Larimer County Behavioral Health Services exists because our community values behavioral health. We want taxpayers to know how their contributions are making measurable differences today, as we work toward making Larimer County is a community where people are empowered and supported in accessing a full range of behavioral health services that promote well-being for all. That's why we are launching The Lamplighter. Learn more, read past editions, and subscribe!
Our community values behavioral health so much so that people voted to invest in it through a 20-year tax initiative.
Taxpayers deserve to know how their investment is making a real difference. Every story of healing, every life touched, is a direct result of the tax initiative strengthening Larimer County's behavioral health system.
What follows are stories about the people and organizations that benefit from our community's investment of tax dollars -- our collective investment in one another. Click an image to read the full story.
“I’ll vouch for Longview,” said Essen, who bounced between stints in substance-use treatment and glimpses of sobriety for much of his adult life. “Nothing was working, and this worked.”
— Steffen Essen, first client at the Acute Care facility at Longview Campus
“Behavioral health is so important, so people don’t get out of jail and come back. It makes the community stronger, and it saves the community time and money.”
— The Matthews House Parent Café facilitator Diane Clark
“I absolutely believe that recovery is possible for every single person.”
— Jamie Powell, a licensed addiction counselor, licensed clinical social worker, and program supervisor for SummitStone Health Partners
“The main thing peer specialists do is foster hope. If we don’t do anything else, that’s what we do. We give people a glimpse of what’s possible. We transmute our own trauma to help others.”
— Terrell Keith, SummitStone Health Partners peer specialist supervisor at the Acute Care facility at Longview campus
“To say I support it (Juvenile Diversion), I do more than that. They transformed seven people’s lives for the better.”
— Isabelle, mother of five
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Have a story to share?
Are you connected to an organization that has received Larimer County behavioral health funding, either as a volunteer, employee, or client? Have a story to share about how these tax dollars are changing lives? Let's connect. Email Communications Specialist Madeline Novey at noveyme@co.larimer.co.us.
