RAVI’S PROVIDER UPDATES
Dear Summit County Mental Health Professionals,
Happy February! We hope this message finds you well. Enclosed please find a slew of updates for your perusal. Please contact ravi@buildinghopesummit.org with any questions.
Provider PRC Survey
Important Survey for Providers:
Building Hope Summit County and Eagle Valley Behavioral Health are working together again to conduct a behavioral health survey of our counties on behalf of the Katz Amsterdam Foundation. We participated in this survey in 2020 and 2022 and found the data to be invaluable for assessing our current services and programs and directing our community collaboration for the future.
Please use this link to access the PRC survey for mental health providers in Summit County. Your feedback is crucial for us to help improve quality of life for Summit locals: www.PRCsurvey.com/begin/
Building Hope News
Workflow Reminder: Bridge Scholarships
Building Hope may issue 4 sessions instead of 12 for some clients with health insurance. If you see a client with 4 sessions in your Mtn Strong provider portal, please verify their benefits and get back to Ravi to inform him of the fees associated with your scholarship client’s mental health visits.
If the client has an affordable, flat copay, we will discontinue the scholarship and transition them to insurance so you can provide them with longer term sustainable care. If the client’s copay is unaffordable, or the client has to meet their deductible, we will unlock the rest of the scholarship for the full 12 sessions.
We will try to verify benefits ourselves before sending you a client, but in cases where this is not possible, we will ask our providers to support us in discerning whether our clients could have potential care options through insurance. This will also help us ensure that our charitable funding is used for those that need it the most.
Provider profile updates:
The following specialties have been added as searchable options for your profile on Building Hope’s Provider Directory:
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Psychedelic-assisted Psychotherapy
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Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy
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Psychedelic Prep & Integration
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Compassion Fatigue
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Perinatal
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Veterans
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First Responders
The following payor sources have been added as well:
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Crime Victims Compensation Fund
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Second Wind Fund
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iMatter
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Carelon Behavioral Health
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TriWest
Please email Ravi to have your profile updated. If you’d like to see any other additions to the list of searchable specialties, treatment orientations and insurances, please reach out with suggestions.
It’s Tax Season!
1099s were issued per IRS guidelines on January 26th. Please look for an email from Track 1099 & W2 (no-reply@track1099.com) with the subject line “1099-NEC from Building Hope Summit County” You’ll click the button that says “Retrieve your 1099-NEC” and enter the info needed to authenticate. Remember to use your Business EIN rather than your Social Security Number if that is what’s registered with Building Hope. Questions? Email finance@
Please note that scholarship program providers will receive two 1099s, one from Vail Health for your main payment of $100 per session, and one from us for your additional surcharge to make you whole at your rate.
Vail Health 1099:
You will receive a 1099 by both mail and email to the addresses that Vail Health has on file from your Mountain Strong account. For tax documents, the mailing address Vail Health has on file is the address indicated on your submitted W9. Please note that you will not receive a 1099 if you made less than $600 from Mountain Strong/Vail Health. You are only required to file a 1099 if you make $600 or more from a contracting company. If you have questions or do not receive your 1099, please reach out to accounts_payable@vailhealth.
New Provider Rates in 2024
While we await the advent of the new contracts for Mountain Strong, please note that your rate will increase by about 10% for 2024. We will also cease paying surcharges from Building Hope for your scholarship appointments, and all payments will come directly and only from Vail Health.
SAVE THE DATE: March Provider Social Mixer
Our next provider mixer will be on Tues, March 12th from 6-8:30pm.
Details coming soon! Location TBD! Looking forward to enjoying your company!
Community Updates
Spanish Language Focus Group for Summit Stage
There is a Spanish language-facilitated Summit Stage focus group scheduled for Tuesday, February 13th 6-7PM at the FIRC offices (251 W 4th St, Silverthorne, CO).
Food, childcare, and financial incentives will be provided for the attendees. Because space is limited (we are hoping for 10-15 participants), please have people register at this link: tinyurl.com/
Register for the AA panel using the QR code above or on Eventbrite here.
Our next Community-Wide Navigation Zoom Meeting – Wed, 2/21/24 at 9am
Building Hope merged our larger, agency/organizational, mental health navigation meeting with our smaller monthly therapist/provider meeting. Each month will alternate between presentations from the community and individual updates. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 2/21 at 9am. This month (February) will be dedicated to individual, organization and provider updates.
