The Status of Mental Health Care in Colorado

October 2003 The Status of Mental Health Care in Colorado A disturbing combination of increasing need for mental health services and rapidly shrinking resources in Colorado brought several foundations together in early 2001 to jointly discuss mental health care needs in the state. Each of us wanted to better understand the full scope of the problem and what we, and others, might be able to do to address this challenging problem. With this in mind, the Mental Health Funders Collaborative was formed, a unique partnership of eight Colorado foundations: Caring for Colorado Foundation; The Colorado Trust; Daniels Fund; The Denver . . .