Partnership expands Weld mobile behavioral-health services
GREELEY — A partnership between The Weld Trust, North Range Behavioral Health and the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment is expanding access to behavioral-health services through the county’s Public Health Mobile Unit.
The new partnership embeds a North Range Behavioral Health team member directly into Weld County Public Health outreach activities and mobile health operations, helping connect residents to mental-health support, behavioral-health navigation, case management, crisis support and community resources.
The initiative announced Monday is funded through support from The Weld Trust.
“Behavioral-health access remains an important community health need in Weld County, especially for residents facing transportation, geographic, and other barriers to care,” Shaun May, division director for public services at WCDPHE, said in a prepared statement. “By integrating behavioral-health services into our mobile health outreach efforts, we are working to bring support directly into communities and create more accessible pathways to care.”
Under the agreement, North Range Behavioral Health will provide up to 40 hours per week of behavioral-health support services through the mobile health program and outreach activities. Services may include behavioral-health consultation, early intervention, psychoeducation, family support, referrals, community resource navigation and crisis-management services.
“This partnership represents the type of collaborative, community-based approach needed to address growing behavioral-health needs across Weld County,” Kim Collins, CEO of North Range Behavioral Health, said in a news release. “Meeting people where they are can make a meaningful difference in connecting individuals and families to care earlier.”
The Board of Weld County Commissioners approved the agreement in April after a public work session discussion on the partnership
“Weld County is a great place because people come together to solve problems and support one another,” county commission chair Scott James said in a prepared statement. “This partnership is another example of what can be accomplished when local organizations work together.”
A partnership between The Weld Trust, North Range Behavioral Health and the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment is expanding access to behavioral-health services through the county’s Public Health Mobile Unit.
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