About Us

MEMBERSHIP
The membership of the Coalition numbers over 300 and includes parents of children with special needs, mental health clinicians, social caseworkers, juvenile probation officers, educators, residential providers, and human services administrators. A Board of Director’s meeting is held bi-monthly and the Conference Planning Committee, made up of coalition members, meets regularly to plan the yearly conference.

STATE CONFERENCE
The state conference is held yearly in March. If you would like to receive information on our upcoming conferences, click here.

ATTENDANCE
Generally, the conference attracts approximately 300 people. The audience includes mental health clinicians, social services caseworkers, public school teachers, probation officers a full continuum of residential providers, and many parents of children with mental health issues. The conference begins on a Sunday in order to attract parents of children with special needs.

SPONSORSHIP
The coalition sprang from the efforts a few child and adolescent mental health clinicians that were not being trained specifically in the area of child and adolescent mental health treatment. The coalition received a boost from Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) funding and some leadership through State Mental Health Services. Currently, the Coalition is receiving sponsorship from the Colorado Department of Human Services, the Colorado Chapter of the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, the Colorado Continuum Network Serving Sexually Abusive Youth, and the National Traumatic Stress Network.