment readiness, tutoring and GED support; and Housing Services that provide transitional housing for young families who receive intensive case management individualized to address the unique needs of each family.  Young parents work with case managers to develop a comprehensive plan to achieve self-sufficiency.

RAAP - Rape Assistance and Awareness Program

303-322-7273  Denver  24 Hour

Services to both female and male survivors of rape and incest who are ages 13 and older, including victim advocacy, counseling, and abuse prevention programs.  Visit Abuse: Sexual.

Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center

303-692-1165  Denver

Programs include legal representation of endangered children, domestic violence programs representing child victims, youth advocacy clinic, foster parent training, horticultural therapy program for youth, and animal-assisted therapy programs.  Visit Abuse.

Savio House

719-634-8365  Colorado Springs

303-225-4100  Denver

970-535-0828  Northern Colorado

Provides services that strengthen families and prevent child abuse, neglect and youth delinquency, including in-home counseling, crisis intervention, therapeutic foster care, and temporary residential treatment for adolescents.  Visit Teen Behavior Problems.

Urban Peak

719-630-3223  Colorado Springs

303-974-2900  Denver

Services for homeless and runaway youth between the ages of 14 and 24 years of age, including shelter, medical clinic, job skills training, GED classes, mentoring programs, transportation assistance, family counseling and reunification program.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.