SummitStone Health Partners

SummitStone Health Partners

SummitStone Health Partners operates as the community mental health center for Larimer County, Colorado. It was established through the merger of Larimer Center for Mental Health and another local behavioral health entity, solidifying its role as a public provider. The organization treats individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. The organization delivers crisis intervention, outpatient therapy, substance use treatment, and residential care. Its services cover adult and youth populations, with specialized programming for veterans and those involved with the criminal justice system. SummitStone runs the county's mobile crisis response and a walk-in crisis stabilization unit, alongside embedded clinicians in schools and primary care offices. SummitStone employs several hundred professionals, including psychiatrists, licensed therapists, peer specialists, and case managers. It maintains multiple clinic locations across Larimer County, with the primary campus in Fort Collins and additional sites in Loveland and Estes Park. The organization partners with county health departments, law enforcement, and regional hospitals. Structurally, SummitStone differs from a standard medical group: it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit designated by the state of Colorado as the essential community provider for behavioral health in its region. This mandate removes typical market pressures around payer mix and forces a model built on open-access, no-refusal crisis care.