Mental & Behavioral Health Program
The Mental & Behavioral Health Program provides non-clinical support, referral navigation, language access, and case-management assistance for refugees, immigrants, asylees, and underserved Colorado residents experiencing stress, trauma, grief, disability-related needs, or barriers to behavioral health care.
Global Refugee Solutions does not provide clinical therapy, diagnosis, counseling, psychiatric care, or medical treatment. Instead, GRS serves as a trusted community bridge, helping individuals and families understand available resources, connect with qualified providers, access disability-related support, and navigate complex healthcare and benefits systems.
Many families served by GRS face emotional and behavioral health challenges connected to displacement, family separation, trauma, housing instability, poverty, disability, and resettlement stress. Language barriers, cultural stigma, limited transportation, and unfamiliar systems can prevent families from getting help. GRS helps reduce those barriers through culturally responsive navigation, interpretation support, trusted referrals, and follow-up assistance.
MENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFERS:
1. Behavioral Health Referral Navigation
- Connecting individuals and families to qualified mental health providers, behavioral health clinics, community agencies, and support services
- Helping community members understand available care options, appointment requirements, insurance questions, Medicaid coverage, and next steps
- Supporting referrals for individuals experiencing stress, grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict, or adjustment challenges
2. Disability and Behavioral Health Benefits Navigation
- Assisting eligible individuals with disability-related documentation, applications, referrals, and follow-up steps
- Helping community members understand SSI, SSDI, Medicaid behavioral health coverage, waiver programs, and other support systems
- Coordinating with healthcare providers, case managers, and community partners to help individuals gather required records and complete applications
3. Language Access and Cultural Mediation
- Providing interpretation support and cultural mediation when community members are navigating behavioral health services
- Helping providers better understand cultural background, refugee experiences, trauma history, family dynamics, and stigma concerns
- Building trust between families and service providers so individuals are more likely to access care and continue support
4. Crisis Resource Connection
- Connecting individuals and families to appropriate crisis resources, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and local emergency behavioral health services
- Helping families understand where to seek immediate help during a behavioral health crisis
- Providing follow-up support and referrals after a crisis connection has been made
5. Youth and Family Behavioral Health Support
- Connecting children, youth, and families to school-linked behavioral health resources, family support services, and qualified community providers
- Supporting families impacted by trauma, bullying, grief, family separation, adjustment challenges, or behavioral concerns
- Helping parents understand available support options for children and teens
6. Community Wellness and Education
- Hosting non-clinical wellness education, community healing activities, and culturally responsive support groups
- Reducing isolation by connecting community members to trusted support networks
- Promoting emotional wellness, healthy coping, stress management, and prevention education
7. Partner Coordination and Warm Handoffs
- Building relationships with behavioral health providers, hospitals, clinics, disability organizations, schools, and community agencies
- Coordinating warm handoffs so individuals are not left to navigate complex systems alone
Providing follow-up case management to help community members stay connected to care
This program helps community members access support with dignity, understand available resources, and overcome language, cultural, and system barriers. By connecting behavioral health navigation, disability support, benefits assistance, and case management, GRS helps families move toward stability, healing, and long-term well-being.