Aspen Hope Center (AHC) addresses the need for mental health support in our communities, covering its catchment area from Aspen to Parachute. The agency’s services and programs span the mental health continuum of care from prevention through recovery:
24-hour HopeLine: Expert mental health crisis clinicians staff a confidential hotline to ensure that immediate support is provided for individuals in emotional crisis.
School-based services: AHC currently staffs 19 clinicians across the Aspen, Roaring Fork and Garfield school districts, Aspen Country Day School,
Aspen Community School, Carbondale Community School and Yampah Mountain High School. Licensed mental health clinicians are stationed at local schools to ensure
preventive and early intervention support -- including one-on-one therapy and group sessions -- is available to all students.
Mobile crisis response: Crisis clinicians are available 24 hours, seven days a week to conduct in-person evaluations and address the needs of those experiencing
emotional crises. Clinicians also assist first responders, emergency departments and school districts upon request.
Intensive Stabilization Program (ISP): As an alternative to inpatient hospitalization and when appropriate, expert mental health therapists provide specialized,
wraparound services to individuals following the acute stages of crisis. This provides an opportunity for individuals to remain at home, in their community, and
receive support from loved ones.
Education and outreach: AHC offers various trainings including suicide awareness/prevention, psychological first aid, psychiatric emergencies, resilience and growth,
crisis avoidance and de-escalation, and neurobiology of stress.
Therapy: AHC employs a team of licensed therapists who provide solution-focused support for clients experiencing various types of life struggles.
Our mission is to extend a beacon of hope to those in emotional crisis and offer a continuum of comprehensive care while steadfastly working to decrease the stigma of mental illness through expert clinical treatment, public education, community collaboration and outreach.
Aspen Hope Center was formed in 2010 after the University of Colorado Depression Institute conducted a nine-month gap analysis. With a report and 50 recommendations in hand, the Hope Center opened with the following pillars of service meant to fill the gaps identified:
1. 24-hour HopeLine answered by local, experienced clinician
2. Mobile crisis team who can meet people at their location with any need
3. Education and outreach for professionals and lay people alike
4. Community partnerships
Organization name
Aspen Hope Center
2010
Category
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Organization Size
Large Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit
Address
Aspen Hope Center P.O. Box 1115Eagle County, CO, US
Pitkin County, CO, US
Garfield County, CO, US