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Free, confidential 24/7 crisis support for anyone in suicidal, mental health, or substance-use distress.

Main services Crisis Support Medical care

Serving Suicide attempt survivors

Mutual support for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else's drinking or drug use.

Main services Addiction & recovery Loved Ones

The original 12-step fellowship; free meetings worldwide for anyone with a desire to stop drinking.

Main services Addiction & recovery Social Support

National membership association representing collegiate recovery programs and the faculty, staff and students connected to them; offers education, resources and community connections for people in recovery in higher education.

Main services College & university Education & Information

Collegiate recovery community run by the Health Center at Auraria: weekly all-recovery meetings, campus events and peer support for MSU Denver, CU Denver and Community College of Denver students.

Main services Addiction & recovery Social Support

Re-entry nonprofit that starts inside Colorado prisons (Canon City, Ordway and Pueblo facilities) with The Challenge, a 32-week program in job readiness, character development, re-entry planning and entrepreneurship, followed by the 12-week Pathway program, care management and resource navigation after release.

Main services Criminal justice support Help find work Job training

Faith-based Denver ministry serving people experiencing homelessness with a weekday breakfast program that offers food, clothing, showers and pastoral care, plus mobile street outreach. It also runs men’s reentry and residential discipleship programs.

Main services Clothing Criminal justice support Meals Personal hygiene

A worldwide 12-step fellowship of recovering addicts who meet to share experience, strength and hope; local meetings are run by area groups, including a Colorado Area.

Main services 12-step

Denver-area nonprofit clinic offering family medicine, chronic disease care, dental care, behavioral health, vaccinations and telemedicine, focused on immigrant, refugee and underserved communities. Interpretation is offered in over 40 languages, with offices in Denver and Aurora.

Main services Dental care Discounted healthcare Mental health care Primary care

Outpatient practice offering individual and couples counseling for addiction, substance use, dual diagnosis, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and more, plus one-on-one peer recovery coaching with coaches in Colorado Springs and the Denver/Aurora area. Welcomes BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clients.

Main services Counseling Outpatient mental health Peer recovery coaching Substance abuse counseling

Free, 24/7 mental-health crisis support by text message with a trained volunteer counselor.

Main services Crisis Support Medical care

Serving Teens (13-19)

Free career training and job placement program with personal development and holistic support, followed by career tracks in healthcare, trades, transportation, culinary, sales and office administration. Campuses are in Denver, Englewood, Arvada and Aurora.

Main services Help find work Job training Skills & training

Peer-led mental health and wellness support groups (online and in person) for food, beverage and hospitality workers, plus workplace wellness, suicide- and overdose-prevention classes and a text service for managers.

Main services Mental health care Social Support Suicide prevention

City and county public health department; its Community & Behavioral Health division runs overdose education and naloxone distribution and a peer support program staffed by people with lived experience.

Main services Health education Peer recovery coaching

Faith-based outreach: daily street outreach, a clothing closet and pantry by appointment, THRIVE re-entry support after incarceration, youth programs and family support, all free.

Main services Clothing Criminal justice support Food pantry

Denver’s public hospital and health system. Behavioral health includes adult and youth outpatient therapy, Denver CARES (non-opioid substance rehabilitation and evaluation), adolescent detox, methadone and buprenorphine treatment, and psychiatric emergency services.

Main services Detox Hospital treatment Medications for addiction Outpatient mental health

Opioid treatment program offering methadone maintenance and Suboxone with counseling, guest dosing and discharge planning, plus primary care with checkups, onsite lab testing and medication management; no inpatient detox (refers out).

Main services Medications for addiction Outpatient treatment Primary care Substance abuse counseling

Faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter and meals for people experiencing homelessness in Denver and Northern Colorado. It also runs recovery, transitional and homelessness prevention programs.

Main services Addiction & recovery Emergency shelter Meals Transitional housing

National nonprofit working to end overdose deaths: free naloxone and fentanyl test strips, overdose-response training and certification, and campus chapters.

Main services Health education Medical supplies

National recovery advocacy nonprofit; supports and accredits recovery community organizations and peer recovery support services, runs peer-run training and technical assistance, and publishes a recovery resource library.

Main services Addiction & recovery Education & Information

A 12-step fellowship for the family and friends of those with a drug, alcohol, or behavioral problem.

Main services Addiction & recovery Loved Ones

Serving Parents & guardians

A recovery community for people with addiction, their loved ones and spiritual refugees, offering weekly Saturday gatherings, recovery meetings and live streams, trauma-informed yoga, sober events, problem gambling resources and the FREE Cafe run by people in recovery.

Main services Addiction & recovery Loved Ones Social Support Spiritual support

Recovery support using an all-pathways approach: peer recovery coaching, goal setting and action plans, and help connecting to resources, employment, education and advocacy.

Main services Help find work Peer recovery coaching

The shared campus clinic on the Auraria Campus offering primary care, mental health care, telehealth, labs, X-rays, immunizations, an on-site pharmacy and specialty care such as gynecology and psychiatry.

Main services Checkup & test Outpatient mental health Primary care Sexual and reproductive health