Ongoing Projects and Programs
We are involved in a variety of research and practice efforts. Follow the links below to find out more.
Ongoing Projects Programs
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The Anschutz Mental Health Collaborative (AMHC) is a campus-wide initiative dedicated to transforming mental health across Colorado through prevention, early intervention, clinical care, research, and workforce development. Supported by an initial $50 million gift from The Anschutz Foundation, the Collaborative brings together interdisciplinary faculty, clinicians, health systems, community organizations, and public health partners to expand access to evidence-based mental health services, strengthen cross-campus collaboration, and accelerate innovations that improve mental health across the lifespan.
RMPRC Contribution
As a community interventions partner within the AMHC, the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center (RMPRC) is expanding two evidence-based programs that strengthen mental health promotion and prevention in early childhood education settings.
Together, these programs contribute to the Collaborative's shared goals of increasing community engagement, expanding access to evidence-based preventive mental health services, supporting implementation and dissemination of effective interventions, and improving mental health outcomes for Colorado communities.
Supporting Trauma Awareness & Nurturing Children's Environment (STANCE)
Well-being of the ECE Workforce in Low-Resourced Locations (WELL)
The Ambassadors for Literacy and Resiliency Program (AFLR) trains high school Ambassadors on early literacy skills to help them collaborate with teachers/centers. To learn more about the program, click the following link: Ambassadors for Literacy and Resiliency (AFLR)
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The Cancer prevention and control research project engages key stakeholders to identify gaps in meeting current evidence-based guidelines for risk-appropriate care and to develop and disseminate an implementation intervention to increase their use in communities with a high cancer burden including rural, minority, and medically underserved. To learn more about this project, click the following link: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
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The FREE program ensures ECE providers have access to workplace supports that enhance their well-being, promoting high-quality relationships with the children in their care and fostering resilience. To learn more about this program, Click the following link: Fostering Resilience in Early Childhood (FREE)
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The MORE study integrates advanced analytical modeling with qualitative data to inform the timing, duration, content, and delivery modalities of a multi-level psychosocial intervention to promote perinatal well-being among individuals experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. To learn more about this study, click the following link: Mothers Optimizing Resources Everyday (MORE)
This project
aims to prevent high concentration cannabis use during pregnancy and the
postpartum period through a dual-focus approach supporting both families and
healthcare providers in Colorado. The project provides pregnant and postpartum
individuals with theory-based educational tools focused on stress management
and healthy coping strategies and equips providers with evidence-based
materials and communication strategies to effectively identify, advise, and
manage perinatal cannabis use in clinical practice.
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The overarching goal of the School and Community Wellness Program (SCWP) is to improve the likelihood that individuals eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Education Program (SNAP) will make healthy food choices and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The SWP includes the Culture of Wellness in Preschools (COWP) and the Integrated Nutrition Education Program (INEP). All program components are available in English and Spanish. To learn more about this program, Click the following link: RMPRC School and Community Wellness Programs
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Starting in the spring of 2022, RMPRC joined forces with several community organizations in the SLV to work together on a common mission: preventing substance use, overdose, and related issues like ACEs. To learn more about this project, click the following link: Substance Use Program Evaluation, including ACEs and Recovery (SPEAR)
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STANCE is a community-based research project created to bring awareness to and address the potential long-term health impacts of adverse childhood experiences(ACEs) by promoting benevolent childhood experiences(BCEs) and providing program support for staff and families at early childhood education centers in the SanLuis Valley to promote family and child well-being. To learn more about this project, click the following link: Supporting Trauma Awareness and Nurturing Childhood Environments (STANCE)
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Text2LiveHealthy is a free texting program that sends texts to recipients on topics ranging from healthy recipes, tips to stay active, and local community wellness events. to learn more about this program, click the following link: Text2LiveHealthy
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The WELL program investigates policies and practices that are associated with workers' well-being in Head Start-funded ECE settings. Then it implements the WELL intervention via partnerships with five large Head Start agencies in Colorado. to learn more about this program, click the following link: Well-Being of the ECE Workforce in Low-Resourced Locations (WELL)