Empowerment ProgramIOP Program in Denver, CO
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The Empowerment Program is a Denver-based nonprofit founded in 1986 that removes barriers to health, housing, education, and employment for individuals to live healthier lives. They work primarily with cis and transgender women who have lived experience with the criminal legal system and/or homelessness. Services include group classes, trauma support and mental health care, substance use disorder support, HIV care and testing, harm reduction and sexual health services, and community outreach programs. Their approach emphasizes holistic, trauma-informed, gender-responsive, and culturally responsive services delivered through collective action and incremental progress.
Role
IOP Program
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Co-occurring
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
Trauma-informed care
Trauma-Informed Care. Approaches addiction as something layered on top of unprocessed trauma, not in isolation. Pacing matters more than confrontation.
Holistic
Holistic Care. Adds nutrition, sleep, movement, and mind-body practices alongside the clinical work. Recovery is whole-person; the body matters too.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Mental health treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Diet and exercise counseling
- Intensive case management
- Legal advocacy
- Psychosocial rehabilitation services
- Supported employment
- Supported housing
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Case management service
- Suicide prevention services
- Education services
Who this is for
Age groups served
- Young Adults
- Seniors
Special programs
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
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