Two Colorado mental health facilities are ending services and laying off staff, according to an Oct. 2 report from the Colorado Sun.
The cuts follow a decrease in Medicaid membership in Colorado, according to the Colorado Sun.
Denver-based WellPower will cut six employees from its co-responder team and eliminate its virtual therapy program. The non-profit will also no longer lease an apartment complex for patients in need of housing.
Wheat Ridge, Colo.-based Jefferson Center will lay off 25 employees to reduce costs, the Colorado Sun reported.
WellPower and the Jefferson Center are two of 18 community mental health centers contracted with Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration to provide care to low-income and uninsured individuals.
Other community mental health providers in the state have cut staff in the past year. In August, Fort Collins, Colo.-based SummitStone Health Partners laid off around 11% of its workforce.
In June, West Springs Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., laid off 71 workers in its billing department.
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