Mental Health America Of Colorado

TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES - IDENTIFYING AS LGBTQ+ (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND QUESTIONING) DOES NOT RESULT IN MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. HOWEVER, FOR MANY LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CONDITIONS NEGATIVELY IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. MANY IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY FACE DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE, DENIAL OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, HARASSMENT, AND FAMILY REJECTION, WHICH CAN LEAD TO NEW OR WORSENED MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH INTERSECTING RACIAL OR SOCIOECONOMIC IDENTITIES, WHICH LEADS TO INCREASED RISKS AND PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. FURTHER, FINDING AN IDENTITY-AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CAN BE AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT PROCESS THAT IS OFTEN A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO CARE DUE TO FEAR OF DISCRIMINATION. TO ADDRESS THESE DISPARITIES AND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, YOU:FLOURISH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021.YOU:FLOURISH, OPERATING AS AN INITIATIVE OF MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO AND ENVISION:YOU, IS A DIGITAL PLATFORM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE UNIQUE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOU:FLOURISH (HTTPS://YOUFLOURISH.APP/APP/HOME) OFFERS LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ACCESS TO THOROUGHLY VETTED RESOURCES ALIGNED AROUND KEY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (COMMUNITY, FINANCIAL, ENVIRONMENT, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, CULTURE) TO BOLSTER MENTAL HEALTH AND OVERALL WELL-BEING; FACILITATES PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORTS VIRTUALLY; AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO A DIRECTORY OF VETTED LGBTQ+ HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. CURRENTLY LAUNCHED IN COLORADO AS OF APRIL 2024, THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WILL SUPPORT YOU:FLOURISH IN LAUNCHING AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL AS FURTHER ENHANCE AND INNOVATE THE USER EXPERIENCE.