Resources For Mental Health Providers
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Building Hope provides many resources to Mental Health Providers in our community.
Contact info@buildinghopesummit.org at Building Hope with any questions about the resources listed below.
Scholarship Program:
Cost should never keep someone from receiving the mental health care they need. Building Hope provides a scholarship program for Summit County locals living and/or working in Summit County, who are unable to pay for therapy. Individuals, families, or couples can receive short-term funding to access therapy through an easy-to-use system.
Obtaining a scholarship for clients is a simple process. First, we work with the client to determine if they have a way to pay for therapy such as insurance, Medicaid, an EAP, etc. If barriers to accessing care remain, a Building Hope Scholarship will be issued.
Accepting scholarships is simple for local providers. We have a straightforward contracting process and pay reliably once a month for the care you provide to Building Hope scholarship clients. The basic requirements to be in our scholarship network are as follows:
- Therapist must provide 45-60 minute counseling sessions to Summit County clients
- Therapist must provide quality services to Summit County clients
- Therapist must provide timely and accurate billing at the end of each month
- Therapist must have appropriate Colorado licensure accessible in DORA without any restrictions
- Therapist must have liability/malpractice insurance
- Therapist must have office space and/or appropriate telehealth platform
- Therapist must provide W9 and Direct Deposit (ACH) information
- Therapist agrees to do their best to provide Solution Focused Brief Therapy as each scholarship entitles clients to up to 12 sessions
- Therapist agrees to notify Building Hope and/or update their Mountain Strong profile when their availability or other practice information changes
- Therapist agrees to refer clients to additional resources such as Community Connectedness Events and Support Groups
Please access these instructions for details on our provider registration process with Mountain Strong to become a Building Hope Scholarship Provider.
Extension Request Form for Scholarship Clients:
Building Hope scholarship providers can request up to 6 additional scholarship-funded therapy sessions for a client using this form.
IMPORTANT: Extension requests should be submitted only in exceptional circumstances — specifically for clients who still have no other means of paying for or accessing therapy and where ending services would negatively impact their emotional wellbeing or stability. These extensions should not be submitted as routine requests. If your extension request is denied, this is not an indication that Building Hope does not support that client’s ongoing care, simply a financial reality of our program budget limits.
We strive to review and respond to extension requests within 7–14 business days. If you have questions about the status of your request, please contact a Building Hope Care Team member at info@buildinghopesummit.org
For up to 6 Additional Sessions
Listing on Building Hope Website
Our goal is to provide a comprehensive list of all Summit County mental health providers on our website’s therapist directory.
Use this form to request being added to our website, or to submit updates to your provider profile page on our website’s therapist directory: Provider Information Online Form
Note: providers can manage and make updates to their Mountain Strong provider profile on their own. Please login to your provider dashboard to make any needed updates to your Mountain Strong profile or contact support@mountainstrong.org for assistance.
Equity Incentives:
Do you specialize in providing services for any of the following equity demographics?
Do you have deep experience, certifications or advanced skills in serving these vulnerable populations? If so, our Equity Incentive Program will reimburse you at a higher rate for scholarship clients who receive these specialized services from you. Please submit the linked application forms to express your interest and we will follow up with more information.
Insurance Support Program
Building Hope’s Insurance Support Program is designed to remove barriers that Summit County mental health providers and clients experience when trying to use health insurance for behavioral health services.
We know that some of the biggest challenges providers face include low reimbursement rates, complex billing systems, and the many non-reimbursable hours spent managing claims, credentialing, and administrative tasks. Our goal is to make accepting insurance a smoother, more sustainable process for our providers — so that more clients in our community can access care using their insurance benefits.
Through this program, Building Hope offers funding to help providers:
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Obtain credentialing with insurance carriers by working with third party credentialing services.
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Access technical assistance or consultation with subject matter experts to assist you in navigating credentialing, billing, or rate negotiations.
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Utilize online platforms that provide education, guidance, and tools for every step in the billing management process.
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Partner with third-party billing services, with Building Hope covering the cost of up to three initial claims for providers credentialed through our insurance support program.
By reducing these administrative burdens, we aim to make taking insurance more feasible and rewarding for local providers — ultimately improving access to care for Summit County residents.
Mini-Grants
Building Hope’s Mini-Grant Program is designed to be a nimble and responsive funding opportunity to fulfill short-term needs that an individual provider or agency might have when working to improve mental health services and capacity in Summit County.
The grant-funded program must be time-limited and have a concrete impact on one of the core community mental health goals:
- Improve behavioral health
- Create a stronger behavioral health delivery system,
- Improve community environment supportive of behavioral health
Providers may apply for a Mini-Grant for the following:
- Professional Development: Attending advanced training for the advancement of mental health specialization; Completing further education courses to advance career development.
- Community Support (Workshop or One Time Support Needs): Offering of a training program or workshop series in the community; Hosting an outside mental health professional to facilitate a training program for the community; Supporting translation services for a specialized mental health program; Purchase of prevention/education materials to promote emotional wellbeing or to provide information to an underserved population in Summit County; Offering a connecting event or program that requires a higher fee to deliver to the program.
