Denver Children's Home

Residential services: children and teens admitted to our residential program have experienced trauma, abuse, severe neglect, and are diagnosed with a serious mental illness. Children and teens ages 9 to 18 reside in five dormitories each with a common area and bathroom. Dorms have air conditioning and heating. Round the clock staffing (including awake staff overnight) ensure the safety and health of clients.

Community based services: in-home: families that are served in this program have often struggled to succeed in other therapeutic settings. We employ a variety of evidenced- based and trauma-informed interventions ranging from experiential therapies (sand tray, play therapy, art therapy, and animal-assisted therapy) to more traditional talk therapy techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) and dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt). Treatment is tailored to meet the needs of each family. Day treatment: our day treatment program serves children ages 9 to 18 who have experienced trauma, abuse, severe neglect, and are diagnosed with a serious mental illness. These clients come five days a week for therapeutic and educational services. All day treatment clients are enrolled in our on-site accredited school, the bansbach academy. Services are offered year-round.

Education: our on-site school is a therapeutic, educational, and positive socio-emotional environment that contributes to the success of the children and teens in our educational program. Bansbach academy is accredited by advanced ed and the Colorado department of education. Core academics are combined with programs that promote self-sufficiency, leadership development, entrepreneurship and character development.

Discovery Home: discovery Home offers supportive, transitional housing for adolescents with the goal of helping low-income and at-risk high school students prepare for the future. Most of the participants in the program have no viable options for family, while others have identified that emancipation provides a more realistic opportunity to achieve success. Discovery Home residents receive support and training in education, employment, life skills, Home management, character-building and individualized and group mental health counseling.