UnitedHealth Group Donates $300,000 to YouthZone to Support Teen Mental Health Across Colorado’s Western Slope in Collaboration With the Colorado Attorney General’s Office
2021年12月14日 - 5:00AM
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Contribution by Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a
UnitedHealth Group company, is the latest in a $30 million effort
that supports the expansion of access to mental health support and
services for youth
Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a UnitedHealth Group company (NYSE:
UNH), is donating $300,000 to YouthZone to foster positive youth
development for teens across Colorado’s Western Slope. The
three-year contribution will help YouthZone expand its services to
school-based settings and deliver mental health and substance abuse
support to at least 470 youth and their families annually.
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“Supporting youth mental health has never been more important
than it is today, during the pandemic. We are proud to add
YouthZone as a partner in the Healthy Youth/Strong Colorado Fund to
expand the available mental health and wellness programs for youth
in Western Colorado,” said Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
“I’d like to thank Rocky Mountain Health Plans and UnitedHealth
Group for this meaningful contribution and for their partnership to
support youth mental health and wellness in Colorado.”
The YouthZone programs and services that will be expanded
include counseling, substance use education, restorative
conversations and circles, and life skills training.
“There couldn’t be a better time to increase support for youth
mental health,” said Jami Hayes, executive director of YouthZone.
“This generous support from Rocky Mountain Health Plans will help
us serve more young people as we’re seeing the needs
skyrocket.”
The donation by Rocky Mountain Health Plans completes the $5
million pledge that created the “Healthy Youth/Strong Colorado
Fund,” a collaborative partnership with the Colorado attorney
general’s office to expand nonprofit mental health resources and
services to empower youth, as well as to help avoid criminal
justice system involvement and address the school-to-prison
pipeline. It is part of the overall $30 million contribution by
UnitedHealth Group to Colorado nonprofit organizations focused on
advancing health equity that was announced in April 2021. In
addition to YouthZone, this includes grant partnerships with:
- Mile High Youth Corps, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, and Western
Colorado Conservation Corps, to provide a new criminal justice
diversion program promoting employment, education, mental health
support and service opportunities.
- Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado, to expand programming and
serve more youth across the state.
- Sources of Strength, to expand access to youth suicide
prevention programs in schools.
- The Center on Colfax, to support career counseling and
empowerment for LGBTQ young adults, as well as mental health
services.
- The Place, to increase stability and support for youth
experiencing homelessness in El Paso County.
- The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation, to fund STEM education
among young women and people of color as well as other programs
across the Western Slope.
“Before the pandemic, health care providers had been seeing a
growing need for mental health and substance-misuse supports for
youth and families,” said Alyssa Rose, executive director of Rocky
Mountain Health Plans, Community & State. “We are honored to
support YouthZone and expand access to mental health services to
meet the needs of youth who need support.”
About YouthZone Established in 1976, YouthZone is focused
on fostering positive youth development for teens across Colorado’s
Western Slope. It offers assessment and counseling services for
both youth and parents, and has close relationships with school
systems and law enforcement who refer at-risk youth to YouthZone
for help.
About UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH)
is a diversified health care company dedicated to helping people
live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work
better for everyone. UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of
products and services through two distinct platforms:
UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits
services; and Optum, which provides information and
technology-enabled health services. For more information, visit
UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow
@UnitedHealthGrp on Twitter.
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Media Contacts: Jenifer McCormick, UnitedHealth Group
(612) 940-4707 jenifer_mccormick@uhg.com
Lawrence Pacheco, Colorado Attorney General’s Office (720)
245-4689 Lawrence.pacheco@coag.gov
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