New center will strengthen services for youth and families statewide, with key benefits for Northern Colorado
Colorado State University will launch a new Workforce Capacity Center after receiving a $6 million, two-year investment from the State of Colorado to expand behavioral health training and support statewide. The effort is expected to bring significant benefits to Northern Colorado, where demand for youth and family behavioral health services continues to grow—especially in rural communities.
Colorado has long faced shortages of behavioral health professionals, with gaps in access disproportionately affecting rural and frontier regions. The new Colorado System of Care Workforce Capacity Center, housed in CSU’s School of Social Work, will train and coach behavioral health providers to better meet the needs of approximately 1,000 youth and families in its first year…