Mental Health
In 2020, There With Care expanded our services to include families with a child facing a mental health crisis. Since then, we have served 439 of these families, and our caseload continues to grow each year. By working together as a community, we can give these children and their families understanding, support, and the ability to face each day.
Families we support facing a mental health crisis:
A mother with twin daughters and a son shared that one of her daughters suffered from anorexia with an OCD component. Traveling back and forth to Children’s Hospital from Fort Collins while also working two jobs, the mother was exhausted, depleted, and lost on what to do. After eight months of treatment, her daughter showed signs of improvement, but this relief was short-lived. Shortly after, her twin sister started down the same path. Now the family had two children in crisis. This is a family we serve.
A young boy witnessed the murder of his mother and a sibling by his father, who then took his own life. Today, he struggles to make sense of what happened, dealing with emotional trauma that has led to his own devastating mental illness. He and his two brothers moved into an apartment complex to be near his older sister and her family. She does what she can to support all three boys, as well as her husband and two young children. This is a family we serve.
An aunt has become the guardian to her nephew, a boy in mental health crisis who needs constant care. She desperately needs to hire a caregiver so she can get to work and provide for both of them, but her financial resources are limited. This is a family we serve.
Mental health has become a public health threat for children, for adults, and for the community. Lack of resources, direction, and understanding create more angst and uncertainty. It is easy to blame oneself and to avoid conversations with people who either don’t understand or are uncomfortable speaking about the topic. This stigma can lead to isolation, discrimination, and shame. Many of the families we help are culturally treated differently during their crisis, they are less likely to receive meal trains or Go Fund Me support and they feel that concretely. Our program support of transportation assistance, food security, family essentials, and home stability all provide care, community, and connection that is strongly needed.
If you or someone you know is struggling, you’re not alone. Help is available.
Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — free, confidential, and open 24/7. Mental Health America offers resources during crisis, warmlines, caregiver support and more. In Colorado, you can also contact Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-TALK (8255) or visit coloradocrisisservices.org for chat support and walk-in locations.
