The Violence and Injury Prevention - Mental Health Promotion Branch coordinates state and local efforts to prevent unintentional and intentional injury and violence. The branch also works to promote mental health and prevent substance abuse through policy, public awareness, training, funding, and system change.
Visit our web pages to learn more:
- Child Fatality Prevention System
- Community Organizing for Prevention
- Community Prevention and Early Intervention (CPEI)
- Essentials for Childhood project
- Healthy Kids Colorado Survey and Smart Source
- Human Sexuality Education (CSHE) Grant Program
- Infant safe sleep
- Injury prevention
- Motor vehicle safety
- Nurturing families and communities
- Older adult fall prevention
- Prescription drug misuse
- Retail marijuana
- Sexual violence prevention
- Suicide prevention
- Community Crime Victim Services Grant Program
Branch Chief
Elizabeth Ambriz