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Health & Medical

Get help navigating your medical needs and health insurance. Learn how to apply for Medicaid or other low-cost insurance options. Plus, get rides to your medical appointments, counseling, and mental health services. You can also get help with a disabling condition, substance misuse treatment, and more.

Featured Resources

Find resources available through the City and County of Denver and from our community partners.

Denver Public Restrooms

The City and County of Denver is working with stakeholder groups in Central Denver to address a growing need for publicly-accessible restrooms and to evaluate options for providing restrooms in high-use, high traffic locations. Accessible public restrooms can benefit public health and the environment, and can even enhance people’s mobility options.

DHS GIVE Center

The Denver Human Services GIVE Center provides free, essential services and items to Denver residents in need.

Medical Assistance

Find the medical insurance that's right for you or your family.

Overdose Prevention

Substance use and overdose are an increasing community health concern across the city of Denver. The DDPHE Community & Behavioral Health division is home to the Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program, which aims to prevent substance use, improve treatment access and retention, and reduce harm associated with drug use.

Syringe & Medication Disposal

Find information on how to dispose of sharps and our 4 sharps disposal kiosks in Denver.

Wellness Winnie

Wellness Winnie is Denver’s mobile unit offering support, assistance, and resources to those in need, where they are. Wellness Winnie exists to empower all people in Denver to live their healthiest life and to increase equitable access to resources, helping the community to thrive.

Additional Resources

Find additional resources available in the Denver community and throughout Colorado.

Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+)

Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is public low-cost health insurance for certain children and pregnant women. It is for people who earn too much to qualify for Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program), but not enough to pay for private health insurance.

Colorado Crisis Services

Support & counseling for yourself or a loved one.
We’re available 24/7/365. Whatever you’re going through, we’ll always be here to support you.

Denver CARES Detox

Denver CARES is a 100-bed, non-medical, clinically managed treatment facility. Our mission is to provide safe withdrawal management for individuals suffering from inebriation and to provide assessment, education, motivational counseling, and residential treatment.

Haven of Hope

The Mission of Haven of Hope is to provide food, shelter, clothing, counseling, rehabilitation, and hygienic services to the homeless and less fortunate.

Health Insurance & Medication Assistance

Find information on health insurance in Colorado, assistance with paying for HIV medications, and laws related to HIV.

Lawrence Street Community Center

The Lawrence Street Community Center offers those experiencing homelessness in Denver a safe place to go during the day including providing meals, access to clean drinking water, restrooms, shower facilities, and laundry facilities for men, women, and families.

Mental Health Services & Support

A list of locations that provide mental health services including support groups and individual therapy, as well as locations for substance use services, syringe access programs, and mental health crisis centers.

New Genesis

New Genesis provides housing, food, and social services to men, women, and families striving to become self-sufficient. Our blueprint for achieving this includes sobriety, stable employment, and savings.

SafeHouse Denver

SafeHouse Denver is the only agency in the city and county of Denver that provides a full continuum of trauma-informed services to support survivors of domestic violence and their children. These services include a 24-Hour Crisis & Information Line, an Emergency Shelter, an Extended Stay Program, and a non-residential Counseling & Advocacy Center.

Saint Francis Center

St. Francis Center (SFC) is a refuge for men and women who are homeless in the metro Denver area, providing shelter along with services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness. Our programs and services are tailored toward adult women and men, and focus on daytime shelter, social services, health and wellness, housing,

Salvation Army - Lambuth Center

The Lambuth Family Center is an emergency shelter serving families struggling with homelessness in the Denver area. The goal of the Lambuth Family Center is to help families break the cycle of poverty and homelessness and to begin building a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle.

Senior Support Services

Senior Support Services is Denver's only day center for hungry and homeless seniors. The day center is a safe place to spend time, socialize with others, and participate in activities.