Exploring Local Services at the Annual APHA meeting.

Linda J. Frazier

ATOD Section Councilor; Senior Partner, Public Health Connections

In November 2010 ATOD sponsored a site visit to Arapahoe House, a well-recognized Colorado community treatment provider, as part of the Annual Meeting activities. Section members met with staff and had an afternoon tour of the organization. Of particular interest was our discussion of Arapahoe House efforts to integrate their behavioral health services with primary health care for their clients by collaborating with a local family practice network, the Metro Community Provider Network of the Denver metro area (http://www.mcpn.com/welcome/Welcome.htm).

Arapahoe House provides drug treatment and mental health services to vulnerable individuals and families in metro Denver. For the last 35 years Arapahoe House has been empowering members of the community to find help, hope and healing from drugs and alcohol. With 13 locations and more than 20 specialized services, Arapahoe House is a leading non-profit provider of affordable drug and alcohol treatment and behavioral health services in Colorado. Arapahoe House services help more than 15,000 members of their community every year.  Services include addiction treatment for women and their children, teens, adults and families through residential, outpatient, housing, employment, DUI and women’s case management services.  Nationally recognized programs of Arapahoe House are designed to meet each client’s unique treatment needs to help give them a greater chance of recovery.

Interested in learning more about Arapahoe House? Visit www.arapahoehouse.org.

Know of a Washington, D.C., community provider we should consider for the ATOD 2011 Annual Meeting site visit? Contact Linda Frazier at linda@publichealthconnections.com or Kathye Gorosh at kgorosh@newageservices.org with your input or suggestions.