Note: Receiving a mini-grant requires the provider to have a consistent practice in Summit County for a minimum of 2 years after being awarded the mini-grant, otherwise funds will need to be paid back to Building Hope.
Individual applicants may request up to $2,000 per year from the Mini-Grant program and agencies/group practices may receive a combined total of up to $25k per year (please note that each individual provider of the group practice/agency must submit an individual application).
Mini-Grants are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Please apply for a Building Hope mini-grant using the button below or contact info@buildinghopesummit.org.
Run a Building Hope-Sponsored Support Group
Building Hope can provide financial support for clinicians to develop and facilitate free, open support groups in Summit County. These groups must serve Summit County residents and workers and aim to increase access to mental health support within the community. For questions or more information, contact info@buildinghopesummit.org.
The Summit County Behavioral Health Education Fund
The Summit County Behavioral Health Education Fund supports career growth, workforce development, and retention within the behavioral health field. The program promotes equity and access by helping individuals who live/work in Summit County pursue education and licensure in the behavioral health field.
Through these educational awards, the fund aims to reduce a critical gap in Summit County’s behavioral health system — increasing the number of licensed therapists, case managers, and other mental health professionals, and ultimately expanding access to care and strengthening community resources.
The Summit County Behavioral Health Education Fund Committee manages the application and approval process. The application is a rolling, online application and is open year-round. Applications will be reviewed and awards made every other month by the Committee.
Educational awards available include:
- Tuition Assistance: Funding to help pay tuition costs from being enrolled in an accredited behavioral health related undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program through educational awards ranging from $2,001-$10,000. Awards get paid directly to students’ institutions. Individuals may only apply for financial support for one semester/quarter of tuition at a time (with the option of re-applying for more funding throughout the year).
- Supervision Grant: Mental health professionals may request up to $2,000/year to help cover their costs related to the attainment and completion of required supervision hours and expenses related to pursuing licensure. The relationship between supervisor and applicant is up to the applicant. Upon receipt of an invoice, Building Hope will pay the applicant the awarded grant dollars or their supervisor.
- Intern Stipend: Agencies, group practices, or private clinicians taking behavioral health student interns can apply for funding to give monetary stipends and incentive to otherwise unpaid interns. The supervisor will apply for the stipend and can request up to $2,000 that Building Hope will pay out to the supervisor/practice or to the intern directly, so the intern is compensated for their time and work.
Note: all educational awards (Tuition Assistance, Supervision Grants, & Intern Stipends) require the recipient to work/practice in Summit County for a minimum of 2 years after receiving the award, otherwise funds will need to be paid back to Building Hope.
Provider Networking Opportunities:
Building Hope supports our provider community with networking opportunities:
- Provider Mixer: The goal of these free, quarterly events is to give mental health professionals the opportunity to network with one another and provide updates and education around a variety of topics (everything from new programs to important system-level changes). This event is usually held at a venue that serves alcohol. Typically one drink ticket and dinner is provided. Please sign up for our provider mailing list by emailing info@buildinghopesummit.org to learn when our next mixer will take place!
- Community-Wide Navigation Meeting: Building Hope hosts this monthly meeting that brings together private and group practice providers, mental health agencies, and other community organizations to share resources, updates, and news about their programs, events, and other offerings. Come prepared to share about your organization or practice with the group! Email info@buildinghopesummit.org if you are interested in receiving the meeting registration link.
- Summit County Mental Health Providers Facebook Group: Please join our local Facebook Group to stay connected and network with other professionals in your field.
- Sign up for the CO Behavioral Health Administration’s email list to keep up to date with larger happenings statewide!
Continuing Education Opportunities:
Throughout the year, Building Hope partners with professional education groups and other provider communities to provide CEU opportunities, events, and webinars for our local provider community. Stay up-to-date on these opportunities by contacting info@buildinghopesummit.org or subscribing to our provider newsletter here.
Check out some of our past webinar sessions:
Envision:You Population-Specific Modules at NO COST!
Envision:You recently released four population-specific training modules designed to further enhance your skills and knowledge in providing inclusive care to specific populations within the LGBTQ+ community. All of the modules take one hour and are online, on-demand. The available modules are:
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Working with LGBTQ+ Youth
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Working with LGBTQ+ Older Adults
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Working with LGBTQ+ Communities of Color
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Working with Transgender and Gender-Diverse Communities
If you have completed Levels 1 and 2 of the LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Provider Training Program, you are eligible to take ALL FOUR of the population-specific modules at NO COST. This no-cost opportunity for continued learning is available through November 10th. Starting after November 10th, if you have successfully completed Levels 1 and 2, you will have the opportunity to choose one population-specific module at no additional cost, rather than all four modules. For any additional training modules beyond this, the fee will be $95 each.
To register and complete the population-specific modules at no cost through November 10th, login to your TalentLMS account and navigate to the course catalog.
To learn more about the modules, visit envision-you-training.org. Should you have any questions or require support, you can reach out to our dedicated team at training@envision-you.org.
We sincerely appreciate your dedication to delivering culturally responsive and identity-affirming care to the LGBTQ+ community, as well as your ongoing initiatives to enhance the inclusivity of your practice. Your commitment is truly commendable.
With gratitude,
The Envision:You Training Team
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