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A Note from our Executive Director
Turning Point has been serving the therapeutic needs of youth in Colorado since 1967. What began as an emergency shelter for adolescents in the juvenile justice system is now a multi-service agency offering a continuum of services which includes: crisis intervention services, adolescent day treatment programs, in-home therapies and treatment, coaching and mentoring programs, individualized education curriculum, and intensive residential treatment.
Turning Point has changed tremendously over the years and continually responds to the needs of the communities in which we serve in an effort to better reach out to the children and families who most need our help.
Our fastest growing program, Crisis Intervention Services, fills the gap in services for uninsured children in crisis due to mental health and/or substance abuse, and ensures these children are getting the services and treatment they need.
Changes in funding priorities and preferred methods of care have also led to the growth of our Community Centered Services programming - coaching (which matches at risk-youth with coaches or mentors,) and in-home individual and family therapies.
Turning Point remains most well known for its treatment approach of co-occurring disorders (mental health and substance abuse issues.) Our therapists, teachers, and treatment teams utilize evidence based practice across all programs to make certain the children in our care are receiving the best treatment options available.
I have been with Turning Point for nearly 20 years. I began as a counselor then moved on to positions as a therapist, program director, chief operating officer, and am proud to now serve as the agency's Executive Director. So many children have left our programs, armed with a high school diploma or GED, to continue on to college, to lead happy and healthy lives.
Our agency now serves more than 580 children and their families each year. This number is staggering, and this number is growing. There are too many children struggling with abuse, victimization, drugs and alcohol, and mental health illnesses in Colorado. We are here to help. Our goal is to improve the lives of all children that walk through our doors.
Please consider a donation today. You will make a difference in the lives of Colorado youth.
Stephanie Brown, LCSW Executive Director
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