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Crested Butte State of Mind (CBSOM) is a mental wellness connector committed to reducing the high rate of suicide in Gunnison County. Our mission is to connect our community to resources, education, and free counseling scholarships to improve mental wellness, eliminate stigma and lower the rate of suicide in the Gunnison Valley. CB State of Mind is committed to ensuring those who are uninsured or under-insured have access to mental health care and that means eliminating the barriers of cost, navigating the system, and connecting to the right service.
We have two main activities:
Therapy Scholarships: Providing access to mental health care for individuals who are uninsured/under-insured to our network of 30 local licensed therapists or telehealth partners with up to 10 counseling sessions per person for free. Over 3,000 one-hour counseling sessions have been provided since launching April 2020.
Stigma Reduction: Stigma Reduction: We are spearheading local stigma reduction activities collaboratively across organizations that work to improve knowledge, attitudes, and help-seeking behavior. Some examples include the Green Light Campaign, a painted Mental Health Matters Mountain Express Bus, film events, community conversations, monthly community connection events, and sharing local mental health impact stories to show that no one is alone.
Connecting our community to resources, education and free counseling scholarships to improve mental wellness, eliminate stigma and lower the rate of suicide in the Gunnison Valley.
In 2016, several Crested Butte locals took their own lives. These losses were a tipping point for a community that has struggled for years with high rates of substance abuse and mental illness. To respond to the growing mental health crisis, community members convened to launch a community planning effort. CBSOM was born out of these conversations. An executive director was hired in October 2019, and CBSOM officially started.
Organization name
Crested Butte State of Mind
other names
CB State of Mind
2019
Tax id (EIN)
84-3477504
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
PO BOX 1083Gunnison County, CO, US
Crested Butte, CO, US, 81224
Gunnison, CO, US, 81230
Mount Crested Butte, CO, US
Almont, CO, US, 81210