Health

HCP for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Providers: Make a Referral to HCP

HCP helps families of children and youth with special health care needs by providing information and coordinating care. The program connects families to resources and services, making it easier to navigate the complicated systems of support. Special health care needs can include physical, emotional, or behavioral challenges.

HCP care coordination is free for all families, no matter their income or diagnosis. Families can get support from a team that includes a public health nurse, social worker, dietitian, physical therapist, and a parent consultant.

HCP serves children & youth who:

  • Are age birth to 21 years
  • Have more health and/or developmental needs than other children/youth
  • Live in and/or receive Medical services in Larimer County

HCP helps families & community members find:

  • Community resources
  • Medical care
  • Financial resources
  • Answers to questions

Additional HCP resources:

  • HCP Colorado Information and Resources link
  • Peak Parent Center
    A statewide organization of parents of children with special needs
  • Parent-to-Parent of Colorado
    Connects families of children and adults with disabilities or special health care needs Family Voices of Colorado is a chapter of the national, grassroots organization composed of families and friends who care for and about our children with special health care needs
  • Foothills Gateway
    A non-profit organization that functions to efficiently coordinate and provide services for Larimer County citizens with developmental disabilities and their families
  • Brain Injury Association of Colorado  
    A non-profit exclusively dedicated to brain injury.
  • The Arc of Larimer County 
    Provides free advocacy services for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disability and their families.
  • Good Health Will
    A nonprofit organization that helps people of all ages gain access to donated medical equipment.
  • Respite Care, Inc 
    A nonprofit organization in Larimer County that provides short-tern care to children with developmental disabilities.

HCP Contact Numbers

Program Coordinator
970-498-6732

Social Worker
970-498-6733