Click this link to add the meeting to your calendar, or if that doesn’t work feel free to email Ravi to be added. Alternatively, here is the Zoom link for your reference.
Mountain Strong Provider Guides:
Here are a couple helpful resources for getting the most out of the Mountain Strong platform. Use the links below to get an overview of Mountain Strong as well as review details on setting up your provider profile, connecting to clients, getting paid and much more. These links can also be found on your provider dashboard under the resources tab.
Provider Dashboard Overview Slide Deck
Recording of Mountain Strong 101 Overview Presentation from January 24
Colorado Child Tax Credit
The Colorado Child Tax Credit is available to Colorado residents with incomes of $75,000 or less ($85,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly) and with children under age six as of Dec. 31, 2023. Thanks to state lawmakers and the Governor for new relief for kids, older adults and low income Coloradans — take advantage, for this upcoming tax season only (2023 Tax Year), of lower property taxes, increased tax refunds for low-income Coloradans, increased earned income tax credits for working low-income Coloradans, rental relief, and free lunches for low-income kids through summer of 2024. Please visit Get Ahead Colorado for assistance as needed.
Apply Now for the HCPF Criminal Justice Collaborative
HCPF is seeking applicants for the HCPF
The Collaborative will ensure robust stakeholder participation to provide ongoing feedback in the development of criminal justice projects including: ARPA 8.10 – Criminal Justice
The Collaborative will meet monthly beginning in February to provide feedback on presentations, reports, and work products.
Applicants can apply to represent the following groups:
Counties (DHS)
Prisons (DOC)
Probation
Jails
Providers – Physical Health, Behavioral Health & MAT
People who have been incarcerated
RAEs
Advocates
CHP+ representation
Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) Criminal Justice Team
Division of Youth Services (DYS) Team
Please reach out to hannah.hall@state.co.us
PRC survey specific to the COMMUNITY
We are supporting an important survey to learn more about the quality of life, community engagement, and health needs related to mental health and substance abuse in Summit County. If you are a resident of Summit County, please take 5 minutes to complete the online survey. Your responses are completely anonymous and will help us study ways to make improvements in improving our quality of life.
Provider Trainings & Workshops
Mental Health Colorado has several interesting events and training sessions that can be accessed here: mentalhealthcolorado.org/
Two Webinars with Charlie Health
Higher Education and IOPs: Supporting the Needs of High Acuity Students in Higher Education
Nationally, the number of students seeking clinical care on college campuses has more than doubled in the past decade. Join us and Mantra Health for a free continuing education event that presents an innovative model that helps counseling centers better support high acuity students through the integration of virtual intensive outpatient care.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
3:00pm ET • 2:00pm CT • 1:00pm MT • 12:00pm PT
Dissecting Self-Diagnosis in the TikTok Era
Join Charlie Health for an engaging and timely conversation on self-diagnosis in the TikTok era. We’ll discuss the nuances of social media and mental health, self-diagnosis as a potential form of identity formation, and how clinicians can best support their clients along their diagnostic journey. (This event was originally rescheduled from November 29, 2023).
Thursday, February 15, 2024
3:00pm ET • 2:00pm CT • 1:00pm MT • 12:00pm PT
Nurturing Parenting Training for Families with Children ages 6-12
Strengthening Families will be offering this training for families beginning February 29th. It will be six sessions on consecutive Thursdays from 5:45 to 7:45 pm at Dillon Valley Elementary School. Cost is $10, however scholarships are available. Childcare will be available and classes will be in English and Spanish. Please reach out to Cary Brown for registration. See flyer below:
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
The Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention (OSP) is pleased to offer Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) trainings to health care professionals who provide ongoing mental health treatment and support. CAMS is designed to help providers and people participating in services who are at risk of suicide to engage in collaborative problem-solving and the creation of effective safety plans.
Learn about the background of the CAMS training here: https://cams-care.com/
CAMS APPLICATION LINK
Priority Deadline: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Registration norms, expectations, and kind asks:
As a reminder, this training is being offered for Colorado clinicians (psychologist, psychiatrist, counselors, etc.) and/or other behavioral health providers working in clinical settings and providing ongoing behavioral health care.
