Join Our Monthly Meetings!
It takes more than one voice to speak for a community. Voices that speak together are stronger together. The Grand County Rural Health Network’s Community IMPACT Team (Individuals Making Positive Action & Change Together) is a group of passionate Grand County residents working to address important issues facing our community. Our current focus areas are affordable housing, behavioral health (specifically suicide prevention), and preventive health. We invite you to come to our monthly meetings and be a part of the change in our community!
To attend the meeting by Zoom, click here or below is the link to copy and paste into your internet browser:
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Announcing the 2026 Mental Health Series
We’re excited to continue the Light in the Valley mental health series in 2026, with events taking place across Grand County through June. These gatherings are designed to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and support community mental health.
In conjunction with the Community IMPACT Team, prior events include film screenings of Paradise Paradox and Legacy, healing experiences including sound baths and hot spring soaking, and facilitating a caregiver resource discussion at a recent Senior Lunch and Learn. The aim is to connect people and resources in every Grand County town.
SAVE THE DATES!
- 6pm, Wednesday May 13th at Hideaway Park Brewery, Winter Park – Shifting the Narrative: Men’s Mental Health, a presentation by Nicole Akselrad, MA, LPCC. Join us for an evening of free food, conversation and connection! This discussion is for everyone in our community!
- 2pm, Wednesday June 3rd at the Granby Library – Shedding Light on the Fentanyl Crisis, a collaborative prevention event to educate our families, decision makers, and concerned citizens on the fentanyl crisis and why this is vital information for our community. Light refreshments will be served.
- Noon – 4pm, Sunday June 14th at Polhamus Park in Granby and the Granby Library. Get ready to celebrate the wonderful things about Grand County and what is to come! FUTURE TOWN event featuring a community carnival with free food and circus performers – open to everyone in our community! Following the carnival in the park, there will be a reading of “living eulogies” in tribute to Grand County at the Granby Library.
Stay tuned for details about upcoming events on our Event Calendar and our social media.
Get Involved! Advocacy Opportunities
We know that stories have the power to persuade and move people to action, which is why we would like to share your story about housing or mental health in Grand County! It can be a video you create on your own or with our assistance, a written story, or an anonymous story. See the section below titled “Sharing Stories” for some examples. If you would be interested in sharing your story, please contact Jennifer Tibbetts at 970-725-3477 or email jtibbetts@gcruralhealth.org.
Can’t attend all of the Community IMPACT Team meetings? No problem. We can add you to our Community IMPACT Team emailing list to receive the meeting notes straight to your inbox. If you would like to be added to this email list, contact Jennifer Tibbetts at 970-725-3477 or email jtibbetts@gcruralhealth.org.
Participating in any of the following meetings or trainings is another great way to have your voice heard and learn about current policies. Most meetings can be attended and/or listened to in person or virtually. For more information about any of the following advocacy opportunities, please click the ‘Get Details’ button below.
– Grand County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Meetings
– Town Meetings
– LivingWorks Start Suicide Online Training
– State Housing Board Monthly Meetings
– Renter’s Roundtable
Sharing Stories
The Community IMPACT Team has identified affordable housing and mental health as two top priorities affecting the health of our community. To support awareness of these issues and their impact, we will be sharing stories from community members brave enough to speak about their own experiences.
Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Resources
Mental Health/Suicide Prevention Web Pages & Updated Mental Health Resource Directory
Special thanks to one of our Community IMPACT Team members, Kasy Allen, who took action with her web expertise to create new mental health pages for us! They are on the community online health resource directory: HealthyGrandCounty.org. Not only are they great looking, but they are informative and inspirational. Be sure to check them out to #beinformed and also to tell others about them. To check them out, click here.
Also, the Mental Health Resource Directory has been updated and we are pleased to have so many additions of new providers to assist our community members!
Be An Ambassador!
Are you interested in becoming involved and attending the monthly meetings? We value your time and can pay you for your attendance, if you qualify financially. Please contact Jennifer Tibbetts at 970-725-3477 or email jtibbetts@gcruralhealth.org.