— WELCOME
For too long, Colorado has struggled to provide adequate residential care for individuals living with serious mental illness, particularly those managing co-occurring substance use disorders while navigating the legal system. Monarch Competency exists to bridge that gap.
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Welcome
Legal challenges are significantly more complex when serious mental illness is a driving factor. Monarch Competency is a structured residential clinical mental health program built for this population, organized around the same basic conditions that allow any person to begin improving their own circumstances: a foundation they can count on, structure to guide them, and the time and space to reach their potential.
When these fundamentals are in place, residents gain something their circumstances have long denied them: the mental space to discover what they are genuinely capable of, and a real opportunity to demonstrate that growth on their own terms, as they begin finding their way back into the community.
Learn about our admissions + referral process
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If you're already familiar with the referral process and would like to refer someone to our program, download our full referral form and submit by email to our admissions team. Our online submission portal & dashboard will be available soon!
Download our referral form here
A MISSION & VISION
UNITED IN PURPOSE
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, individualized mental health treatment across multiple levels of care, reducing barriers to mental health stability. Through the integration of psychiatry, primary clinical treatment, primary care physical health and holistic wellness practices, we support each person’s unique path toward stability, recovery, and meaningful connection. We are committed to meeting individuals where they are, delivering evidence-based care with dignity, collaboration, and respect.
We envision a future where mental health treatment is accessible and attainable and honors the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—and where every individual finds access, not barriers to compassionate, fully integrated treatment that fosters healing, resilience, and lifelong wellness.
Proudly Serving Our Community
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To Leadership
We are guided by those who have walked before us, ensuring our programs are grounded in an authentic, real world understanding for how transformation truly manifests.
When legal challenges intersect with mental health conditions and substance use, having the right support can make all the difference.
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What makes our program so unique from others?
Simply put: our staff has "been there", with many overcoming their own struggles with recovery and legal challenges before earning their professional credentials. This means it's not just a job for us; it's personal. We understand the system from the inside out, which allows us to cut through the bureaucratic tape and focus on what actually works. Don't expect one-size-fits-all methodologies here. Instead, you'll receive real guidance from people with real experience who adapt to the many unique personalities and can think on their feet to help others achieve their own success.
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