We are encouraging interested participants to apply as soon as possible for priority consideration, as we have a very strict capacity limit for each training.
If you feel there is a high likelihood you won’t be able to attend a training, we kindly ask that you do not register at this time. Our office provides this training free of charge, and we often run into situations where interested participants will register and then no-show, or cancel too close to the training date to fill their space. We almost always reach capacity for our CAMS
Before attending the role-playing course, participants will need to complete a ~4-hr online video course, so earlier registration will help provide enough time to complete the video course. To learn more about the CAMS training and it’s requirements, please visit htt
Please feel free to reach out to kaleigh.kessel@state.co.us
Advanced Clinical Attachment Training in Perinatal Substance Use
This free upcoming clinical Perinatal Substance Use training is being offered by DU and will take place on February 23, 2024 from 9:00am-2:00pm. This training is offered through a hybrid format in person and virtually via Zoom. There are 100 total trainee spots per training date.
Due to great interest and limited training spots, the application process is competitive. This training is available to graduate students at the University of Denver and community providers in the state of Colorado. Our team will review your application and contact you regarding the status of your application.
Please learn more and submit your application here.
Envision You FREE introductory Level 1 training:
The Envision:You team is grateful to announce the receipt of funding from the Colorado Office of Health Equity to support our LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Provider Training Program. The financial support allows us the opportunity to offer 200 seats in our Level 1: Introductory Training – at no cost!
Our Level 1: Introductory Training is a 75-minute on demand, online training allowing for ease of completion on participants’ own time. Participants will increase their understanding of LGBTQ+ history, expand their knowledge on inclusive language, as well as explore best practices for providing affirming care to LGBTQ+ individuals.
If you are interested in receiving our training at no-cost, you can fill out the interest form here.
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk Trainings
The Office of Suicide Prevention is happy to announce AMSR training dates for 2024. For more detailed information about the no-cost opportunity please visit and utilize the link below to register!
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) teaches best practices recommended by the nation’s leading experts in the research and delivery of safer suicide care. AMSR-Trained professionals report increased willingness, confidence, and clarity in working with clients and patients at risk of suicide. A certificate of completion will be available after submission of the post-training survey within two weeks of the training.
Please note: All AMSR Training dates below are a live virtual option via Zoom.
Register today to reserve your spot. https://www.eventsquid.
Dates Available (all held 7:30AM-4:00PM MST):
Outpatient, February 5th, 2024
Outpatient, March 4th, 2024
Outpatient, April 8th, 2024
Inpatient, April 15th, 2024
Substance Use Disorder, May 13th, 2024
Partner News
Alchemy Therapy and Wellness:
Modern Love Support Group
New Psych NP at High Country Infusion
New intern with Katie Schmidt
New therapist with JF Counseling
Mile High Behavioral Health Offerings
Speak Up Reach Out: support groups
Let’s Talk about “That”: Virtual support for whatever is weighing on your mind.
The Invisible Crowd: Virtual support for local healthcare professionals and home health aides.
Stuck In A Rut! – Managing Life (Men’s Group): We are gonna talk about some manly stuff!
Job Opportunities
Paragon is hiring fora Mobile Crisis Care Manager:
https://paragonbhc.bamboohr.
Casey Donohoe will be departing as hospital social worker:
Although a position in not yet posted, Casey’s role will be opening up soon (timeframe not exact). If you’re interested in taking over as the social worker for the hospital, please contact her at CaseyDonohoe@centura.org.
Unsheltered in Summit will be hiring for a part time role:
As Unsheltered in Summit continues to grow, they are ramping up to hire a part time worker to managing the Safe Parking Program and expand housing resources in Summit. If you are interested, please contact Diane Luellen at dianeluellen@comcast.net.
FIRC is hiring:
Bilingual Seasonal Health Navigator
Bilingual Food Market Associate
See summitfirc.org/en/employment/ for more details.
Last Word!
Please join our Summit County Provider Facebook page and please take our provider survey so we can continue to support our provider community.
If you would like to be added to the provider directory on Building Hope’s website or make updates to your existing profile, please fill out this form. For simple updates to your availability status, please email Ravi. If applicable: please also remember to log in to your Mountain Strong profile and make edits there as well!
We hope to see you at one of our community events.
*Building Hope Summit County*
*PO Box 1771, Frisco, CO 80443*
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